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Latest ISSA publications
Social Policy Highlight Information and Communication Technology: Facilitating innovative social security Highlights four sustainable and positive contributions that ICT is making to social security. |
Social Security Programs Throughout the World Americas, 2011 This report, which is part of a four-volume series, provides a cross-national comparison of the social security systems in 36 countries in the Americas. |
International Social Security Review
April‐June 2012 |
Developments and Trends report Africa: A new balance for social security This volume identifies, synthesizes and interprets the most important recent developments and trends in Africa in social security. |
ISSA Guidelines Good Governance Guidelines for Social Security Institutions To provide ISSA member organizations with a basic framework on good governance, the Association published the ISSA Good Governance Guidelines for Social Security Institutions. |
New publications from other organizations (26)
WHO, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, 2012, 42
This issue of Eurohealth, the second with a new layout and design, provides an overview article case studies on health system responses to the financial crisis from the Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece and Ireland. Other articles include: the patient perspective on the...
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Robalino, David, ; et al., , World Bank, 2012, 51 p
This paper presents a framework for designing and implementing social protection and labor (SP&L) systems in middle and low income countries. Although the term "system" is used to describe a country"s set of social protection programs, these tend to operate independently with...
English
Kuriakose, Anne T., ; et al., , World Bank, 2012, 49 p
In the years ahead, development efforts aiming at reducing vulnerability will increasingly have to factor in climate change, and social protection is no exception. This paper sets out the case for climate-responsive social protection and proposes a framework with principles,...
English
UNICEF, 2012, 143 p.
UNICEF has become an influential actor in social protection worldwide. It supports governments as they develop and strengthen their social protection programmes and policies, and advocates for child and gender-sensitive social protection. UNICEF's approach and vision on social...
English
van Ginneken, Wouter, Council of Europe, 2012, 84 p
In addition to long-term demographic trends, European social security systems face new challenges as a result of increased global competition and an international banking system focused on short-term financial gain. This report therefore explores new ways for European policy...
English, French
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