Are social protection systems in Latin America and the Caribbean shock-responsive?
Author:
Rodolfo Beazley
Thematic Area:
Social Protection
Abstract:"There is growing global recognition of the role social protection can play in emergency response. In Latin America and the Caribbean natural disasters have occurred with increasing frequency in recent decades, and at the same time social protection systems have evolved and expanded substantially, providing an opportunity to support the response to large scale shocks". (…)
Keywords:social protection, systems, Latin America, Caribbean, shock-responsive
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Type/Issue:One Pager/348
ISSN:2318-9118
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