The current global economic crisis has led to greater prominence for the issue of strengthening social protection systems in Asia. This paper analyzes the key factors determining and the possible avenues for strengthening social protection systems in Asia. The choice of an appropriate...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is engaged in framing a post-2015 vision for social protection in ASEAN which would facilitate productive ageing. This paper assesses existing social protection systems in ASEAN and suggests initiatives which policymakers and other stakeholders...

"There is considerable scope for examining pension and healthcare together as a social protection system, and for regressed analytical studies, focusing on specific major issues of relevance in strengthening social protection. This book aims to fill the literature gap on social protection in...