Developments and trends issue:

The report analyses the successes of a number of countries to extend social security and health care coverage to previously unprotected groups.

The report also points to the positive and less-conventional roles of social security in responding to the shocks, crises and natural disasters that have affected the region in recent years.

This volume identifies, synthesizes and interprets the most important recent developments and trends in social security in Asia and the Pacific.
Topics:  About social security, Administration - Management, Extension of coverage, Demographic changes