Shielding the Poor: Social Protection in the Developing World - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0815753217 ISBN 13: 9780815753216

Casa editrice: Brookings Institution Press, 2000

Riassunto

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The poor in developing countries are particularly vulnerable to adverse shocks. They have little or no access to public social insurance, are unlikely to save in adequate amounts to rely fully on self-insurance or informal insurance, face restricted access to private market insurance or credit mechanisms, and have little or no political voice to demand the protection of safety net programs. In this book, the authors analyze the best ways to help the poor manage risks such as health shocks, unemployment, sudden drops in income, and old age. Unemployment benefits, employment programs, means-tested social assistance, social investment funds, and micro-finance for consumption-smoothing purposes are the leading options considered. The book provides a careful assessment of issues that governments need to address in the process of designing appropriate safety nets.

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"Nora Lustig is a senior fellow in Brookings' Foreign Policy Studies program and the editor of Coping with Austerity: Poverty and Inequality in Latin America (Brookings, 1995)."

Nora Lustig is a senior fellow in Brookings' Foreign Policy Studies program and the editor of Coping with Austerity: Poverty and Inequality in Latin America (Brookings, 1995).

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Brookings Institution Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0815753217
• ISBN 13: 9780815753216
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 321
• Redattore: Lustig Nora Claudia
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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