From Right to Reality

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No AccessLatin American Development Forum1 Feb 2013From Right to RealityIncentives, Labor Markets, and the Challenge of Universal Social Protection in Latin America and the CaribbeanAuthors/Editors: Helena Ribe, David Robalino, Ian WalkerHelena Ribe, David Robalino, Ian Walkerhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-8687-3View ChaptersAboutPDF (5.9 MB)Other FormatsePUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract:This study highlights the interaction between social protection (SP) programs and labor markets in the Latin America region. It presents new evidence on the limited coverage of existing programs and emphasizes the challenges caused by high informality for achieving universal social protection for old age income, health, unemployment risks and anti-poverty safety nets. It identifies interaction effects between SP programs and the behavioral responses of workers, firms and social protection providers, which can further undermine efforts to expand coverage, summarizing evidence from recent work across the region. The book argues for a re-design of financing to eliminate cross subsidies between members of contributory programs and subsidies that effectively tax income from formal employment. It advocates well-targeted, tax-funded, tapered subsidies to provide incentives to the savings efforts of low-income workers, coupled with an effective safety net for the extreme poor who have no capacity to contribute to financing their own social protection arrangements. It also argues for the consolidation of programs and harmonization of benefits packages across different insurers. The book develops an overall conceptual framework and presents in-depth analysis of the main SP sectors of pensions, health, unemployment insurance and labor market programs, and safety net transfers. Previous bookNext book FiguresreferencesRecommendeddetailsCited byInformality in the time of COVID-19 in Latin America: Implications and policy optionsPLOS ONE, Vol.16, No.1216 December 2021The Political Dimension of Cash Transfers in Latin America and Sub‐Saharan Africa: A Comparative PerspectivePolitics & Policy, Vol.47, No.625 November 2019NDC Schemes and the Labor Market: Issues and Options24 October 2019From an Employment-Based to a Comprehensive Model of Risk Sharing4 October 2019Pension systems contribution determinants: a cross sectional analysis on TunisiaMiddle East Development Journal, Vol.11, No.127 February 2019The rise of noncommunicable diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean: challenges for public health policiesLatin American Economic Review, Vol.24, No.111 November 2015Including informal economy workers in contributory social protection: Current challenges in Latin AmericaInternational Social Security Review, Vol.68, No.425 February 2016Constraints to Labor Mobility and Formalization8 January 2015Policy Recommendations8 January 2015Labor and Social Protection Policies during the Crisis and the Recovery8 April 2014Designing and implementing unemployment benefit systems in middle and low income countries: beyond risk-pooling vs savingsIZA Journal of Labor Policy, Vol.2, No.124 September 2013Households are the first line of support to confront risk and pursue opportunity28 January 2016Fostering resilience and prosperity through a vibrant enterprise sector28 January 2016The role of the international community28 January 2016Overview28 January 2016Les r?gimes de retraite dans le monde et leurs r?formes: facteurs d?terminants, tendances et difficult?sRevue internationale de s?curit? sociale, Vol.66, No.23 June 2013Rentensysteme und ihre Reformen auf der ganzen Welt: Ursachen, Trends und HerausforderungenInternationale Revue für Soziale Sicherheit, Vol.66, No.210 June 2013Global pension systems and their reform: Worldwide drivers, trends and challengesInternational Social Security Review, Vol.66, No.29 April 2013Sistemas de pensiones en el mundo y sus reformas: factores, tendencias y desaf?os mundialesRevista Internacional de Seguridad Social, Vol.66, No.25 June 2013 View Published: March 2012ISBN: 978-0-8213-8687-3e-ISBN: 978-0-8213-8906-5 Copyright & Permissions Related RegionsLatin America & CaribbeanRelated TopicsHealth Nutrition and PopulationPoverty ReductionSocial Protections and Labor KeywordsLATIN AMERICACOVERAGESOCIAL SAFETY NETSSUBSIDIESTARGETINGCOHERENCEINFORMALITYHEALTHPENSIONS AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCESOCIAL PROTECTION PDF DownloadLoading ...