Social policies, justice and solidarity. Upholding contributory principles in expansive phases of protection in Argentina
Abstract
The relationship between work and social protection has taken on renewed complexity since the close of the 20th century, a matter that directly concerns the validity of the contributory principle as a foundation of justice and a framework for the solidarities that underpin distributive acts. This article contributes to the reflection on this issue by examining the controversies sparked in Argentina surrounding the implementation of the "pension moratorium" during an expansive phase of socio-labor policies (2003–2015). Through archival research on political and specialized debates, we reconstruct critiques of this policy arising from distributive injustices generated by the relaxation of the contributive principle. These critiques can be interpreted as "defenses" of a strict conception of this principle, a finding that broadens the discussion on the legitimacy of substantive transformations in the inherited protection structure. Furthermore, it invites an examination of the influence of an unequalizing perspective within protection systems.
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