Social protection for the poor and poorest : an introduction / Armando Barrientos and David Hulme -- Risks, rights, and needs : compatible or contradictory bases for social protection? / Lauchlan T. Munro -- Insurance for the poor? / Stefan Dercon, Tessa Bold and Cesar Calvo -- Transformative...

The concept and practice of social protection in developing countries has advanced at an astonishing pace over the last decade or so. There is a growing consensus around the view that social protection constitutes an effective response to poverty and vulnerability in developing countries, and an...