Social Protection for Transformation

Social Protection as Social Risk Management: Conceptual Underpinnings for the Social Protection Sector Strategy Paper

Social Protection Discussion Papers are not formal publications of the World Bank. They present preliminary and unpolished results of analysis that are circulated to encourage discussion and comment; citation and the use of such a paper should take account of its provisional character. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the author(s) and...

Policy Paper on Social Protection - Theme Papers on Social Protection

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Implications for Africa's Social and Economic Transformation

The Dual Transformation of Social Protection and Human Capital: Comparing Britain and Germany

Britain and Germany have been experiencing significant changes in the nature of work and welfare since the 1990s. Although significant differences remain, we have been observing a dual transformation of welfare, involving far-reaching retrenchment in unemployment protection but also remarkable expansions of family policies. These developments have their functional underpinnings in accelerating ...

Migration and Social Transformation

The establishment of the Migration Studies Unit can be understood as part of a process of rapid growth of migration studies – which is happening not just in Britain but also throughout Europe and indeed the rest of the world. Compared with the situation twenty or even ten years ago, migration studies has come of age. There are degree courses, specialised journals, conferences and a European net...