Introduction -- Impact of previous crisis on social security -- Strengths and weaknesses of social security prior to the current crisis -- Actual and potential effects of the current crisis on social security -- Conclusions and policies to cope with effects of crisis on social security

The paper compares the social insurance programmes of the Bahamas, Barbados and Jamaica from the standpoint of historical evolution and current administration, population coverage, financing problems, benefits available, distribution of expenditure, administrative costs, personnel, managerial...

This monograph evaluates the effects of the global financial-economic crisis on social security (pensions, health care, social assistance) in 25 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. It focus on: coverage, sufficiency of benefits, social solidarity, gender equity, efficiency and...