Social Security Regimes, Global Estimates, and Good Practices: The Status of Social Protection for International Migrants

World Development

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 455-466

  Avato, Johanna ^a   Koettl, Johannes ^a   Sabates Wheeler, Rachel ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

access; global; labor; migration; portability; social protection

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ESTIMATION METHOD; INSURANCE SYSTEM; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; SOCIAL SECURITY;

EID: 77049120337     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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