Dieses Lehrbuch bietet eine Darstellung der Finanzierungs- und Organisationsstruktur des deutschen Sozialstaates mit einem Schwerpunkt im Bereich der Sozialversicherung. Es stellt die Organisationsformen sozialstaatlicher Verwaltungen in Grundzügen mit zahlreichen Beispielen auf Bundes-,...

Nepal's recent transition to a federal state structure provides a historic juncture to realize the role that social protection can play in achieving the constitutional goals of equity, inclusion, and prosperity. The transition to a federal structure of governance and the promulgation of a new...

Central America has come a long way both in terms of economic and political stability. Increasingly the region is focusing on implementing productivity-enhancing reforms as well as supporting reductions in poverty and inequality. This report analyzes recent trends in public social spending in...

Fiscal policy is central to not only macroeconomic stability and growth, but also to poverty and inequality reduction. This paper provides the most comprehensive assessment of the distributional incidence of Turkey's fiscal policy to date. It analyzes the combined and individual incidence of...