Holdings: Reducing Vulnerability and Increasing Opportunity : Social Protection in the Middle East and North Africa

Reducing Vulnerability and Increasing Opportunity : Social Protection in the Middle East and North Africa

Despite social, and economic diversity within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, social protection systems share common characteristics. This report develops a framework for a more integrated approach to social protection, and proposes...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ADVERSE EFFECTS ADVERSE SHOCKS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL SECTOR BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL MARKETS CASH TRANSFERS CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS CHILD LABOR CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SOCIETY COMMODITIES COPING MECHANISMS DELIVERY MECHANISMS DEPENDENCY RATIO DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DEVELOPMENT NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS ECONOMIC CRISES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE RATES EXTERNAL SHOCKS FINANCIAL MARKETS FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL POLICY FOOD SUBSIDIES GNP HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH INSURANCE HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPORTS INCOME HOUSEHOLDS INCOME INEQUALITY INCREASED EMPHASIS INCREASED RISKS INSURANCE SYSTEMS INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL LABOUR INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINES LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LEVEL PLAYING FIELD LIFE EXPECTANCY MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MANDATES MARKET DISTORTIONS MICROFINANCE MIGRATION MORTALITY NATIONAL AVERAGE NATIONAL POLICIES NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY LINES NATURAL DISASTERS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OIL OIL PRICES OIL RESERVES OLD-AGE INSURANCE PENSION SYSTEM PENSIONS POOR COMMUNITIES POPULATION GROUPS POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION SIZE POVERTY GAP POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIORITY AREAS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTORS PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC TRANSFERS RETIREMENT RISK FACTORS RISK MANAGEMENT RISK MANAGEMENT MECHANISMS RISK MITIGATION RISK REDUCTION RURAL POPULATION SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SKILLED WORKERS SMALL FARMERS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL EXPENDITURES SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL INVESTMENT SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTION MECHANISMS SOCIAL PROTECTION STRATEGY SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS SOCIAL RISK SOCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT SOCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK SOCIAL RISKS SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT STRUCTURAL REFORM STRUCTURAL REFORMS SUBSIDIARY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRANSFER PROGRAMS TRANSPORT UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES URBANIZATION VULNERABLE GROUPS WAGE SUBSIDY WAGES WATER RESOURCES WATER SUPPLY WELFARE LOSSES SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORS REGIONAL DISPARITY INTEGRATED APPROACH LABOR MARKET POLICY SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL REFORM POLICY FRAMEWORK SOCIAL INDICATORS MACROECONOMIC PLANNING PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS GOVERNANCE APPROACH INSTITUTIONAL REFORM REGULATORY FRAMEWORK EDUCATIONAL REFORM HEALTH REFORM FINANCIAL STABILITY TRAINING ASSISTANCE COMMUNITY-BASED METHOD
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/1959750/reducing-vulnerability-increasing-opportunity-social-protection-middle-east-north-africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14255

Reducing Vulnerability and Increasing Opportunity : Social Protection in the Middle East and North Africa

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