Social safety nets in Europe and Central Asia : preparing for crisis, adapting to demographic change, and promoting employability (English)

Social safety nets in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region responded to protect people's incomes during the global recession, especially in countries where systems were developed before the crisis. As population's age and labor forces shrink, the elderly will increasingly rely on general revenues to supplement contributory pensions, competing with assistance for other vulnerable groups. Social safety nets that link to employment and other services...

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Larrison,Jennica;

Lindert,Kathy A.;

Strokova,Victoria;

Williams,Penelope Jane Aske;
Document Date
2012/04/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
69096
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Europe and Central Asia,
Region
Europe and Central Asia,
Disclosure Date
2012/05/22
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Social safety nets in Europe and Central Asia : preparing for crisis, adapting to demographic change, and promoting employability
Keywords
social assistance

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Larrison,Jennica; Lindert,Kathy A.; Strokova,Victoria; Williams,Penelope Jane Aske.

Social safety nets in Europe and Central Asia : preparing for crisis, adapting to demographic change, and promoting employability (English). Europe and Central Asia knowledge brief ; issue no. 48 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/296431468254087985

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