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Social Protection in Latin America : Achievements and Limitations

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dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Francisco H.G.
dc.contributor.authorRobalino, David
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:39:54Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:39:54Z
dc.date.issued2010-05-01
dc.description.abstractSocial protection systems in Latin America have been transformed in the past two decades. Until the 1980s, those who were not covered by the social security arrangements available primarily in the urban formal sector received little public assistance beyond universal subsidies for some food or fuel purchases. Since the 1990s, the introduction of non-contributory social insurance programs (including "social pensions") and conditional cash transfers has substantially extended the coverage and improved the incidence of social assistance. However, the organic growth of subsidized social assistance in parallel to the older social insurance system, financed largely out of taxes on formal sector employment, has led to a dual system that is neither properly equitable nor efficient. The twin challenges that now face social protection in Latin America are to better integrate those two halves of the system, and to develop programs that promote sustainable self-reliance, by moving from "safety nets" to "opportunity ropes."en
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dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5305
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3792
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper ; No. 5305
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY
dc.subjectACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectBANK POLICY
dc.subjectBENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCENTRAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectCHILD ALLOWANCES
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCLINICS
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE ACTION
dc.subjectCOMMODITY SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectCOMPENSATION
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
dc.subjectCONTINGENT LIABILITIES
dc.subjectCONTRIBUTORY PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCONTRIBUTORY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectCOUNTERFACTUAL
dc.subjectCOVERAGE
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEBT CRISIS
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDECISIONMAKING
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT BANK
dc.subjectDISABILITY PENSION
dc.subjectDISABILITY PENSIONS
dc.subjectDURABLE
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectEDUCATION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFEEDING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFOOD FOR EDUCATION
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectFOOD PROGRAMS
dc.subjectFOOD STAMPS
dc.subjectFOOD SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectGLOBAL POVERTY
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHYGIENE
dc.subjectIMPLICIT TAXES
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME GAINS
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME REDISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME STREAM
dc.subjectINCOME STREAMS
dc.subjectINCOME SUPPORT
dc.subjectINCOME TRANSFERS
dc.subjectINCOME VOLATILITY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINSURANCE BENEFITS
dc.subjectINSURANCE MARKET
dc.subjectINSURANCE MARKETS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectINVESTING
dc.subjectINVESTMENT DECISIONS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT FUND
dc.subjectINVESTMENT FUNDS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT PROJECTS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEVY
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectLOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC CRISES
dc.subjectMARKET DISTORTION
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURES
dc.subjectMORAL HAZARD
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNEGATIVE SHOCK
dc.subjectNEGATIVE SHOCKS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITION OUTCOMES
dc.subjectOLDĀ­AGE
dc.subjectPENSION
dc.subjectPENSION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY AGAINST POVERTY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR AREAS
dc.subjectPOOR CHILDREN
dc.subjectPOOR COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectPOOR FAMILIES
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOOR RURAL AREAS
dc.subjectPORTFOLIO
dc.subjectPOSTNATAL CARE
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY DYNAMICS
dc.subjectPOVERTY FOCUS
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVELS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGY
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectRETURN
dc.subjectRETURNS
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL ROAD
dc.subjectRURAL WORKERS
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSAVINGS ACCOUNTS
dc.subjectSCHOOL FEEDING
dc.subjectSCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSIBLINGS
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectSOCIAL FUNDS
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSURANCE SYSTEM
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSURANCE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SPENDING
dc.subjectSOCIAL STUDIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL REFORMS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAX SYSTEM
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTRANSFERS IN KIND
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectVACCINATION
dc.subjectVICTIMS
dc.subjectWAR
dc.titleSocial Protection in Latin America : Achievements and Limitationsen
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okr.crossref.titleSocial Protection In Latin America : Achievements And Limitations
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:50:08.421239Z
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okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid226681468053951908
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America and Caribbean
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Services & Transfers to Poor
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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