Achieving Effective Social Protection for All in Latin America and the Caribbean : From Right to Reality

Slow progress in improving the coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean's (LAC's) traditional social protection (SP) programs, combined with the deepening of democracy, have led to calls for a new social contract to provide effective social protection to all citizens. This book highlights the main findings of a regional study by the World Bank, from right to reality: how Latin America and the Caribbean can achieve universal social protection by improving redistribution and adapting programs to labor markets. The report analyzes LAC's social insurance (SI) systems and highlights growing concerns about the incentives they may create and the behaviors they may incite on the part of workers, employers and service providers. It offers an economic analysis of the roots of these problems and suggests a way forward to achieve universal coverage in an equitable manner. The report argues that a coherent overall vision for the SP system should be established if such problems are to be understood and resolved. The goal is to turn the theoretical right to social protection, which is enshrined in many of the region's constitutions and laws, into a reality for all of LAC's population. A central message of the report is that SP systems need to respond to the realities of LAC's labor markets, especially the prevalence of informality and frequent changes of employment.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Ribe, Helena, Robalino, David A., Walker, Ian
Format:	Publication biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2010
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE POVERTY, ACTIVE LABOR, ACTIVE LABOR MARKET, ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES, ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAM, ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMS, ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS, ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, ATTENDANCE RATES, BENEFICIARIES, BENEFICIARY, BENEFIT LEVELS, BENEFIT SYSTEMS, CASH TRANSFER, CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS, CASH TRANSFERS, CHILD BENEFITS, CLINICS, CONDITIONAL CASH, CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING, CONTRIBUTION RATE, CONTRIBUTORY PENSION, CONTRIBUTORY PENSIONS, COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE, COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER, COVARIATE SHOCKS, CRISES, DEMOCRACY, DISABILITY BENEFITS, DISABILITY PENSION, DISABILITY PENSIONS, DISPLACEMENT, DISPLACEMENT EFFECT, DISTORTED INCENTIVES, EARLY RETIREMENT, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE, ECONOMIC COSTS, ECONOMIC CRISIS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN, ECONOMIC VULNERABILITY, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, EMPLOYABILITY, EMPLOYEE, EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS, EMPLOYMENT GROWTH, EMPLOYMENT LEVELS, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, FAMILY ALLOWANCE, FAMILY ALLOWANCES, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FINANCIAL PROTECTION, FORMAL EMPLOYMENT, FORMAL SECTOR WORKERS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CENTERS, HEALTH EXPENDITURES, HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH FINANCING, HEALTH INSURANCE, HEALTH PROGRAMS, HEALTH SERVICE, HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH SYSTEM, HEALTH SYSTEMS, HOSPITALS, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, IDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS, INCOME, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INCOME SECURITY, INCOME SUPPORT, INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAMS, INCOME TRANSFER, INCOME TRANSFERS, INEQUALITY, INFORMAL SECTOR, INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS, INNOVATIONS, INSURANCE ACCESS, INSURANCE SYSTEMS, INTERVENTION, JOB LOSS, JOB SEARCH, JOBS, LABOR CONTRACT, LABOR FORCE, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, LABOR MARKET DEMAND, LABOR MARKET POLICIES, LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS, LABOR MARKETS, LABOR MOBILITY, LABOR PRODUCTIVITY, LABOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, LABOR SUPPLY, LAWS, LIMITED ACCESS, LONGTERM UNEMPLOYMENT, MANDATORY CONTRIBUTIONS, MARGINAL TAX RATE, MARKET RISK, MINIMUM INCOME, MORAL HAZARD, NEEDY FAMILIES, NUTRITION, OLD AGE, OLDER PEOPLE, PAID WORKERS, PAYROLL TAX, PAYROLL TAXES, PENSION REFORMS, PENSION SYSTEM, PENSION SYSTEMS, PENSIONS, PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POOR, POVERTY LEVEL, POVERTY LEVELS, POVERTY REDUCTION, POWER PARITY, PRESENT VALUE, PRICE SUBSIDIES, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS, PRODUCTION UNITS, PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, PROGRAM CONDITIONAL, PROGRAM COSTS, PROGRAM COVERAGE, PROTECTION POLICIES, PROTECTION SYSTEM, PROTECTION SYSTEMS, PUBLIC PROVIDER, PUBLIC RESOURCES, PUBLIC WELFARE, PUBLIC WORKS, PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS, PURCHASING POWER, RATE OF RETURN, RETIREMENT, RETIREMENT AGE, RETIREMENT BENEFITS, RISK MANAGEMENT, RISK POOLING, RISK-POOLING, SAFETY, SAFETY NET, SAFETY NET PROGRAMS, SAFETY NETS, SALARIED WORKERS, SAVINGS, SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, SERVANTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SERVICE QUALITY, SEVERANCE PAY, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL BENEFITS, SOCIAL CONTRACT, SOCIAL INCLUSION, SOCIAL INSURANCE, SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS, SOCIAL PENSIONS, SOCIAL POLICY, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL SAFETY NET, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, SOCIAL SECURITY, STRUCTURAL REFORMS, TARGETED TRANSFERS, TARGETING, TAXATION, TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE, TEMPORARY SHOCKS, TOTAL WAGE, TRAINING PROGRAM, TRAINING PROGRAMS, TRAINING PROVIDERS, TRANSFER PROGRAM, TRANSFER PROGRAMS, TRANSFER SYSTEMS, UNEMPLOYED, UNEMPLOYED WORKERS, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT SYSTEMS, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS, UNFUNDED LIABILITIES, UNSKILLED WORKERS, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WAGES, WORK REFORMS, WORK REQUIREMENTS, WORKER, WORKFARE,
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