ISSA
Promoting and Developing Social Security Worldwide.
Paraguay
Total population (m.):  6.5
GDP per capita (USD):  4433

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Social Assistance in Developing Countries Database
Barrientos, Armando; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel; Maitrot, Mathilde, Chronic Poverty Research Centre, 2010, 137 p.
The database aims to: - provide a summary of the evidence available on the effectiveness of social assistance interventions in developing countries; - focus on programmes seeking to combine the reduction and mitigation of poverty, with strengthening and facilitating household...
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Social security for all in Latin America and the Caribbean will require integration of schemes and solidarity in financing
Uthoff, Andras, ISSA, 2009, 29 p.
The paper surveys current practices on coverage extension in Latin America and theCaribbean, and proposes new goals and strategies. It recognizes that inequalities andbudget constraints restrict the possibility of achieving the normative goal of socialsecurity for all....
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Is Latin America retreating from individual retirement accounts?
Bertranou, Fabio M.; Bertranou, Evelina; Calvo, Esteban, 2009, 5 p.
This article reviews two round of pension reform in ten Latin American countries to determine whether they are moving away from individual retirement accounts. (Source: ILO)
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Anexo: Programas de transferencias monetarias condicionadas en América Latina por año y cobertura
Lomeli, Enrique Valencia, OIT, 2008, 1 p.
Extraído del documento titulado "Bolsa Família en Brasil. Contexto, concepto e impacto, OIT, 2008, p. 21.
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El aumento de la protección social del adulto mayor en el Paraguay
Mediante el reconocimiento de servicios laborales a la concesión de beneficios jubilatorios empleando el método de prorrata tempore

Almada, Carmen Frutos de; Ferreira, Pedro, AISS, 2007, 10 p.
En el Paraguay es muy frecuente que el Trabajador durante su vida laboral activa ocupe varios empleos al servicio de diferentes patrones y migren del Sistema Público al Sistema Privado y vice versa, cotizando a diferentes Fondos de Pensiones. Esta situación complica la...
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El trabajador por cuenta propia y su incorporación al seguro social en el Paraguay
Almada, Carmen Frutos de; Ferreira, Pedro, AISS, 2007, 15 p.
Paraguay tiene una baja cobertura de Seguridad Social que beneficia al 22 % de la Población Económicamente Activa (PEA) ocupada. El estudio, realizado con los datos de la Encuesta Integrada de Hogares 2005, demuestra el desfasaje existente entre la realidad del mercado...
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Proyectos de cambios legislativos en el sistema previsional del Paraguay
Estigarribia, Pedro Ferreira, CISS, 2007, 36 p.

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Shaping the Future of Social Protection: Access, Financing and Solidarity
CEPAL, 2006, 180 p.
Shaping the Future of Social Protection: Access, Financing and Solidarity has been prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) for presentation at the thirty-first session of the Commission (Montevideo, Uruguay, 20-24 March 2006. (Source:...
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Analysis of Health Sector Reforms in the Region of the Americas: Iniciativa regional de reforma del sector de la salud en América Latina y el Caribe
Pan American Health Organization, PAHO, 2004, 56 p.
The Health Sector Reform Regional Analysis includes information from 36 countries that submitted profiles by the end of 2003 and seeks to consolidate, compare and examine the similarities, differences and especially the progress countries have made in health sector reform...
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Instituto de Previsión Social
IPS
Misión: Garantizar la prestación de servicios del seguro social a sus asegurados y beneficiarios con calidad, mediante la búsqueda de la excelencia en la administración de sus recursos, contribuyendo al bienestar de la población (Fuente: IPS).
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Pan American Health Organization
Pan American Health Organization; WHO, PAHO
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is an international public health agency with 100 years of experience in working to improve health and living standards of the countries of the Americas. It serves as the specialized organization for health of the Inter-American...
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Oficina Subregional del OIT para el Cono Sur de América Latina : Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
OIT, , OIT
La Oficina Subregional de la OIT para el Cono Sur de América Latina, tiene su sede en Santiago, la cual cubre actividades en Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay, además de aquellas con el MERCOSUR. Principalmente, este equipo está dedicado a proporcionar asesoría técnica y aportar...
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NATLEX : Country Profiles
ILO
The NATLEX COUNTRY PROFILES DATABASE brings together information on national labour law and the application of international labour standards in one portal. The profiles include: - Basic information (membership, ILO office, etc.) - Ratifications -- including ratifications of...
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GESS: Regional & Country profiles
ILO
This section provides an overview of the extension of social security in the world. (Source: ILO/STEP)
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