Inclusive Social Protection in
Simone Cecchini, Rodrigo Martínez
Social Development Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the
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Protección social inclusiva en América Latina Una mirada integral, un enfoque de derechos
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“…..The purpose of this book is to encourage dialogue on social protection (which includes access to health). It highlights the need for innovation in designing policies and instruments, as well as in management, in order to build comprehensive systems that provide inclusive social protection. Social protection has become one of the pillars of social development strategies in
This book examines the principal ongoing discussions regarding social protection and co-responsibility transfer programmes, looks at the role assigned to them and weighs the conceptual elements, the needs and the challenges to be addressed in order to consolidate comprehensive social protection systems.
These systems should provide universal coverage. Their funding should be grounded in solidarity. And, above all, the citizens’ rights that they establish should be egalitarian. The entire citizenry becomes the subject of protection policies, and social policies come to be viewed as a whole that encompasses the complementary —not contradictory— principles of targeting as an instrument and universality as a goal….”
“……….This book examines identifies the scope and role of social protection in extremely unequal societies subject to a high incidence of persistent poverty. Social protection, seen from a rights-based perspective, is linked to the fight against inequality in a number of ways: it greatly reduces or eliminates the probability of failing to cope with a contingent risk; it curbs the vicious circle of poverty and inequality by preventing families from mortgaging future key assets for human development, such as health and education; and it facilitates the implementation of strategies for empowering the most vulnerable groups to cope with risk, particularly children, elderly people and women. …”
“…..It is the outcome of a systematic and productive exchange to identify viable and effective options for consolidating social policy design and implementation in the area of poverty reduction and social protection, and so help to build the required institutional and human capabilities…..”
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Latin America and the
Content:
Summary
Introduction
Chapter I Social policy and protection
A. Brief history of social protection in
B. Social protection, an evolving concept
1. Protection based on formal employment
Emergency protection
Protection as assistance and access to promotion
Protection as a citizen guarantee
Chapter II Social protection in
A. The present situation: shortcomings and achievements
B. Welfare regimes and social investment
C. Social protection institutions
1. Social protection agencies and bodies
2. Inter-agency coordination
D. Financing social protection
1. Contributory social protection
2. Non-contributory social protection
3. Gender equity
E. Social protection as a right
F. Current policies in the light of conceptual approaches
Chapter III Co-responsibility transfer programmes and social protection
A. Role of co-responsibility transfer programmes in Latin American social policy
B. Diversity in co-responsibility transfer programmes
1. Income-transfer programmes with soft conditionality
2. Demand incentive programmes with strong conditionality
3. Programme coordination systems or networks with conditionalities
Chapter IV Towards a comprehensive social protection system
A. Social policy: protection, promotion and sectoral policies
B. Functions of a comprehensive social protection system
C. Axes of social protection integration
D. Social protection: universal rights tailored to people’s differing needs
1. Poverty and vulnerability
2. Formal and informal employment
3. Families, life cycle and demographic change
4. Care provision
E. Social protection components and instruments
F. Institutions and social protection
Chapter V Co-responsibility transfer programmes as a gateway into social protection
A. Introduction
1. Protecting and securing income
2. Identifying demand and ensuring access
3. Fostering decent work
B. Integration to address heterogeneous demand for social protection
Cross-wise integration: meeting the needs of different population groups
2. Longitudinal integration: meeting the needs of different stages in the human life-cycle
C. Integrating the supply of social protection policies and programmes
1. Horizontal integration: strengthening cross-sector coordination
2. Vertical integration: strengthening coordination between management levels
D. Matching social service supply and quality to the requirements of co-responsibility transfer programmes
E. Matching demand for protection with the supply of services: family support
F. Support for institutional capacity-building: the role of beneficiary selection and registration systems
G. Graduation from co-responsibility transfer programmes and social protection
1. Exit rules
2. Income generation and labour force participation
Chapter VI Consolidating social protection in
A. Feasibility of implementing a rights-based approach in the region
B. Financing: multiple demands and limited resources
C. The heterogeneity of population and protection gaps
D. Cross-sector coordination: a key prerequisite
E. Information for comprehensive management: a still to achieve goal
F. Co-responsibility transfer programmes: the “Christmas tree” syndrome
Bibliography
Annexes
Annex 1 Social protection and economic, social and cultural rights
Annex 2 Three model co-responsibility transfer programmes in the region
Annex 3 Estimated cost of non-contributory cash transfers
Annex 4 Statistical annex
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