{"product_id":"shielding-the-poor-social-protection-in-the-developing-world-paperback","title":"Shielding the Poor: Social Protection in the Developing World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNora Claudia Lustig\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A Brookings Institution Press and Inter-American Development Bank publication \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe poor in developing countries are particularly vulnerable to adverse shocks. They have little or no access to public social insurance, are unlikely to save in adequate amounts to rely fully on self-insurance or informal insurance, face restricted access to private market insurance or credit mechanisms, and have little or no political voice to demand the protection of safety net programs. In this book, the authors analyze the best ways to help the poor manage risks such as health shocks, unemployment, sudden drops in income, and old age. Unemployment benefits, employment programs, means-tested social assistance, social investment funds, and micro-finance for consumption-smoothing purposes are the leading options considered. The book provides a careful assessment of issues that governments need to address in the process of designing appropriate safety nets. \u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNora Lustig\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior fellow in Brookings' Foreign Policy Studies program and the editor of \u003ci\u003eCoping with Austerity: Poverty and Inequality in Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e (Brookings, 1995).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 322\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43153133568063,"sku":"9780815753216","price":71.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1PQXtMwqIg9780815753216.webp?v=1776944365","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/shielding-the-poor-social-protection-in-the-developing-world-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}