Politics of social protection
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- Less social protection and further marginalisation in the Arab region
- ( Z. Abdel Samad;D. Zeidan / Social Watch , 2007)
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According to current trends, future prospects in the Arab region appear to point towards less protection and further marginalisation of the unemployed, the abject poor, and workers in the informal ...
- Migration and social protection in Bangladesh
- ( J. Seeley;K. Gardner / Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex , 2007)
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How does migration exacerbate the difficulties that many people already face in accessing formal social protection, such as additional income or food? And how can migration itself facilitate access...
Are Chileans employed in the informal sector by chance or by choice?
- ( T.G. Packard / Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank , 2007)
- To asses the coverage of Chile’s social insurance and pensions plan, this paper examines shifts in the country's labour market during a period of economic contraction. Employment in the formal s...
- The impact of cash transfers to the elderly in developing countries
- ( A. Barrientos; P. Lloyd-Sherlock / Institute for Development Policy and Management, Manchester , 2002)
- This research paper critically examines the issue of non-contributory pension programmes. The researchers explore the impact, usefulness and sustainability of cash transfers for the old in various co...
- How important are political factors in delivering social protection?
- ( L. Cliffe / Wahenga.net, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme , 2006)
- This briefing suggests how key political factors for policy-making can be identified, and assesses their importance within the context of delivering social protection. The author illuminates the exten...
- Implementation of a disaster prevention, employment-generating scheme in food insecure Ethiopia
- ( P. J. Middlebrook / Reliefweb , 2005)
- Drought, poverty, famine and war are not new to Ethiopia. Much of Ethiopia's overseas aid has come in the form of humanitarian assistance rather than direct efforts to reduce poverty and elimate wides...
- Women more likely to be excluded from social protection strategies
- ( R. Sabates-Wheeler; N. Kabeer / International Labour Organization , 2003)
- This paper examines the composition of the labour market and gender specific vulnerabilities in relation to social protection. It argues that as women occupy a disadvantaged status in relation to work...
- Opportunities for governments and donors to support social transfer initiatives
- ( Department for International Development, UK , 2005)
- Social transfers may offer an important option to tackle inequality and ensure that the benefits of growth reach those living in chronic poverty. This DFID policy paper outlines reasons for the promot...
- Scaling up for poverty reduction: replicating failure or succesful intervention in South Asia?
- ( R., Kanbur; S. Devarajan / Department of Economics [Cornell University] , 2005)
- This paper develops a framework for thinking about the policy challenge of scaling up small scale interventions - both governmental and non-governmental - that address poverty reduction. The framework...
- Prerequisites for the building of an inclusive society: India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
- ( R. Bhargava / Human Development Report Office, UNDP , 2004)
- This paper, presented for the 2004 Human Development Report, argues that the building of inclusive societies requires the secularity of states. All other forms of state are exclusionary, particularly ...
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