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Formalizing safety nets and the requirements to obtain them : an increased role for identity documents in the global South

Hunter, Wendy - 2016

Having a birth certificate is a stepping stone to acquiring an array of rights and benefits, including other documents necessary to navigate in and outside of one's home country. Despite its importance, many children in the developing world never obtain a birth certificate. Whether one does so...

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Government intervention need for social security improvement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo : a theoretical analysis using the principal-agent model

Luzolo, Didier Mumpambala - 2016

African populations need better support through social protection mechanisms. Among those who need social security are millions of older people who, having worked all their lives in the formal sector, are in precarious situations with lower benefits. This study aims to appreciate theoretically,...

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Assessing pension-related tax expenditures in South Africa : evidence from the 2016 retirement reform

Redonda, Agustin; Axelson, Christopher - 2021

order to incentivize pension savings and increase the fairness of the retirement system. Using administrative tax micro … of contributions). The reform was not effective at mitigating the regressive impact of the retirement system because the … number of individuals contributing to retirement funds increased relatively more for top earners, and it has also exacerbated …

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The expansion of economic protection for older adults in Latin America : key design features of non-contributory pensions

Arza, Camila - 2017

developing non-contributory pensions or making eligibility rules more flexible. These policies have addressed long … protection system. The paper examines the main design features of non-contributory pensions and how they interact with pre …

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On the distributional implications of social protection reforms in Latin America

Barrientos, Armando - 2011

The paper tracks recent changes in the components of social protection in Latin America, the reforms to social insurance in the 1990s and the growth of social assistance in the 2000s, and assesses their effects on poverty and inequality and implications for welfare institutions in the region....

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The demand side of social protection : lessons from Cambodia’s labour rights experience

DiCaprio, Alisa - 2011

In fragile states, social protection programmes are often a kaleidoscope of projects financed and implemented by a variety of donors, government agencies and NGOs. Such an environment does not foster a strong sense of ownership by beneficiaries, which weakens the likelihood of sustainability in...

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Needs vs expediency : poverty reduction and social development in post-conflict countries

Addison, Tony; Gisselquist, Rachel M.; Niño-Zarazúa, … - 2015

Conflict depletes all forms of human and social capital, as well as supporting institutions. The scale of the human damage can overwhelm public action, as there are many competing priorities and resources are often insufficient. What then should be the priorities for 'post-conflict' policy?...

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Africa-Brazil co-operation in social protection : drivers, lessons and shifts in the engagement of the Brazilian Ministry of Social Development

Costa Leite, Iara; Suyama, Bianca; Pomeroy, Melissa - 2013

The Brazilian Ministry of Social Development's co-operation with sub-Saharan Africa has shifted from an initial engagement in cash transfers to a recent engagement in food and nutritional security. This paper aims at understanding the main drivers for such shift considering lessons drawn from...

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Promoting women's economic empowerment through productive employment and social protection

Otobe, Naoko - 2014

The paper attempts to examine the extent to which the ILO-supported projects have contributed to women's economic empowerment and well-being i.e., from a gender perspective. The paper provides the ILO's perspectives on gender dimensions of employment promotion (involving income generation and...

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Social transfer programmes and school enrolment in Malawi : a micro-simulation

Nanivazo, Malokele - 2013

This paper investigates the impact of social transfer programmes on school enrolment and child labour in Malawi utilizing a micro-simulation evaluation method. Four hypothetical cash transfer programmes, differentiated in terms of their conditions on children's enrolment and gender, are...

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