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A transformative agenda for the 21st century: examining the case for basic social protection in Africa
Year: 2006 | Published by: HelpAge International
This background briefing for an intergovernmental regional workshop in Livingstone, Zambia, examines new ways of tackling poverty and promoting human rights in Africa.
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Universal old age pensions: Arguments at time of introduction in Canada, Mauritius and Norway
Year: 2006
Studies indicate that universal old age pension programmes are conducive to poverty alleviation and less income inequality, but strikingly few countries have introduced universal...
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Affordability to finance poverty reduction programmes
Year: 2006 | Published by: Bangladesh Institute of Development Studues
This paper, focusing broadly on cash transfers in Bangladesh with some discussion of the Old Age Allowance, provides and overview of fiscal space and...
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The impact of parental death on school outcomes: longitudinal evidence from South Africa
Year: 2006 | Published by: The Population Association of America
This paper analyses longitudinal data from a demographic surveillance area (DSA) in KwaZulu-Natal to examine the impact of parental death on children s outcomes....
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Poverty, Old-Age and Social Pensions in Kenya
Year: 2006 | Published by: International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG)
This study is concerned with old-age poverty in Kenya. It is also concerned with strengthening and developing social pension programs for the elderly. In...
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Simple transfers, complex outcomes: the impacts of pensions on poor households in Brazil
Year: 2006
Drawing on quantitative survey data and in-depth interviews, this article seeks to map out the potential direct and indirect effects of simple cash transfers...
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Designing and implementing social transfer programmes
Year: 2006 | Published by: EPRI
This guide aims to assist government policymakers, programme officials from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) as well as donor agency representatives and advisors in designing, implementing...
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Social protection for all men and women: Kiribati
Year: 2006 | Published by: ILO
This publication is intended to serve as a reference book for planners to formulate the policy and strategy to extend social security coverage to...
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Social protection for all men and women: Samoa
Year: 2006 | Published by: ILO
This publication is intended to serve as a reference book for planners to formulate the policy and strategy to extend social security coverage to...
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Universal pensions in Pacific countries
Year: 2006 | Published by: ILO
This paper provides a brief overview of universal pension schemes in the Pacific
