Search
Searching with a thematic focus on Social protection, Poverty
Showing 231-240 of 708 results
Pages
- Document
Social Protection of the Elderly in Tanzania: Current Status and Future Possibilities
Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania, 2011This 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 assessed the affordability of a universal pension for all persons over age 60 or 65 years, set at the food poverty line.DocumentElectronic payment for cash transfer programmes: Cutting costs and corruption or an idea ahead of its time?
HelpAge International, 2012There 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 potential to cut costs and reduce corruption compared with physical payment methods.DocumentSeasonality and Social Protection in Africa
Future Agricultures Consortium, 2009Stephen 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 informal safety nets and social protection. The paper has three objectives:DocumentWorld Bank Support for Pensions and Social Security
World Bank, 2012Pension 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 for the prevention of a sharp decline in income when these life-cycle events take place and protection against poverty in old age.DocumentDemographic pressures and the sustainability of social security in Emerging Europe and Central Asia
2012How serious are the long-term effects of population ageing in the emerging economies of Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia?DocumentOlder Women In India - A Note by Agewell Foundation
Agewell Foundation, 2012Briefing paper looking at major concerns of Indian women, including destitution, alienation and isolation, financial and social insecurity and medical issues.OrganisationDevelopment Pathways
Consultancy of international development practitioners who specialise in the fields of social protection and social development.DocumentThe extension of social security coverage in developing countries
Department of Economics, Towson University, 2011Individuals in developing countries face a shortage of formal risk-sharing instruments and therefore rely largely on informal cash transfers from family members for insurance purposes. This paper studies the effects of introducing a social pension program to elderly informal sector workers in developing countries who lack formal risk-sharing mechanisms against income and longevity risk.DocumentPopulation aging: some economic and social consequences of population aging
Institute for Research on Public Policy, Canada, 2008The continued participation of older people in the economic life is a key factor to their own well-being as well as that of their nations on the whole. Covering Canada specifically, this paper looks at possible and appropriate policies that can accommodate the demographic fact of life.DocumentGlobal ageing – its implications for growth, decent work and social protection beyond 2015
HelpAge International, 2012Older people account for an increasing proportion of the world’s population today, and this number continues to grow. This paper highlights that national policies and programmes should be shaped to support older people and recognise their needs for secure livelihoods, and their rights to decent work and social protection.Pages