The labour market situation in Latin America and the Caribbean was shaped by a combination of two factors in 2014. The first was a number of traits arising from its positive performance over the preceding 10-year period, which left the region with high rates...
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G20 DOING VITAL ROLEFOR SOCIAL PROTECTION This note briefly explains how basic social protection – through national social protection floors – can allow countries to extend social coverage to their population, and ensure the sustainability of their systems in...
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In Argentina, social protection consists of a large number of policies and programmes that span both basic social protection components and other components providing a higher level of social protection, especially among mandatory contributory schemes. The...
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The global economic and financial crisis has made evident the coverage limitations of several social protection systems. For this reason, initiatives such as the Global Jobs Pact place issues linked to employment and access to social protection at the heart...
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This policy paper: (i) examines IMF government spending projections for 181 countries, identifying two main phases: fiscal expansion (2008-2009) and fiscal consolidation (2010 onwards); (ii) presents the main adjustment measures considered since 2010 and...
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This article reviews the concepts applicable in the field of social protection in Latin America and examines the behaviour of the labour market, then looks at the situation and challenges in relation to the different protection schemes involved. Attention is...
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