Challenging the misconception that universal social security is only viable in high-income countries, this paper compiles examples of ongoing universal coverage schemes in low- and middle-income nations, focusing on old age, disability, and child benefits...
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Disability-inclusive social protection schemes are one important way to promote and enable equitable and fair participation and benefits for persons with disabilities. Building a modern social protection system for persons with disabilities in Cambodia aligns...
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Persons with disabilities are disproportionately represented amongst the poorest members of Cambodia’s population. Overall, the national poverty rate (2021) among persons without disabilities was 17.5 per cent, while the rate was 21.1 per cent among persons...
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This paper explains why using universality – social security for everyone within a population category – is more successful than other approaches in implementing social security schemes. The study demonstrates how this can be done, in spite of fiscal...
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In this edition of our Pathways Perspectives series, Dr. Bazlul Khondker looks at the economic impacts of a universal pension in Bangladesh. Through his modelling, he demonstrates that investing in a universal pension has similar economic impacts to those of...
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In 2020 and 2021, the COVID-19 crisis hit Asia and the Pacific hard, with catastrophic impacts on health, economies and societies. It reversed much of the progress on the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and worsened gender equalities in health,...
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