Social protection floor gaps and pandemic relief measures: a case for universalism?: Exploring scalability through targeted versus universalist approaches

Annalena Oppel

No wp-2022-127, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: With the expansion of social protection measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, considerations both old and new have surfaced regarding targeted versus universalist approaches. This study focuses on how social protection coverage before the pandemic influences the extent of targeted versus universalist policies in advanced and developing economies. It offers new insights regarding continued and new patterns in policy design, particularly concerning beneficiaries and the type of programmes, by learning from the policy mix of crisis relief.

Keywords: Crisis; Social protection; Targeting; Universalism; Shocks; Economic crisis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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