Mexico - Income Generation and Social Protection for the Poor : Volume 3. An Overview of Social Protection

World Bank

Mexico - Income Generation and Social Protection for the Poor : Volume 3. An Overview of Social Protection

This report provides a strategic overview of Mexico's federal social protection system, comprised of both social insurance and social assistance programs. It assesses its performance to date regarding income risk management for vulnerable groups, and identifies options for stepping up that performance. In doing so it responds to an increasing consensus in Mexico regarding the need for a major social protection policy reform, even if the direction of those reforms is still in flux. The report is designed to provide a first stage diagnostic of major issues facing the social protection system, as an input to ongoing discussion and debate in Mexico, and as a platform for further technical work on the specifics of reform. The report focuses on the role of federal government in the design and implementation of social protection policies, while recognizing that sub-national governments are playing an important role in the provision of these services. In doing so, it draws upon the first phase of the Mexico Programmatic Poverty Work, as well as the urban, rural and vulnerability studies conducted in parallel with this analysis. The report is organized into four chapters. Chapter 1 presents a brief review of social protection concepts, and establishes a framework for determining the optimal role for government in the provision of social protection (risk management) tools, as distinct from market-provided risk management tools, and those undertaken informally by and between households. Chapter 2 discusses the major sources of income vulnerability in Mexico, identifying the major risks that Mexican families faces, and explores the extent to which households have access to private risk management mechanisms for addressing these risks. Chapter 3 provides an overview and assessment of the social protection system in Mexico, and finally Chapter 4 discusses issues and options.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Health Sector Review biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2005-08
Subjects:	ADVERSE SHOCKS, AGGREGATE SHOCKS, AGING, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, AVAILABLE DATA, AVERAGE AGE, AVERAGE LEVEL, CASH CROPS, CASH TRANSFERS, CATASTROPHIC LOSSES, CATASTROPHIC SHOCKS, CHILD CARE, CHILD LABOR, CHRONIC POOR, CHRONIC POVERTY, CHRONICALLY POOR, COMMON COLD, CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS, CONSUMPTION INSURANCE, CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING, COPING BEHAVIOR, COPING MECHANISMS, CROWDING OUT, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC CRISES, ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT, ECONOMIC SHOCKS, ELDERLY LIVING, EXCHANGE RATE, EXTENDED FAMILIES, FARMERS, FEMALE PARTICIPATION, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FOOD CROPS, FORMAL PENSION SYSTEMS, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH EXPENDITURES, HEALTH INSURANCE, HEALTH INVESTMENTS, HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, HOUSEHOLD HEADS, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, HOUSEHOLD RISK, HOUSEHOLD RISK MANAGEMENT, HOUSEHOLD RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES, HOUSEHOLD VULNERABILITY, HUMAN ASSETS, HUMAN CAPITAL, IDIOSYNCRATIC RISK, IDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS, IMPROVED ACCESS, INCOME, INCOME FLUCTUATIONS, INCOME GENERATION, INCOME POVERTY, INCOME REDISTRIBUTION, INCOME RISK, INCOME RISKS, INCOME SECURITY, INCOME SHOCKS, INCOME SMOOTHING, INCOME SUPPORT, INCOME TRANSFERS, INCOME VOLATILITY, INFORMAL, INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT, INFORMAL RISK MANAGEMENT, INFORMAL RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES, INFORMAL SECTOR, INSURANCE, INSURANCE FRAMEWORK, INSURANCE MECHANISMS, INSURANCE SCHEMES, INTER-HOUSEHOLD, INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS, INTERVENTION, JOB LOSS, LABOR FORCE, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKETS, LIVING STANDARDS, LOCAL LEVEL, LONG TERM, MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS, MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS, MALNUTRITION, MANAGING RISK, MARKET FAILURES, MIGRATION, MORTALITY, NATIONAL AVERAGE, NATIONAL POVERTY, NATURAL DISASTERS, NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES, OLD AGE, POOLING RISK, POOR, POOR FARMERS, POOR GIRLS, POOR GROUP, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POOR POPULATIONS, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, POVERTY ALLEVIATION EFFORTS, POVERTY LINES, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, POVERTY WORK, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, PRIVATE INSURANCE MARKETS, PRIVATE TRANSFERS, PRODUCTIVE ASSETS, PUBLIC INTERVENTIONS, PUBLIC POLICIES, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC RESOURCES, PUBLIC TRANSFERS, REPEATED SHOCKS, RISK GROUPS, RISK INDICATORS, RISK MANAGEMENT, RISK MANAGEMENT MECHANISMS, RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES, RISK MANAGEMENT TOOLS, RISK MITIGATING STRATEGIES, RISK MITIGATION, RISK POOLING, RURAL, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DISPARITIES, RURAL GAPS, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, RURAL POOR, RURAL POPULATION, RURAL POVERTY, SAFETY NET, SAFETY NETS, SAVINGS, SAVINGS MECHANISMS, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SHORT-TERM VULNERABILITY, SINGLE-MEMBER HOUSEHOLDS, SKILLED WORKERS, SMOOTHING CONSUMPTION, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL EXCLUSION, SOCIAL INSURANCE, SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL PROTECTION INSTRUMENTS, SOCIAL PROTECTION MECHANISMS, SOCIAL PROTECTION POLICIES, SOCIAL PROTECTION POLICY, SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS, SOCIAL PROTECTION SERVICES, SOCIAL PROTECTION STRATEGIES, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM, SUBSISTENCE ECONOMY, TARGETED INCOME TRANSFERS, TARGETED TRANSFERS, TAX SYSTEM, TRANSFER PROGRAMS, TRANSIENT POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, UNSKILLED WORKERS, URBAN AREAS, URBAN HOUSEHOLDS, URBAN POOR, URBAN POPULATION, VACCINATION, VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS, VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WELFARE LOSSES, YOUNG ADULTS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/08/6343563/mexico-income-generation-social-protection-poor-overview-social-protection http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8287
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