Uruguay : Income Transfer Policies in Uruguay, Closing the Gaps to Increase Welfare

Uruguay : Income Transfer Policies in Uruguay, Closing the Gaps to Increase Welfare

Uruguay's Government is currently analyzing several reform strategies for the social sectors. These include a health reform, the introduction of a new poverty alleviation program, possible changes in pensions and unemployment insurance, and al...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Social Protection Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ADDITIONAL FISCAL RESOURCES ADDITIONAL INCOME ADEQUATE INCOME ADULT POPULATION AVERAGE BENEFIT AVERAGE BENEFITS BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY CALCULATIONS CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CENTRAL AMERICAN CITIZEN CITIZENS COMBAT POVERTY COMMERCIAL BANK COMMUNITY SERVICES CONTINGENCIES CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS CONTRIBUTIONS CROWDING OUT CURRENT EXPENDITURE CURRENT INCOME CURRENT PROGRAMS DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE DEPENDENT CHILDREN DEVELOPMENT BANK DISABILITY DISABILITY BENEFITS DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DROPOUT EARNINGS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELDERLY EXTENDED FAMILY FAMILY ALLOWANCES FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY SUPPORT FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS FINANCIAL PROBLEMS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SITUATION FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FISCAL EFFORT FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY GDP GINI COEFFICIENT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH REFORM HEALTH SERVICES HOME VISITS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLNESS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INCREASES INCOME LEVEL INCOME REPLACEMENT INCOME SUPPORT INCOME TRANSFERS INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS INEQUITIES INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSURANCE COMPANY INSURANCE SCHEME INSURANCE SCHEMES INTERVENTIONS JOB SEARCH KIDS LABOR DEMAND LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR SUPPLY LACK OF INTEREST LATIN AMERICAN LEVEL OF POVERTY LIVING STANDARDS LOW INCOME MARKET INCENTIVES MARKET TRENDS MATERNITY BENEFITS MATERNITY LEAVE MINIMUM WAGES MORAL HAZARD MOTHER MOTIVATION NATIONAL DIALOGUE NEEDY FAMILIES NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUTRITION OCCUPATIONAL PENSION OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMES OCCUPATIONAL SCHEMES OLD AGE OLDER INDIVIDUALS OPPORTUNITY COSTS PENSION PENSION BENEFITS PENSION COVERAGE PENSION FUND PENSION FUNDS PENSION REFORM PENSION SCHEME PENSION SCHEMES PENSION SYSTEM PENSION SYSTEMS PENSIONS PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY DIALOGUE POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY GOALS POLICY MAKERS POLICY MAKING PROCESS POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR POOR HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION GROUPS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY HEADCOUNT POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INCIDENCE RATE POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY MEASURES PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLING PROBABILITY PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAM GOALS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC WORKS PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN QUALITY OF EDUCATION REPLACEMENT RATE RESPONSIBILITIES RETIRED RETIREMENT RETIREMENT AGE RETIREMENT BENEFITS SAFETY SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SALARIES SALARY SAVINGS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL CHILDREN SCHOOL ENROLMENT SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SECURITY POLICY SELF TARGETING SELF-SUFFICIENCY SERVANTS SET OF GOALS SICK LEAVE SIMULATIONS SINGLE WOMEN SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL COSTS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL EQUITY SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL EXPENDITURES SOCIAL IMPACT SOCIAL IMPACTS SOCIAL INCLUSION SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL SPENDING SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIAL WORKERS SUPPORT PROGRAMS TARGETING TEENAGERS TRAINING PROGRAMS TRANSFER BENEFITS TRANSFER PROGRAMS UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT VALUABLE VULNERABILITY VULNERABLE GROUPS WAGE WELFARE PROGRAMS WELFARE REFORM WELFARE STATE WORKFARE PROGRAMS WORKING ADULTS WORKING AGE WORKING MOTHERS WORKING POPULATION YOUNG CHILDREN YOUNGER WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/10/8796637/uruguay-income-transfer-policies-uruguay-closing-gaps-increase-welfare http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7633

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/10/8796637/uruguay-income-transfer-policies-uruguay-closing-gaps-increase-welfare
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7633