Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social: Internal Variables that Perpetuates its Crisis

Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social: Internal Variables that Perpetuates its Crisis

Authors

  • Andrey Badilla Solano Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED)
  • Pablo Díaz González Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22458/rr.v3i2.303

Keywords:

CCSS crisis, financial sustainability, social security, social predominance, bio power

Abstract

This article discusses the current crisis Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) undergoes. It starts with a short background of this institution and how it has evolved over the years paying attention to the different studies regarding its current condition. Having done this, it states the variables that have been pointed out as responsible for its crisis -both the origin and permanence of this crisis-. Having as reference points the following: The liquidity of the Health Insurance (Seguro de Salud, SEM), the low profitability of the Regime of Disability, Retirement and Death (Regimen de Invalidez, Vejez y Muerte, RIVM), the abuse of some privileges granted to few employees by the senior management and the decisions made by the high-up management.

Author Biographies

Andrey Badilla Solano, Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED)

Investigador del Centro de Investigación en Cultura y Desarrollo (CICDE), Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED) de Costa Rica. Licenciado en Ciencias Políticas y estudiante de la maestría en Estudios Latinoamericanos con énfasis en cultura y desarrollo en el Instituto de Estudios Latinoamericanos de la Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica (UNA).

Pablo Díaz González, Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED)

Egressado de la Licenciatura en Psicología de la Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR). Investigador del Centro de Investigación en Cultura y Desarrollo (CICDE) de la Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED) de Costa Rica.

Published

2013-12-13

How to Cite

Badilla Solano, Andrey, and Pablo Díaz González. 2013. “Caja Costarricense De Seguro Social: Internal Variables That Perpetuates Its Crisis”. Revista Rupturas 3 (2):202-23. https://doi.org/10.22458/rr.v3i2.303.

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