Argentina - Income Support Policies towards the Bicentennial

As Argentina approaches its bicentennial as an independent republic, it has a window of opportunity in social protection policy. As growth has returned and social indicators have recovered to pre-2001/2002 crisis levels, there is an opening to move from emergency income support programs to a more comprehensive, long-term and sustainable strategy for social protection. A recent report aims to contribute to the discussion of options for social protection. Specifically, it focuses on non-contributory income support in Argentina through discussion of the current set of programs, their coverage, effectiveness, costs and sustainability. It looks at the potential impact of the government's new social protection programs - Seguro de Capacitacion y Empleo and Familias - which are in the early stages of being rolled-out and specifically at the institutional set-up for social protection and the potential role of provinces in Argentina's federal system. The report focused on income support in Argentina. The work was carried out between July 2006 and June 2008 by a World Bank team in collaboration with a wide range of partners in Argentina.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Ringold, Dena, Rofman, Rafael
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2008-07
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, BENEFICIARIES, CHILD CARE, CHILDBIRTH, COMMUNITY CENTERS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING, CONTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS, CONTRIBUTIONS, DISABILITY, DROUGHTS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ELDERLY, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, EXTREME POVERTY, FAMILY ALLOWANCES, FAMILY BENEFITS, GDP, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, INCOME, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INCOMES, INSURANCE BENEFITS, INTERVENTIONS, JOB LOSS, LABOR MARKET, LEARNING, LOCAL COMMUNITY, MINIMUM CONTRIBUTION, MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES, NATIONAL LEVEL, NUTRITION, OLD AGE, OLDER INDIVIDUALS, PENSION, PENSION COVERAGE, PENSION SPENDING, PENSION SYSTEM, PENSIONS, POLICY INITIATIVES, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, POVERTY LEVELS, POVERTY RATE, POVERTY REDUCTION, RETIREMENT, RETIREMENT AGE, SAFETY NET, SALARIES, SENIOR, SIMULATIONS, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL INDICATORS, SOCIAL INSURANCE, SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS, SOCIAL INSURANCE SYSTEM, SOCIAL POLICIES, SOCIAL PROGRAMS, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL PROTECTION POLICIES, SOCIAL PROTECTION POLICY, SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS, SOCIAL PROTECTION STRATEGY, SOCIAL RISKS, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM, STAKEHOLDER, STRUCTURAL POLICIES, SUPPORT PROGRAMS, TARGETING, TRADE UNIONS, TRANSFER PROGRAMS, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WAGE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/07/10133630/argentina-income-support-policies-towards-bicentennial https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10274
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