Social protection
- A Socio-economic Study of Informal Sector Workers of Dhaka City
- M Alam / Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2012
- Informal sector is a very important area of the economy for any developing country; it is a growing occupational sector for the less skilled people, living both in urban and rural areas. Considerable amount of employment are ensured b...
- Post-conflict northern Uganda is a rich environment for research on basic services and social protection provisions
- K. Gelsdorf; D. Maxwell; D. Mazurana / Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium, 2012
- The effects of three decades of violence on the populations of Uganda’s Greater North have been immense, and one challenge lies in identifying what policies and programmes can help these populations recover and adapt their livel...
- Conflicted goals and practices between donors in Afghanistan is a problem that must be tackled
- A. Pain / Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium, 2012
- Afghanistan is a low-income country with conflicting cultures and rooted terrorism. This paper examines the current developmental context in Afghanistan, exploring the roles of national policies and external aids in that case. ...
- Post-conflict Nepal needs reliable evidence-base on development to build on the solid progress already made
- B.R. Upreti; R. Mallett; B. Babajanian / Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium, 2012
- Nepal has made good progress against most socio-economic indicators in the aftermath of armed conflict (1996-2006), and there has been a decline in material poverty. At the same time, significant policy challenges remain and need to b...
- NGOs have failed to understand the perspective of north-western Pakistani people in their conflict-affected situation
- B. Shahbaz; Q.A. Shah; A.Q. Suleri / Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium, 2012
- Poverty, livelihoods, food insecurity, access to basic services, social protection and aid and governance in conflict-affected areas of Pakistan are issues that need to be closely addressed. This paper focuses on the poor livelihood s...
- Social protection for food security: A report by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition
- 2012
- Social protection has risen rapidly up the development policy agenda in the last decade. There is also a clear trend to making social protection, as well as food security, ‘rights-based’ rather than ‘discretionary’...
- Possible impacts of introducing a universal pension in Tanzania
- T. Mboghoina; L. Osberg / Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania, 2011
- This brief summarises the findings of a study on social protection of elderly in Tanzania. The study began by analysing the current status of living arrangements and material well-being of Tanzanians over 60 years of age. It then asse...
- Electronic payment for cash transfer programmes: Cutting costs and corruption or an idea ahead of its time?
- HelpAge International, 2012
- There is growing interest in the use of electronic payment (e-payment) systems in cash transfer programmes. When cash is transferred to beneficiaries through e-payment technologies such as mobile phone accounts or smartcards, there is...
- Seasonality and Social Protection in Africa
- S. Devereux / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2009
- Stephen Devereux January 2009 This Working Paper draws on nearly twenty years of research in several African countries on the inter-related themes of food insecurity, seasonality, coping strategies, famine, formal and info...
- World Bank Support for Pensions and Social Security
- World Bank, 2012
- Pension and social insurance programs that prevent a substantial loss in consumption resulting from old age, disability, or death are an integral part of any social protection system. The dual objectives of such programs are to allow ...
- A Socio-economic Study of Informal Sector Workers of Dhaka City
- M Alam / Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2012
- Informal sector is a very important area of the economy for any developing country; it is a growing occupational sector for the less skilled people, living both in urban and rural areas. Considerable amount of employment are ensured b...
- Post-conflict northern Uganda is a rich environment for research on basic services and social protection provisions
- K. Gelsdorf; D. Maxwell; D. Mazurana / Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium, 2012
- The effects of three decades of violence on the populations of Uganda’s Greater North have been immense, and one challenge lies in identifying what policies and programmes can help these populations recover and adapt their livel...
- Conflicted goals and practices between donors in Afghanistan is a problem that must be tackled
- A. Pain / Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium, 2012
- Afghanistan is a low-income country with conflicting cultures and rooted terrorism. This paper examines the current developmental context in Afghanistan, exploring the roles of national policies and external aids in that case. ...
- Post-conflict Nepal needs reliable evidence-base on development to build on the solid progress already made
- B.R. Upreti; R. Mallett; B. Babajanian / Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium, 2012
- Nepal has made good progress against most socio-economic indicators in the aftermath of armed conflict (1996-2006), and there has been a decline in material poverty. At the same time, significant policy challenges remain and need to b...
- NGOs have failed to understand the perspective of north-western Pakistani people in their conflict-affected situation
- B. Shahbaz; Q.A. Shah; A.Q. Suleri / Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium, 2012
- Poverty, livelihoods, food insecurity, access to basic services, social protection and aid and governance in conflict-affected areas of Pakistan are issues that need to be closely addressed. This paper focuses on the poor livelihood s...
- Social protection for food security: A report by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition
- 2012
- Social protection has risen rapidly up the development policy agenda in the last decade. There is also a clear trend to making social protection, as well as food security, ‘rights-based’ rather than ‘discretionary’...
- Possible impacts of introducing a universal pension in Tanzania
- T. Mboghoina; L. Osberg / Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania, 2011
- This brief summarises the findings of a study on social protection of elderly in Tanzania. The study began by analysing the current status of living arrangements and material well-being of Tanzanians over 60 years of age. It then asse...
- Electronic payment for cash transfer programmes: Cutting costs and corruption or an idea ahead of its time?
- HelpAge International, 2012
- There is growing interest in the use of electronic payment (e-payment) systems in cash transfer programmes. When cash is transferred to beneficiaries through e-payment technologies such as mobile phone accounts or smartcards, there is...
- Seasonality and Social Protection in Africa
- S. Devereux / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2009
- Stephen Devereux January 2009 This Working Paper draws on nearly twenty years of research in several African countries on the inter-related themes of food insecurity, seasonality, coping strategies, famine, formal and info...
- This new Resource Guide brings together key research on this important but little explored area of development.
- World Bank, 2012
- Pension and social insurance programs that prevent a substantial loss in consumption resulting from old age, disability, or death are an integral part of any social protection system. The dual objectives of such programs are to allow ...
- Malawi Social Cash Transfer Pilot Scheme
- Malawi social cash transfer pilot scheme
- Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI)
- Economic research centre at the University of Oxford
- Global Information on MicroInsurance
- Resources and services for microinsurance
