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 The Promise Of Protection: Social Protection And Development In Asia And The Pacific
Author(s): Social Development Division (SDD)
Economic Sector(s): (1) Social welfare and services and social security
ESCAP Reference No.: ST/ESCAP/2591
Division/Office: Social Development
Published Date: May 2011
Country: {Non-country Specific Publication}
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Over the past two decades, the Asia-Pacific region has witnessed a number of economic crises that have threatened progress towards reducing poverty and achieving the Millennium Development Goals. These crises reflect the increased risks associated with globalization, especially for the poor and those without voice. In addition, several countries in Asia and the Pacific have been profoundly affected by high-impact natural disasters which have exposed vulnerabilities and amplified the insecurities of many people’s livelihoods. This has especially been the case for poor households located in rural areas. Such crises and development challenges have generated renewed interest in social protection as a tool to mitigate not only the impacts of shocks but also to help accelerate the recovery of people most affected by such events. Much of this interest has focused on the risks and vulnerabilities that have emerged as a result of specific events and, consequently, social protection initiatives have tended to be reactive rather than proactive. Yet, it is also known that poverty and exclusion magnify the effects of crises, and so to be truly effective and transformative social protection must be linked to efforts to reduce poverty and exclusion and in so doing eliminate the structures that place people in situations of vulnerability in the first place. This report provides a compelling argument for advancing the social protection agenda in Asia and the Pacific along this direction.




Foreword 

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Introduction

 

Chapter One

The promise of protection

Types of social protection

Gender and social protection

Time to protect

Chapter Two

Realizing the Dividends of Social Protection

Building human capacities

Offering an escape from poverty

Reducing income inequality

Advancing economic growth

Achieving social cohesion through inclusion

Chapter Three

Building Asia‑Pacific floors and staircases 

Availability of services

Health services

Educational services

Financial services

Social transfers

Employment guarantees  

Social pensions

Conditional cash transfers

Active labour market policies  

Ensuring coherence  

Extending protection to all

Lessons learned: targeted to universal 

Showing the way

Chapter Four

Delivering on the promise

Making political choices

Popular but not populist  

Establishing legislative and governance frameworks 

Mobilizing financial resources

A compelling case for action



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