Social Protection in Latin America : Achievements and Limitations

Social 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 assistan...

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Main Authors:	Ferreira, Francisco H.G., Robalino, David
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE POVERTY ACCESS TO SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AGED BANK POLICY BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFERS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CHILD ALLOWANCES CHILD LABOR CLINICS COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMODITY SUBSIDIES COMPENSATION CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING CONTINGENT LIABILITIES CONTRIBUTORY PROGRAMS CONTRIBUTORY SYSTEMS COUNTERFACTUAL COVERAGE DEBT DEBT CRISIS DECENTRALIZATION DECISIONMAKING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK DISABILITY PENSION DISABILITY PENSIONS DURABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SHOCKS EDUCATION PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURE EXTREME POVERTY FARMERS FEEDING PROGRAMS FINANCIAL CRISIS FOOD FOR EDUCATION FOOD POLICY FOOD PROGRAMS FOOD STAMPS FOOD SUBSIDIES GLOBAL POVERTY HEALTH CARE HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HYGIENE IMPLICIT TAXES INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GAINS INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME REDISTRIBUTION INCOME STREAM INCOME STREAMS INCOME SUPPORT INCOME TRANSFERS INCOME VOLATILITY INEQUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INSURANCE INSURANCE BENEFITS INSURANCE MARKET INSURANCE MARKETS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTION INVESTING INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT FUND INVESTMENT FUNDS INVESTMENT PROJECTS LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS LABOR MARKETS LAWS LEVY LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE MACROECONOMIC CRISES MARKET DISTORTION MARKET FAILURES MORAL HAZARD MORBIDITY MORTALITY NATIONAL POVERTY NEGATIVE SHOCK NEGATIVE SHOCKS NUTRITION NUTRITION OUTCOMES OLDAGE PENSION PENSION SYSTEMS PENSIONS POLICY AGAINST POVERTY POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR POOR AREAS POOR CHILDREN POOR COMMUNITIES POOR FAMILIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POOR RURAL AREAS PORTFOLIO POSTNATAL CARE POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY DYNAMICS POVERTY FOCUS POVERTY GAP POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES PRIMARY SCHOOLS PSYCHOLOGY PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC UNEMPLOYMENT PUBLIC WORKS PURCHASING POWER RETURN RETURNS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL ROAD RURAL WORKERS SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SCHOOL FEEDING SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS SIBLINGS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL FUNDS SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL INSURANCE SYSTEM SOCIAL INSURANCE SYSTEMS SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SPENDING SOCIAL STUDIES SOCIAL SUPPORT STRUCTURAL REFORMS SUSTAINABILITY TARGETING TAX TAX SYSTEM TAXATION TRANSFER PROGRAMS TRANSFERS IN KIND UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNIVERSAL SUBSIDIES VACCINATION VICTIMS WAR
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