Monday, April 12, 2021
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The recently enacted American Rescue Plan is a sea change in the federal government’s approach to the social...
Friday, April 9, 2021
The fourth and last section of the Policy in Focus magazine analyses the social protection responses to the COVID-19 crisis in Asian countries.
It starts with the case of Pakistan. The national lockdown—which lasted two months and was...
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Asia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Pakistan
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Thursday, April 1, 2021
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In a previous post we introduced a set of productive inclusion measures that governments in Burkina Faso,...
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Africa, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal
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Friday, March 26, 2021
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The idea of universal basic income has been a focus of serious discussion in recent years. India is the latest...
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
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While most of us understand the importance of housing, the nuts and bolts of how housing markets and...
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America, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico
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Wednesday, March 17, 2021
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Across the globe, over two billion people are engaged in informal labour. Informal workers continue to face...
Monday, March 8, 2021
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On International Women’s Day 2021, let’s think about pensions. Why? Women around the world still face highly...
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Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia
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Saturday, March 6, 2021
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A year into the pandemic, much discussion has been had on what a gender-responsive and inclusive social...
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
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Embedded in President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package is a significant and counter-productive...
Thursday, February 11, 2021
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In recent years, policymakers have attempted to solve the last-mile conundrum in welfare programmes through...
