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Financing Social Protection

By: Michael Cichon,International Labour Office,International Social Security Association

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Financing Social Protection

By: Michael Cichon,International Labour Office,International Social Security Association

This publication considers the range of financing options available for the design of cost-effective and equitable social welfare systems, giving a thorough analysis of their advantages and disadvantages and their financial and economic implications. Written by practitioners for practitioners, the book discusses the design and maintenance of national social protection systems that seek to ensure effective and efficient use of available resources at the community, national and international levels while supporting long-term economic development. The book explores theoretical and practical policy questions, as well as looking at the policy process that determines the affordable levels of and scope of social protection in a given country.

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International Labour Organization

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9221151220

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9789221151227

Women Workers

An Annotated Bibliography, 1983-94

By: International Labour Office

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Women Workers

An Annotated Bibliography, 1983-94

By: International Labour Office

Produced from the LABORDOC database, lists 953 English-language publications, technical reports, working papers and other documents, produced at ILO headquarters or in ILO field offices, or prepared in connection with ILO programmes.

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308

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International Labour Organization

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9221092011

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9789221092018

ILO Activities in the Americas, 2003-2006

Annex : Sixteenth American Regional Meeting, Brasilia, May 2006

By: International Labour Office. Director-General

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ILO Activities in the Americas, 2003-2006

Annex : Sixteenth American Regional Meeting, Brasilia, May 2006

By: International Labour Office. Director-General

Summarizes the principal outcome of ILO work in the region. Includes listings of technical cooperation projects and of books, reports, CD-ROMs, videos, and CINTERFOR publications issued.

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International Labour Organization

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9221185079

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9789221185079

Labour Administration

By: International Labour Office

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Labour Administration

By: International Labour Office

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116

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International Labour Organization

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9221098885

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9789221098881

Protecting the Poor

A Microinsurance Compendium

By: International Labour Office

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Protecting the Poor

A Microinsurance Compendium

By: International Labour Office

This compendium brings together the latest thinking of leading academics, actuaries, and insurance and development professionals in the microinsurance field. The result is a practical, wide-ranging resource which provides the most thorough overview of the subject to date. The book allows readers to benefit from the valuable lessons learned from a project launched by the CGAP Working Group on Microinsurance to analyse operations around the world. This volume covers the many aspects of microinsurance in detail including product design, marketing, premium collection and governance. It also discusses the various institutional arrangements available for delivery such as the community-based approach, insurance companies owned by networks of savings and credit cooperatives and microfinance institutions. The roles of key stakeholders are also explored and the book offers insightful strategies for achieving the right balance between coverage, costs and price.

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International Labour Organization

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9221192547

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9789221192541

Consumer Protection in Financial Services

By: Southern Methodist University. Institute of International Banking and Finance

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Consumer Protection in Financial Services

By: Southern Methodist University. Institute of International Banking and Finance

The question of how financial services should be regulated in the interests of consumers has never been more topical. The structure of the financial services industry is changing rapidly and the need for the law to keep pace with these changes has never been greater. This book examines the role of the law in the protection of the consumer, in particular the ways in which the law is, and could be, used to protect consumers when purchasing financial services. A prominent panel of contributors first examines the role of the European Union and the ombudsmen schemes operating in the United Kingdom in improving consumer protection. Eight expert papers present a detailed analysis of aspects of the various legal mechanisms protecting consumers in the banking, financial services, investments and insurance industries. The final part of the book is concerned with the important and controversial area of consumer credit. This unique work is a welcome contribution to a rapidly developing area of law, which has so far received little attention from commentators. It will be of great interest to those at the cutting edge of banking, financial services and consumer law, whether practicing lawyers or in-house counsel, and all those involved in advising consumers.

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330

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Kluwer Law International B.V.

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9041197176

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9789041197177

IMF Staff papers

Volume 35 No. 3

By: International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.

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IMF Staff papers

Volume 35 No. 3

By: International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.

The proposal to set up an international debt facility to buy the debt of developing countries at a discount and then mark down its contractual value is analyzed. The paper considers the central question of how the debtor countries, creditor banks, and owners of the facility would be affected; in particular, what redistribution of gains and losses there would be among them. The “market price effect” and the “ceiling effect” are distinguished. A crucial consideration is whether debt retained by banks is subordinated to debt bought by the facility.

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148

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International Monetary Fund

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1451972989

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9781451972986

IMF Engagement on Pension Issues in Surveillance and Program Work

By: International Monetary,International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.,International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department

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IMF Engagement on Pension Issues in Surveillance and Program Work

By: International Monetary,International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.,International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is increasingly involved in offering policy advice on public pension issues to member countries. Public pension spending is important from both fiscal and welfare perspectives. Pension policy and its reforms can have significant fiscal and distribution implications, can influence labor supply and labor demand decisions, and may impact consumption and savings behavior. This technical note provides guidance on assessing public pension systems’ macrocriticality, i.e., sustainability, adequacy, and efficiency; it also discusses the issues and policy trade-offs to be considered when designing responses aiming to address these dimensions of the pension system. The paper emphasizes the importance of taking a long-term, comprehensive perspective when evaluating public pension spending and providing policy advice. Where feasible, reforms should be gradual and transparent to allow individuals ample time to adjust their work and savings decisions and to facilitate consumption smoothing over their lifecycle to avoid poverty in old age. It is also important to ensure that pension systems’ design and reforms do not lead to undesirable impacts in other policy areas including general tax compliance, health insurance coverage, labor force participation among older workers, or labor market informality. The paper emphasizes the importance country-specific social and economic objectives and constraints, as well as political economy realities – factors that can determine whether a pension reform is a success or failure.

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International Monetary Fund

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9798400211218

Monitoring International Labor Standards

Techniques and Sources of Information

By: National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Center for Education,Committee on Monitoring International Labor Standards

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Monitoring International Labor Standards

Techniques and Sources of Information

By: National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Center for Education,Committee on Monitoring International Labor Standards

This new report provides a framework within which to assess compliance with core international labor standards and succeeds in taking an enormous step toward interpreting all relevant information into one central database. At the request of the Bureau of International Labor Affairs at the U.S. Department of Labor, the National Research Council's Committee on Monitoring International Labor Standards was charged with identifying relevant and useful sources of country-level data, assessing the quality of such data, identifying innovative measures to monitor compliance, exploring the relationship between labor standards and human capital, and making recommendations on reporting procedures to monitor compliance. The result of the committee's work is in two partsâ€"this report and a database structure. Together, they offer a first step toward the goal of providing an empirical foundation to monitor compliance with core labor standards. The report provides a comprehensive review of extant data sources, with emphasis on their relevance to defined labor standards, their utility to decision makers in charge of assessing or monitoring compliance, and the cautions necessary to understand and use the quantitative information.

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306

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National Academies Press

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0309166357

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9780309166355

Rural Development

An Annotated Bibliography of ILO Publications and Documents, 1983-1990

By: International Labour Office

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Rural Development

An Annotated Bibliography of ILO Publications and Documents, 1983-1990

By: International Labour Office

Entries in English and various other languages.

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354

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International Labour Organization

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9221064514

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9789221064510

Benin

Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

By: International Monetary Fund

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Benin

Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

By: International Monetary Fund

This abstract discusses Benin’s poverty reduction strategy (PRS1). The PRS1 serves as both a strategic frame of reference and a framework for dialogue with technical and financial partners (TFPs). The six major phases involved in the preparation of the growth and poverty reduction strategy (GPRS) and design of the macroeconomic and budgetary framework have been explained in this paper. The impact of macroeconomic and budgetary framework on the attainment of the MDGs and on the poverty reduction is also reviewed.

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International Monetary Fund

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1463922574

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9781463922573

Labour Information

A Guide to Selected Sources

By: International Labour Office

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Labour Information

A Guide to Selected Sources

By: International Labour Office

This reference book provides a core list of publications in the labour field covering both reference materials and selected ILO publications in English. It covers employment training, labour relations, labour administration, working conditions and environment, social security, promotion of equality and workers' education.

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International Labour Organization

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9221072746

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9789221072744

Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of Disabled Persons

By: International Labour Office. Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations

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Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of Disabled Persons

By: International Labour Office. Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations

Presents a general survey on the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) Convention, 1983 (No. 159) and Recommendation No. 168. Defines key terms and expressions of the instruments, and describes the provisions within the standards and the relevant national legislation in the countries that have ratified this Convention. Considers vocational rehabilitation from the stand point of social security schemes. Discusses member States' obligations to implement national policy on vocational rehabilitation, the means by which national policy can be developed and difficulties encountered by member States in the application of the instruments.

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International Labour Organization

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9221106527

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9789221106524

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Financing Social Protection

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ILO Activities in the Americas, 2003-2006

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Protecting the Poor

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Consumer Protection in Financial Services

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Monitoring International Labor Standards

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