Social Protection for Children: Key Policy Trends and Statistics

Social Protection Department
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Isabel Ortiz

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Abstract: This policy paper: (i) provides a global overview of the organization of child and family benefits in 183 countries; (ii) presents the negative impacts of fiscal consolidation and adjustment measures in a number of higher-income economies; (iii) analyses trends and recent policies, e.g. extension of child and family benefit coverage in a large number of lowand middle-income countries; (iv) presents the costs of basic universal child and orphan benefits in 57 low and lower middle income countries; and (v) calls for the expansion of social protection for children and families in pursuit of crisis recovery, inclusive development and social justice.

Keywords: social protection; children; social security; cash transfers; social assistance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-10
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