Extending social security: policies for developing countries
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International Labour Organization
2003
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| author | Wouter van Ginneken |
| author_facet | Wouter van Ginneken Wouter van Ginneken |
| contents | Extending social security: policies for developing countries Wouter van Ginneken More than half the world's population has no social protection of any sort. The ILO has started a campaign to remedy this state of affairs, to which this article is a contribution. After first defining the concepts of social security and coverage, the author reviews examples of successful approaches and practices used to extend social security in developing countries, notably low-income countries, for the three main social security programmes: social health insurance, contributory pensions and tax-financed social benefits. Finally, some central policy conclusions and strategies are presented. publication.journalArticle |
| format | Artículo científico |
| id | ilo_995274619002676 |
| institution | Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) |
| publishDate | 2003 |
| publisher | International Labour Organization |
| spellingShingle | Extending social security: policies for developing countries Wouter van Ginneken Extending social security: policies for developing countries Wouter van Ginneken More than half the world's population has no social protection of any sort. The ILO has started a campaign to remedy this state of affairs, to which this article is a contribution. After first defining the concepts of social security and coverage, the author reviews examples of successful approaches and practices used to extend social security in developing countries, notably low-income countries, for the three main social security programmes: social health insurance, contributory pensions and tax-financed social benefits. Finally, some central policy conclusions and strategies are presented. publication.journalArticle |
| title | Extending social security: policies for developing countries |
| url | https://researchrepository.ilo.org/esploro/outputs/journalArticle/Extending-social-security-policies-for-developing/995274619002676 |