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Latest ISSA publications
Social Policy Highlight Africa: Rapid coverage extension is possible Summarizes recent developments and trends in African social security. |
Social Security Programs Throughout the World Africa, 2011 This report, which is part of a four-volume series, provides a cross-national comparison of the social security systems in 44 countries in Africa. |
International Social Security Review
January‐March 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 (29)
OECD, 2011, 51 p.
The family landscape in OECD countries has changed enormously over the last few decades. The extended family has all but disappeared in many places, and the traditional family the married couple with children is much less widespread than it used to be. Of course, this has...
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OECD, 2012, 206
Mental illness is a growing problem in society and is increasingly affecting productivity and well-being in the workplace, according to a new OECD report. Sick on the Job? Myths and Realities about Mental Health at Work says that one in five workers suffer from a mental...
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ILO, 2011, 360 p.
A decade after the major reform in the 1990s, pension systems in the Central and Eastern Europe are now facing imminent challenges under the pressure of the financial consolidation in the aftermath of the global economic crisis. In the long-term, the pension systems need to...
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Hong, Wang, ; et al., , World Bank, 2011, 140 p.
Many countries that subscribe to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have committed to ensuring access to basic health services for their citizens. Health insurance has been considered and promoted as the major financing mechanism to improve access to health services, as...
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Lee, Sang-Hyop, ; et al., , Asian Development Bank, 2011, 25 p
Asia faces the challenge of population ageing. Youthful populations that contributed substantially to growth in the past are maturing and countries that currently have relatively youthful populations will also experience substantial graying in the years to come. Asia"s...
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Coping with the crisis: Managing social security in uncertain times
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Guideline for the selection of personal protective equipment when exposed to the thermal effects of an electric fault arc - 2nd Edition 2011
Technical Guideline (Prevention)
Success factors in contribution collection and compliance - Social Policy Highlight
The return on prevention: Calculating the costs and benefits of investments in occupational safety and health in companies - Research report
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