La 4e de couverture indique : "La protection sociale est sans doute la politique publique la plus proche des citoyens qui en bénéficient d'un bout à l'autre de le vie. Pourtant, elle demeure largement méconnue, à la fois décriée pour les coûts qu'elle engendre et louée pour les...

The reduction in the number of households living at risk of poverty is a common objective of EU countries but the social policy of each member state is different. This paper provides an overview of components of social transfers and their share in total household incomes in EU countries. The aim...

The long-term effects of Mexico's conditional cash transfer program, PROSPERA, on poor households are of great interest to policy makers and academics alike. This paper analyzes the long-term effects on the welfare of the original participant households and their offspring, about 20 years after...