Shielding the poor : social protection in the developing world

Has aggregate income growth been effective in reducing poverty and inequality in Latin America? / Alain de Janvry and Elisabeth Sadoulet -- 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