Social protection for the poor and poorest: concepts, policies and politics

Social protection is fast becoming a key theme in development policy. This book, now in paperback, examines the political processes shaping social protection policies; compares key conceptual frameworks available for analysis; and provides a comparative discussion on social protection policies focused on the poor and poorest. INDICE: Foreword by Frances Stewart - PART I: INTRODUCTION - Social Protection for the Poor and Poorest: An Introduction; A.Barrientos & D.Hulme - PART II: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS FOR SOCIAL PROTECTIONS: RISKS, NEEDS AND RIGHTS - Risks, Needs and Rights: Compatible or Contradictory Bases for Social Protection?; L.Munro - Insurance for the Poor?; S.Dercon, T.Bold & C.Calvo - Transformative Social Protection: The Currency of Social Justice; S.Deveureux& R.Sabates-Wheeler - Poverty Traps and Natural Disasters in Ethiopia and Honduras; M.Carter, P.Little, T.Mogues & W.Negatu - PART III: WHAT POLICIES WORK FOR THE POOREST? - Indonesia's Social Protection during and after the Crisis; S.Sumarto, A.Suryahadi & S.Bazzi - HIV/AIDS, Social Protection and Chronic Poverty; R.Slater - The Social Protection Function of Short-term Public Works Programmes in the Context of Chronic Poverty; A.McCord - The Emergence and Popularity of Conditional Cash Transfers in Latin America; T.Britto - Assisting the Poorest in Bangladesh: Learning from BRAC's 'Targeting the Ultra Poor Programme'; D.Hulme &K.Moore - Protecting the Poorest with Cash Transfers in Low Income Countries;B.Schubert - PART IV: THE POLITICS AND FINANCING OF SOCIAL PROTECTION - Process Deficits in the Provision of Social Protection in Rural Maharashtra; S.Pellissery - Conceptualising the Politics of Social Protection in Africa; S.Hickey- Political Incumbency and Drought Relief in Africa; N.Munemo - Can Low Income Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa Afford Basic Social Protection? First Results of a Modelling Exercise; C.Berendt - Financing Social Protection; A.Barrientos - PART V: CONCLUSION - Embedding Social Protection in the Developing World;A.Barrientos & D.Hulme -

• ISBN: 978-0-230-27358-0
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 368
• Fecha Publicación: 06/08/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés