From Right to Reality: Incentives, Labor Markets, and the Challenge of Universal Social Protection in Latin America and the Caribbean

by David Robalino and Helena Ribe

Book Overview

This study highlights the interaction between social protection (SP) programs and labor markets in the Latin America region. It presents new evidence on the limited coverage of existing programs and emphasizes the challenges caused by high informality for achieving universal social protection for old age income, health, unemployment risks and anti-poverty safety nets. It identifies interaction effects between SP programs and the behavioral responses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821386875
• ISBN13: 9780821386873
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 450 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"