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Leoni, Thomas - 2015

The European welfare states have undergone a significant amount of change over the last decades. In light of the unresolved tensions resulting from changed macroeconomic conditions, the emergence of new social risks as well as from the consequences of the Great Recession and its aftershocks,...

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Targeting of social transfers : are India's elderly poor left behind?

Asri, Viola - 2017

targeting, the difficulty in identifying the poor promotes a universal allocation of benefits. To address this question, this … study examines the targeting performance of, and access to, a social welfare scheme for an increasingly vulnerable group … targeting approach to a random allocation, I show that the benefits of targeting are limited. The reforms aimed at increasing …

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Social policy advice to countries from the International Monetary Fund during the COVID-19 crisis : continuity and change

Razavi, Shahrashoub; Schwarzer, Helmut; Durán … - 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused massive disruptions to the global economy and forced policymakers to respond to the newly created challenges. Many policy institutions have therefore had to rethink their established approaches and their usual policy responses.

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Promoting social cohesion in Korea

Jones, Randall Sidney; Urasawa, Satoshi - 2012

Korea faces the challenge of reversing rising inequality while sustaining robust economic growth. Welltargeted increases in Korea’s low level of social spending are needed to fill holes in the safety net, especially for the elderly. The development of social security depends on closing gaps in...

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The War on Poverty Turns 50 : Are We Winning Yet?

Tanner, Michael - 2015

The War on Poverty is 50 years old. Over that time, federal and state governments have spent more than $19 trillion fighting poverty. But what have we really accomplished?Although far from conclusive, the evidence suggests that we have successfully reduced many of the deprivations of material...

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Inequality and poverty in the United States : public policies for inclusive growth

Denk, Oliver; Hagemann, Robert P.; Lenain, Patrick; … - 2013

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Czech Social Reform/Non-Reform : Routes, Actors and Problems

Vecernik, Jiri - 2004

In this contribution, the author first considers the characteristics of the Czechoslovak communist welfare state and its theoretical alternatives. Throughout the reform process, dependency on both corporatist and socialist regimes won out, while residualist efforts were promoted in the...

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The politics and practicalities of universalism : towrds a citizen-centred perspective on social protection

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Social security : past, present and future

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Targeting of social protection in 11 Ethiopian villages

Valli, Elsa - 2018

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