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Shielding the poor: social protection in the developing world
2000, Brookings Institution Press
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Shielding the Poor: Social Protection in the Developing World
December 15, 2000, Brookings Institution Press
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Table of Contents
Has aggregate income growth been effective in reducing poverty and inequality in Latin America? / Alain de Janvry and Elisabeth Sadoulet
Social protection for the unemployed : programs in Latin America / Gustavo Márquez
Heterogeneity and optimal unemployment insurance / Hugo A. Hopenhayn and Juan Pablo Nicolini
Helping the poor manage risk better : the role of social funds / Steen Lau Jorgensen and Julie Van Domelen
Insuring the economic costs of illness / Paul Gertler
Coverage under old age security programs and protection for the uninsured : what are the issues? / Estelle James
Social assistance on pensions and health care for the poor in Latin America and the Caribbean / Carmelo Mesa-Lago
The safety net role of microfinance for income and consumption smoothing / Manfred Zeller
Consumption smoothing and extended families : the role of government-sponsored insurance / Orazio Attanasio and José-Victor Ríos-Rull
Social protection for the poor in the developed world / Timothy M. Smeeding and Katherin Ross Phillips.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"Social protection consists of the set of public initiatives that can lessen the impact of adverse shocks on the income of the population."
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