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Shielding the Poor

Shielding the Poor Social Protection in the Developing World

U.S. Poverty, Welfare, Global Economics, Development, Latin America

Nora Lustig, Brookings Institution Press 2000 c. 320pp.

Preface

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Has Aggregate Income Growth Been Effective in Reducing Poverty and Inequality in Latin America?

Chapter 3: Social Protection for the Unemployed

Chapter 4: Heterogeneity and Optimal Unemployment Insurance

Chapter 5: Helping the Poor Manage Risk Better: The Role of Social Funds

Chapter 6: Insuring the Economic Costs of Illness

Chapter 7: Coverage Under Old Age Security Programs and Protection for the Uninsured: What are the Issues?

Chapter 8: Social Assistance on Pensions and Health Care for the Poor in Latin America and the Caribbean

Chapter 9: The Safety Net Role of Microfinance for Income and Consumption Smoothing

Chapter 10: Consumption Smoothing and Extended Families: The Role of Government-Sponsored Insurance

Chapter 11: Social Protection for the Poor in the Developed World

Authors

Index

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