Universal healthcare: the affordable dream – Amartya Sen
Universal healthcare is often presented as an idealistic goal that remains out of reach for all but the richest nations. That’s not the case, writes Amartya Sen. Look at what … Continue reading →
Social protection for older persons: Key policy trends and statistics
This policy paper: (i) provides a global overview of the organization of pension systems, their coverage and benefits, as well as public expenditures on social security, in 178 countries; (ii) … Continue reading →
Measuring Social Protection Expenditures in Southeast Asia
This paper provides a cross-country analysis of social protection programs in Southeast Asia. ADB’s Social Protection Index is used to assess program coverage, benefit-level, and impact on poverty and gender … Continue reading →
The Continuing Enigmas of Social Policy
Ben Fine – This paper examines critically what has been one of the most successful intellectual contributions to the neoliberal period, Esping-Andersen’s Welfare Regimes Approach (WRA) to comparative social policy. … Continue reading →
World Social Protection Report 2014/15
More than 70 per cent of the world population is not adequately covered by social protection, says a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO). According to the “World … Continue reading →
A Longitudinal Study of Migration and Health: Empirical Evidence from Thailand and its Implications
The study finds that rural-urban migration in Thailand depended on the individual’s health. The likelihood of migrating from a rural origin to an urban destination was higher for those who … Continue reading →
Conditional Cash Transfers and child protection outcomes: sticks or carrots?
Conditional cash transfers (CCTs) have gained unprecedented popularity as a social protection intervention and are no longer exclusively found in Latin America but being implemented across the globe. Its appeal … Continue reading →
MDGs: Tool or token of global social governance?
In this paper we argue that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) experience suggests that Global Social Governance (GSG) exists and that the MDGs have been an effective tool in creating … Continue reading →
Tackling corruption in Indian medicine
Dinsa Sachan – Some doctors and non-governmental organisations are taking up the fight against corruption in Indian medicine, which many observers claim is widespread in the country. Kickbacks have been … Continue reading →
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