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Welfare and the depth of informality: Evidence from five African countriesThis study explores the relationship between household poverty and depth of informality by proposing a new measure of informality at the household level...
Informality Measurement PovertyBlog
The Nordic Model — lessons for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, like the Nordic countries, is a social democratic nation with a strong welfare state...
Social protection Economic growth Labour marketResearch Brief
Research Brief
Blog
Poverty and the pandemic in the Pacific
COVID-19 has had a far greater economic impact than health impact on Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the Pacific...
COVID-19 Pandemic Global povertyResearch Brief
Book
The Politics of Social Protection in Eastern and Southern AfricaThe notion that social protection should be a key strategy for reducing poverty in developing countries has now been mainstreamed within international development policy and practice...
Social protection Social assistance International development organizationsPolicy Brief
The politics of social protection in Eastern and Southern Africa: Actors, institutions and dynamicsSince the mid-1990s, there has been in Africa something of a ‘quiet revolution’ in poverty reduction strategies with the proliferation of social assistance programmes that entail cash transfers to the poor...
Social protection Social assistance International development organizationsJournal Article
Welfare and Redistributive Effects of Social Assistance in the Global SouthPart of Journal Special Issue Welfare and distributive effects of social assistance in the Global South
Social assistance Social protection PovertyPresentation
CANCELLED - Launch of World Bank white paper - Protecting All: Risk-Sharing in a Diverse and Diversifying World
Blog
The case for universal social insurance in Latin America
Access to effective social insurance in Latin America is typically determined by workers’ status in the labor market – whether they have formal or informal jobs...
Social assistance Social protection Social health insuranceBook Chapter
Who should get what, how and why?: DfID and the transnational politics of social cash transfers in sub-Saharan AfricaFrom the book: The Politics of Social Protection in Eastern and Southern Africa
Africa Policy transfer PoliticsBook Chapter
Social assistance, electoral competition, and political branding in MalawiFrom the book: The Politics of Social Protection in Eastern and Southern Africa
Elections Political branding Social protectionBook Chapter
The politics of promoting social cash transfers in ZambiaFrom the book: The Politics of Social Protection in Eastern and Southern Africa
Cash transfers Ideas Political settlements