An Index to Measure Progress Towards Universal Social Protection with Application to India

Aalok Ranjan Chaurasia

Indian Journal of Human Development, 2022, vol. 16, issue 1, 34-54

Abstract: This article develops an index to measure the progress towards universal social protection which is based on the three core dimensions of social protection—household income security; household resilience to external shocks; and social inclusion. The index is based on the concept of social protection space. Application of the index to India suggests that the country will have to go a long way to achieve the goal of universal social protection. The article also reveals significant diversity in the progress towards universal social protection across states/union territories. The analysis suggests that a decentralised, state/union territory-specific approach is needed to achieve universal social protection in the country.

Keywords: Social protection; composite index; India; income security; resilience; social inclusion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1177/09737030221088464

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