Successes in social protection: What lessons can be learned?

Canadian Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 439-453

  Giovannetti, Giorgia ^a   De Haan, Arjan ^b   Sabates Wheeler, Rachel ^c   Sanfilippo, Marco ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Institute of Development Studies   (United Kingdom)

^d EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Lessons learning; Poverty reduction; Social insurance; Social protection

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INSURANCE SYSTEM; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIAL POLICY;

GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84859150037     PISSN: 02255189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02255189.2011.647446     Document Type: Article

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