Describes features of the People's Rural Health Promotion Scheme (PRHS), emanating from the community-based People's Rural Education Movement (PREM) initiative created in 1980 for empowering Indians through literacy, health care and livelihood programmes. Details the management of the health...

Reviews the past, present and projected development of the social security system of China.

Summarizes the results of three individual research projects measuring the impact of membership in a health insurance scheme in Kenya, Senegal and South Africa.

Describes the operations of ASHWINI, an NGO based in Gudalur, which provides health services to the adivasi tribal people based in the Gudalur taluk.

This paper focuses on the extension of social security coverage to workers in the informal economy. In particular, the paper presents the results of surveys assessing social security needs of workers in the informal economy in both urban and rural areas. The outcome of these surveys provides...

Focuses on social security developments in South America during the 1990s.

Reviews the theoretical foundations and characteristics of unemployment insurance and its effects on the labour market and explores features of Latin American labour markets and unemployment insurance. Examines current legislation on severance pay and unemployment insurance in the region and...

Provides key information on 130 health micro-insurance schemes (HMIS) from 26 countries.