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Social Protection, Growth and Employment: Evidence from India, Kenya, Malawi, Mexico, Peru and Tajikistan

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United Nations Development Programme
2013
9-789211-263633
310
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Summary (English)

Using a broad definition of social protection, this UNDP report takes an in-depth look at selected programmes and their interaction with employment generation and growth in India, Kenya, Malawi, Mexico, Peru and Tajikistan. It focuses on poverty and aims to explore how social and economic policies can be better integrated to simultaneously advance social welfare, employment outcomes and inclusive growth.

On chapter 1, the authors present the conceptual framework of the report, and in chapters 2 to 7 the case studies for all six selected countries are presented. Chapter 8 highlights the main lessons learned from the six country studies.

Report 5315 Kenya , Malawi , Tajikistan , India , Peru , Mexico informal economy workers , social protection policy , employment policy , social assistance , social protection floor , poverty
20.08.2013