Extending social security to all : a guide through challenges and options / International Labour Office, Social Security Department.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

International Labour Office. Social Security Department.

Contributor:

International Labour Office. Social Security Department.

Conference Name:

Tripartite Meeting of Experts on the Extension of Social Security Coverage (2009 : Geneva, Switzerland)

Tripartite Meeting of Experts on the Extension of Social Security Coverage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social security.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (158 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Geneva : International Labour Organization, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book outlines basic concepts such as the social protection floor and the social security staircase, analyses the affordability of various approaches, and examines the results of practices around the world, especially in low- and middle-income countries.

Contents:

Part I. The policy framework

1. Needs, rights and a promise unfulfilled

2. An emerging policy framework for adequate social security for all

3. Practical policy options and policy design issues

4. Summary and conclusions

Part II. Facts and evidence

1. A statistical analysis of the coverage gap

2. Country experiences

3. Compendium of the effects of non-contributory social transfers programmes

Terminology

Bibliography.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

92-2-123065-1

OCLC:

769190059