Household risk management and social protection in Chile.

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Imprint:Washington, DC : World Bank, c2005.
Description:xxi, 93 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
Series:A World Bank country study
World Bank country study.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5612046
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Other authors / contributors:World Bank.
ISBN:0821359533 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-93)
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Trends in poverty and inequality, risk indicators and the reach of Chile's social protection system
  • 2. A conceptual framework for analyzing risks to income
  • 3. Prudent fiscal management as social protection policy
  • 4. Mitigating the risk of poverty from job loss
  • 5. The risk of poverty from health shocks
  • 6. The risk of poverty due to loss of earnings ability in old age
  • 7. "Residual" or structural poverty
  • 8. Increasing the effectiveness of Chile's social protection system
  • 9. Conclusions and recommendations for reform of social protection in Chile.