Shielding the Poor: Social Protection in the Developing World - Softcover

 
9780815753216: Shielding the Poor: Social Protection in the Developing World
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0815753217 ISBN 13: 9780815753216
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press, 2000

Synopsis

The poor in developing countries are particularly vulnerable to adverse shocks. They have little or no access to public social insurance, are unlikely to save in adequate amounts to rely fully on self-insurance or informal insurance, face restricted access to private market insurance or credit mechanisms, and have little or no political voice to demand the protection of safety net programs. In this book, the authors analyze the best ways to help the poor manage risks such as health shocks, unemployment, sudden drops in income, and old age. Unemployment benefits, employment programs, means-tested social assistance, social investment funds, and micro-finance for consumption-smoothing purposes are the leading options considered. The book provides a careful assessment of issues that governments need to address in the process of designing appropriate safety nets.

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About the Author

Nora Lustig is a senior fellow in Brookings' Foreign Policy Studies program and the editor of Coping with Austerity: Poverty and Inequality in Latin America (Brookings, 1995).

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Publisher
Brookings Institution Press
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0815753217
ISBN 13 
9780815753216
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
321
Editor
Lustig Nora Claudia