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South Africa
| Población total (m.): | 50.1 |
| PIB per cápita (USD): | 10140 |
Libros, informes y artículos
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Advancing social protection floors in Southern and Eastern Africa
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This article presents the work of the ILO to support SADC countries to design and implement nationally designed social protection floors
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This article presents the work of the ILO to support SADC countries to design and implement nationally designed social protection floors
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Social security coverage extension in the BRICS A comparative study on the extension of coverage in Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa
ISSA, 2013, 172
The country chapters in the report highlight the different approaches of the BRICS to the challenges each country faces in respect of extending social security coverage. They show how responses take into account the local realities and environment in each country. The five...
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ISSA, 2013, 172
The country chapters in the report highlight the different approaches of the BRICS to the challenges each country faces in respect of extending social security coverage. They show how responses take into account the local realities and environment in each country. The five...
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Socially responsible investment, decent work and pension funds. Concepts and international experiences
Schwarzer, H., ; Goy, J., , ILO, 2013, 42
This paper aims at reviewing concepts and international experiences of social responsible investment (SRI) practices, especially among pension funds. It also provides an overview of what a pension fund can do if its stakeholders and managers take the decision to apply SRI...
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Schwarzer, H., ; Goy, J., , ILO, 2013, 42
This paper aims at reviewing concepts and international experiences of social responsible investment (SRI) practices, especially among pension funds. It also provides an overview of what a pension fund can do if its stakeholders and managers take the decision to apply SRI...
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Pensions, poverty and wellbeing: the impact of pensions in South Africa and Brazil, a comparative study
Barrientos, Armando, ; Lloyd-Shelock, Peter, , HelpAge International, 2012, 8 p
Pension watch briefing no. 7 compares the impact of pensions in South Africa and Brazil, focussing both on poverty and well-being. It demonstrates that the impact of pensions goes beyond the direct beneficiaries as older people continue to assist their families and households....
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Barrientos, Armando, ; Lloyd-Shelock, Peter, , HelpAge International, 2012, 8 p
Pension watch briefing no. 7 compares the impact of pensions in South Africa and Brazil, focussing both on poverty and well-being. It demonstrates that the impact of pensions goes beyond the direct beneficiaries as older people continue to assist their families and households....
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Delivering effective social assistance: Does politics matter?
Barrientos, Armando; Pellissery, Sony, ESID, 2012, 32 p.
The paper examines the significance of politics in the rise of social assistance programmes in developing countries in the last decade. It finds this is a two-way process. Politics is crucial to the adoption, design and implementation of social assistance programmes. They also...
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Barrientos, Armando; Pellissery, Sony, ESID, 2012, 32 p.
The paper examines the significance of politics in the rise of social assistance programmes in developing countries in the last decade. It finds this is a two-way process. Politics is crucial to the adoption, design and implementation of social assistance programmes. They also...
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Poverty transitions among older households in Brazil and South Africa
Barrientos, Armando, ; Mase , J., , BWPI, 2011, 29 p.
The knowledge gap relating to the dynamics of wellbeing and poverty among older households in developing countries has direct implications for policy. In general, South Africa and Brazil lack official poverty lines. The main objective of this paper is to provide estimates of...
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Barrientos, Armando, ; Mase , J., , BWPI, 2011, 29 p.
The knowledge gap relating to the dynamics of wellbeing and poverty among older households in developing countries has direct implications for policy. In general, South Africa and Brazil lack official poverty lines. The main objective of this paper is to provide estimates of...
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Migration patterns and social protection responses: Perspectives from South and Southern Africa
Olivier, Marius Paul, ISSA, 2010, 32 p.
Migration patterns in Southern Africa, in particular to South Africa, have had a severe impact on the social protection status of two vulnerable groups, namely women and irregular migrants. Internationally available migration data on nature and trends are examined, emanating...
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Olivier, Marius Paul, ISSA, 2010, 32 p.
Migration patterns in Southern Africa, in particular to South Africa, have had a severe impact on the social protection status of two vulnerable groups, namely women and irregular migrants. Internationally available migration data on nature and trends are examined, emanating...
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Building Social Protection System in Southern Africa
Devereux, Stephen, European Report on Development (ERD), 2010, 19 p.
Comprehensive social protection systems comprise several components, including: (1) social assistance, (2) social insurance, (3) developmental mechanisms that simultaneously protect and promote livelihoods, and (4) transformative measures that promote social inclusion and...
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Devereux, Stephen, European Report on Development (ERD), 2010, 19 p.
Comprehensive social protection systems comprise several components, including: (1) social assistance, (2) social insurance, (3) developmental mechanisms that simultaneously protect and promote livelihoods, and (4) transformative measures that promote social inclusion and...
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The extension of social security coverage: A South African case study
Dupper, Ocker, ; ... et al., , 2010
The scope of coverage of the South African unemployment insurance system is narrow as it continues to exclude the atypically employed, that is, public servants, learners and certain categories of migrant workers, from its purview. Given the vulnerable position of these groups,...
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Dupper, Ocker, ; ... et al., , 2010
The scope of coverage of the South African unemployment insurance system is narrow as it continues to exclude the atypically employed, that is, public servants, learners and certain categories of migrant workers, from its purview. Given the vulnerable position of these groups,...
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Migration and health in South Africa: a review of the Acurrent situation and recommendations for achieving the world health assembly resolution on the health of migrants
Vearey, Jo; Nunez, Lorena, IOM, 2010, 65 p.
Southern Africa represents a region of diverse migration patterns including the movement of people within countries, across borders and between different continents. This paper focuses on South Africa, and explores the linkages between health and the diverse movements of...
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Vearey, Jo; Nunez, Lorena, IOM, 2010, 65 p.
Southern Africa represents a region of diverse migration patterns including the movement of people within countries, across borders and between different continents. This paper focuses on South Africa, and explores the linkages between health and the diverse movements of...
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Growing older in Africa and Asia: Multicentre study on ageing, health and well-being
World Health Organization, 2010, 107 p
This supplement to Global Health Action presents the first results from the INDEPTH WHO-SAGE multicentre study, comprising background information, site-specific results and an overall multicentre analysis. Reporting on one of the first cross-national studies of ageing in...
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World Health Organization, 2010, 107 p
This supplement to Global Health Action presents the first results from the INDEPTH WHO-SAGE multicentre study, comprising background information, site-specific results and an overall multicentre analysis. Reporting on one of the first cross-national studies of ageing in...
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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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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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Supplement 2 - 2010
An INDEPTH WHO-SAGE collaboration
World Health Organization, 2010, 107 p.
This supplement to Global Health Action presents the first results from the INDEPTH WHO-SAGE multicentre study, comprising background information, site-specific results and an overall multicentre analysis. Reporting on one of the first cross-national studies of ageing in...
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An INDEPTH WHO-SAGE collaboration
World Health Organization, 2010, 107 p.
This supplement to Global Health Action presents the first results from the INDEPTH WHO-SAGE multicentre study, comprising background information, site-specific results and an overall multicentre analysis. Reporting on one of the first cross-national studies of ageing in...
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The evolution and impact of social security in South Africa
Woolard, Ingrid; Harttgen, Kenneth; Klasen, Stephan, 2010, 64 p.
The current economic downturn and the sharp increase in social assistance expenditures in recent years has shown the importance of the social security system of South Africa in order to alleviate poverty and to prevent people from falling into poverty. These size, shape and...
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Woolard, Ingrid; Harttgen, Kenneth; Klasen, Stephan, 2010, 64 p.
The current economic downturn and the sharp increase in social assistance expenditures in recent years has shown the importance of the social security system of South Africa in order to alleviate poverty and to prevent people from falling into poverty. These size, shape and...
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Atypical work and social protection in post-apartheid South Africa: preliminary thoughts about social policy imperative
Omomowo, Kolawole E., 2010, 17 p.
The increasing atypical employment and the decreasing Standard Employment Relationship (SER) in South Africa have both negative and positive implications, depending on whose point of view is considered. This change can be understood if it is located within the framework of the...
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Omomowo, Kolawole E., 2010, 17 p.
The increasing atypical employment and the decreasing Standard Employment Relationship (SER) in South Africa have both negative and positive implications, depending on whose point of view is considered. This change can be understood if it is located within the framework of the...
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Heading in many directions: Women, households and making a living in South Africa’s former homeland rural areas
Klerk (De), Henning, 2010, 44 p.
More than a decade and a half since South Africa’s transition to a democracy, livelihood strategies of residents of South Africa’s former homelands continue to be shaped by the legacy of apartheid South Africa’s policies of separate development. In the former Transkei...
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Klerk (De), Henning, 2010, 44 p.
More than a decade and a half since South Africa’s transition to a democracy, livelihood strategies of residents of South Africa’s former homelands continue to be shaped by the legacy of apartheid South Africa’s policies of separate development. In the former Transkei...
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Fertility impact of social transfers in Sub-Saharan Africa – What about pensions?
Holmqvist, Goran, Brooks World Poverty Institute, 2010, 21 p.
The potential link between child-related cash transfers and increased fertility is often raised asan issue of concern whendebating their use. Old-age pension is a form of cash transfer wheretheory would suggest the opposite impact, i.e. pensions equaldecreasing fertility. A...
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Holmqvist, Goran, Brooks World Poverty Institute, 2010, 21 p.
The potential link between child-related cash transfers and increased fertility is often raised asan issue of concern whendebating their use. Old-age pension is a form of cash transfer wheretheory would suggest the opposite impact, i.e. pensions equaldecreasing fertility. A...
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African Poverty is Falling...Much Faster than You Think!
Pinkovskiy, Maxim; Sala-i-Martin, Xavier, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010, 38 p.
The conventional wisdom that Africa is not reducing poverty is wrong. Using the methodology of Pinkovskiy and and Sala-i-Martin (2009), we estimate income distributions, poverty rates, and inequality and welfare indices for African countries for the period 1970‐2006. We...
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Pinkovskiy, Maxim; Sala-i-Martin, Xavier, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010, 38 p.
The conventional wisdom that Africa is not reducing poverty is wrong. Using the methodology of Pinkovskiy and and Sala-i-Martin (2009), we estimate income distributions, poverty rates, and inequality and welfare indices for African countries for the period 1970‐2006. We...
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Non-standard employment under globalization : flexible work and social security in the newly industrializing countries
Usami, Koichi, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010, 240 p.
Focuses on the deregulation of the labour market, social protection for non-standard workers, and social security reforms taking into account the transformation of employment. Gives examples from a nu mber of countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Examines the nature...
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Usami, Koichi, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010, 240 p.
Focuses on the deregulation of the labour market, social protection for non-standard workers, and social security reforms taking into account the transformation of employment. Gives examples from a nu mber of countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Examines the nature...
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Trends in South African Income Distribution and Poverty since the Fall of Apartheid
Leibbrandt, Murray; Woolard, Ingrid; Finn, Arden; Argent, Jonathan, OECD, 2010, 91 p.
This report presents a detailed analysis of changes in both poverty and inequality since the fall of Apartheid, and the potential drivers of such developments. Use is made of national survey data from 1993, 2000 and 2008. (Source :ideas.repec.org)
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Leibbrandt, Murray; Woolard, Ingrid; Finn, Arden; Argent, Jonathan, OECD, 2010, 91 p.
This report presents a detailed analysis of changes in both poverty and inequality since the fall of Apartheid, and the potential drivers of such developments. Use is made of national survey data from 1993, 2000 and 2008. (Source :ideas.repec.org)
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Disability and Development Database
Leonard Cheshire Disability, , World Bank, 2012
With World Bank support, Leonard Cheshire Disability has created the unique Disability and Development Database, the first publicly accessible and searchable online database of Government-funded projects that specifically include disabled people. The database,...
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Leonard Cheshire Disability, , World Bank, 2012
With World Bank support, Leonard Cheshire Disability has created the unique Disability and Development Database, the first publicly accessible and searchable online database of Government-funded projects that specifically include disabled people. The database,...
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ILO social security inquiry
Population data, Scheme information, Indicators
ILO
The objective of the ILO Social Security Inquiry (SSI) is to collect, store and disseminate comparable statistical data on social security worldwide. This includes expenditure and receipts of social protection schemes as well as data on protected persons, recipients of social...
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Population data, Scheme information, Indicators
ILO
The objective of the ILO Social Security Inquiry (SSI) is to collect, store and disseminate comparable statistical data on social security worldwide. This includes expenditure and receipts of social protection schemes as well as data on protected persons, recipients of social...
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GESS: Regiones & Países
OIT, , OIT
Esta sección brinda una visión global de la extensión de la seguridad social en el mundo. (Source: ILO/STEP)
Español, Inglés, Francés
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Esta sección brinda una visión global de la extensión de la seguridad social en el mundo. (Source: ILO/STEP)
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NATLEX : Perfiles por país
Organización Internacional del Trabajo, OIT
La base de datos NATLEX - PERFILES POR PAIS reagrupa la información sobre la legislación nacional y sobre las normas internacionales del trabajo en un solo sitio. Los perfiles por país comprenden: - Informaciones básicas - Ratificaciones - incluidas las ratificaciones de...
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Organización Internacional del Trabajo, OIT
La base de datos NATLEX - PERFILES POR PAIS reagrupa la información sobre la legislación nacional y sobre las normas internacionales del trabajo en un solo sitio. Los perfiles por país comprenden: - Informaciones básicas - Ratificaciones - incluidas las ratificaciones de...
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Equinet : the network on equity in health in Southern Africa
EQUINET
EQUINET, the Regional Network on Equity in Health in Southern Africa, is a network of professionals, civil society members, policy makers, state officials and others within the region who have come together as an equity catalyst, to promote and realise shared values of equity...
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EQUINET
EQUINET, the Regional Network on Equity in Health in Southern Africa, is a network of professionals, civil society members, policy makers, state officials and others within the region who have come together as an equity catalyst, to promote and realise shared values of equity...
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Health systems trust
Health Systems Trust
The Health Systems Trust (HST) has been contributing to the development of a comprehensive, equitable and effective national health system in South Africa. HST collects relevant news from a variety of sources and provides free electronic access in its website to over 500...
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Health Systems Trust
The Health Systems Trust (HST) has been contributing to the development of a comprehensive, equitable and effective national health system in South Africa. HST collects relevant news from a variety of sources and provides free electronic access in its website to over 500...
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Informes Annuales y Estadísticos
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Health Forum Annual Report
Regeringskansliet -Socialdepartementet, Regeringskansliet
Resolutions adopted at the Bi-National Commission (BNC) emphasised the need for the establishment of a Health Forum. The purpose of the Health Forum is to facilitate and stimulate enhanced and broad-based cooperation between South Africa and Sweden in the field of public...
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Regeringskansliet -Socialdepartementet, Regeringskansliet
Resolutions adopted at the Bi-National Commission (BNC) emphasised the need for the establishment of a Health Forum. The purpose of the Health Forum is to facilitate and stimulate enhanced and broad-based cooperation between South Africa and Sweden in the field of public...
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DSD Annual Report
Chief Directorate Communication; Department of Social Development, Department of Social Development
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Chief Directorate Communication; Department of Social Development, Department of Social Development
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