[Report] Shame, Poverty and Social Protection

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Institute of Development Studies (06.06.2017) Despite long-standing conceptual considerations of shame in understanding poverty and debates about its moral, social and emotional qualities, the role of shame in poverty reduction policies remains largely unexplored. Notions of shame or mechanisms leading to shame – such as stigma or lack of dignity or respect – feature in many studies and policy evaluations, yet few studies have considered the interaction between shame, poverty and policy as its core

Ireland: Department of Social Protection earns €300m by reviewing Dublin social welfare claims

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Dublin Live (11.06.2017) New figures show the Department of Social Protection netted billions investigating social welfare fraud when Ireland was in the midst of recovering from economic collapse.

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ireland
Topics
Error, evasion and fraud
Governance and administration

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Uno de cada cinco jóvenes está desempleado en América Latina

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El País (01.06.2017) El desempleo juvenil creció tres puntos en 2016 en América Latina y alcanzó al 18,3%, más del doble de la tasa general, en una situación "dramática", según advirtió este miércoles la OIT.

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latin america
Topics
Employment of young workers

Suisse: Prévoyance professionnelle - L’avenir du deuxième pilier provoquera de gros tiraillements

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TDG (16.06.2017) Le 5 juin, le Conseil des Etats a pris une décision qui enchante les magistrats genevois et vaudois gérant l’aide sociale. Tout en suscitant l’ire des milieux immobiliers et des caisses de pension.

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switzerland

Le Nigéria négocie un prêt de 500 millions de dollars avec la Banque mondiale

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latribune.fr (22.06.2017) Annoncé en décembre dernier, le programme de protection sociale du Nigéria a besoin d'argent frais. L'ambitieux projet qui cible une réduction conséquente du taux de pauvreté nécessite près de 500 millions de dollars. La Banque mondiale semble prête à soutenir Abuja.

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nigeria
Topics
Extension of coverage

[Report] The impacts of combining agricultural and social protection interventions

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FAO (2017) This is the policy brief drawn from a longer review that analyses and summarizes impact evaluation findings that focus on the interaction between agricultural interventions (including rural extension services, rural development, natural resource management, access to markets, subsidized credit, investment grants, access to improved seeds and fertilizer subsidies), and social protection interventions, with specific attention to social assistance such as cash transfers and public works.

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Extension of coverage

[Informe] Hacia un gasto público social más eficiente y efectivo en Centroamérica

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bancomundial (Mayo 2017) Aunque existen diferencias entre los países centroamericanos (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua y Panamá), como las guerras civiles que sufrieron algunos de ellos en la región, los países centroamericanos tienen muchas similitudes como es la extensión territorial, así como la historia y la cultura. Una dificultad que enfrentan los seis países centroamericanos es como mejorar la distribución de los presupuestos generales de nación, y sobre todo en la eficiencia del gasto en los sectores sociales.

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latin america
Topics
Financing

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