Shielding the poor : social protection in the developing world /

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"The poor are most vulnerable to economic crises, natural disasters, or health shocks and are least able to cope with their economic consequences. Yet, for the most part, the poor have no access to social protection and insurance mechanisms. The lack of insurance and coping mechanisms may force...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lustig, Nora
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2001.
Temas:
Poor > Developing countries.
Public welfare > Developing countries.
Poverty > Developing countries.
Human services > Developing countries.
Structural adjustment (Economic policy) > Social aspects > Developing countries.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Policy.
Human services.
Poor.
Poverty.
Public welfare.
Structural adjustment (Economic policy) > Social aspects.
Armoede.
Sociale zekerheid.
POBREZA > PAISES EN DESARROLLO.
BIENESTAR PUBLICO > PAISES EN DESARROLLO.
POBRES > PAISES EN DESARROLLO.
Developing countries.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
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  • Social protection for the unemployed : programs in Latin America / Gustavo Márquez
  • Heterogeneity and optimal unemployment insurance / Hugo A. Hopenhayn and Juan Pablo Nicolini
  • Helping the poor manage risk better : the role of social funds / Steen Lau Jorgensen and Julie Van Domelen
  • Insuring the economic costs of illness / Paul Gertler
  • Coverage under old age security programs and protection for the uninsured : what are the issues? / Estelle James
  • Social assistance on pensions and health care for the poor in Latin America and the Caribbean / Carmelo Mesa-Lago
  • The safety net role of microfinance for income and consumption smoothing / Manfred Zeller
  • Consumption smoothing and extended families : the role of government-sponsored insurance / Orazio Attanasio and José-Victor Ríos-Rull
  • Social protection for the poor in the developed world / Timothy M. Smeeding and Katherin Ross Phillips.

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