Rights-based approaches to social protection
Resources - Author: Laure-Hélène Piron / Year: 2004
This paper provides background information and analysis on the relevance of rights-based approaches (RBAs) to development for the provision of social protection (SP) in developing countries, supported through international development assistance. This background paper does not purport to serve as programmatic guidance; it only identifies key arguments and some...
Read MoreSocial Protection to Tackle Child Poverty in Senegal
Resources - Author: Paola Pereznieto / Year: 2009
This briefing paper addresses the state of social protection for children in...
Read MoreOverseas Development Institute Social Protection Programme
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Here is a link to the ODI’s social protection programme. You will find reports, policy briefs, information about events, and commentaries. Main themes include: Vulnerable groups, social development and social protection, Social protection and economic development, The politics of social protection, Social protection and safety nets in risks, shocks,...
Read MoreBringing taxation into social protection analysis and planning
Resources - Author: Francesca Bastagli / Year: 2015
The expansion of social protection in low- and middle-income countries over the last two decades has been accompanied by a growing number of studies on the distributional impact of social protection spending. When such analyses consider social protection separately from tax policy, they provide a partial picture of the...
Read MoreThe politics of gender and social protection in Viet Nam: opportunities and challengesfor a transformative approach
Resources - Author: Nicola Jones, Tran Thi Van Anh / Year: 2012
This Background Note reviews the extent to which Viet Nam’s social protection strategies and programmes are addressing gender inequities, with a particular focus on the political economy dynamics of implementation at the sub-national level. Link to...
Read MoreSocial protection and social exclusion: an analytical framework to assess the links
Resources - Author: Babken Babajanian, Jessica Hagen-Zanker / Year: 2012
This Background Note suggests that social exclusion is a useful lens for researching and analysing the effects of social protection policies and programmes in low- and middle-income countries. It discusses current trends in social protection discourse, and some specific examples of how social protection could promote social inclusion by...
Read MoreResponding to a crisis: The design and delivery of social protection
Resources - Author: Francesca Bastagli / Year: 2014
This working paper identifies the social protection policy design and implementation details that enable timely and adequate shock response. It also examines developments in securing adequate social protection financing and crisis preparedness....
Read MoreSocial Protection in Fragile States: Lessons learned
Resources - Author: Paul Harvey / Year: 2009
How can social protection best be achieved in situations of fragility? This paper argues that while the objectives for social protection in fragile states are essentially the same as in development contexts, social protection instruments, financing and delivery need to be adapted. In order to scale up social protection...
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