Resources on social protection
Annemarie van de Vijsel, Bertil Videt |
October 22, 2024
This is a list of selected reports, papers and databases on social protection in developing countries. It consists of three tables:
- Table 1 contains a selection of reports by institutions as well as their theme pages on social protection;
- Table 2 covers research papers by academics, research institutions and independent think-tanks that are available online;
- Table 3 includes links to databases on social protection.
Table 1. Institutional reports and theme pages
| Report | Institution | Year |
| Social Protection Floor for a Fair and Inclusive Globalization (pdf) | ILO | 2011 |
| World Social Security Report 2010/11. Providing coverage in times of crisis and beyond (pdf) | ILO | 2010 |
| Social Protection, Poverty and the Post-2015 Agenda (pdf) | World Bank | 2013 |
| Combating Poverty and Inequality: Structural Change, Social Policy and Politics | UNRISD | 2010 |
| Social Protection Strategic Framework | UNICEF | |
| Social Protection & Labor | World Bank | |
| Resilience, Equity and Opportunity, The World Bank 2012-2022 Social Protection And Labor Strategy | World Bank | |
| Promoting Pro-Poor Growth: Social Protection | OECD | 2009 |
| Underwriting the Poor, A Global Fund for Social Protection (pdf) | Olivier de Schutter, Magdalena Sepúlveda (UN High Special Rapporteurs) | 2012 |
| Social Protection in European Union Development Cooperation (pdf) | European Commission | 2012 |
| Social Protection for Inclusive Development - A new perspective in EU co-operation with Africa (pdf) | European Report on Development (ERD) | 2010 |
| The Social Protection Index: Assessing Results for Asia and the Pacific | Asian Development Bank (ADB) | 2013 |
| Global Extension of Social Security (GESS) | ILO | |
| Social Protection and Cash Transfers | IPC-IG (International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, UNDP) | |
| Social protection publications | ILO | |
| ECLAC Publications Social Security | Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) | |
| South-South learning on social protection | UNDP | |
| Targeting and Universalism in Poverty Reduction. Social Policy and Development Programme Paper, Number 23, December (pdf) | Thandika Mkandawire, UNRISD | 2005 |
| Social Protection, Poverty Reduction and Pro-Growth (pdf). Policy Guidance Note: Social Protection. OECD | OECD | 2009 |
| ILO Convention No. 102 on minimum standards | ILO | 1952 |
| Examining Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: A Role for Increased Social Inclusion? The World Bank Institute, SP Discussion paper no. 0603 (pdf) | Bénédicte de la Brière and Laura B. Rawlings, World Bank | 2006 |
| Special Issue: The role of national social protection floors in extending social security to all, International Security Review, 66(3-4), pp. 1-210. | International Social Security Review | 2013 |
| Poverty in focus, social protection: the role of cash transfers (pdf) | UNDP International Poverty Centre (IPC-UNDP) | 2006 |
Table 2. Research papers
| Report | Institution | year |
| The forthcoming second edition of the policy guide Designing and Implementing Social Transfer Programmes | EPRI (Economic Policy Research Institute) | forthcoming |
| Social Protection Responses to the Financial Crisis: What do we Know? | IDS in focus policy briefing | 2009 |
| GSDRC Applied Knowledge Services: types of social protection | GSDRC | |
| GDN conference ‘Inequality, Social Protection and Inclusive Growth’ (pdf) | GDN (Global Development Network) | 2013 |
| Social Sciences Research Network: research by Armando Barrientos | Armando Barrientos | various years |
| ODI Social Protection programme | ODI (The Overseas Development Insitute) | |
| Why Emerging Economies Need Social Policy: the Cases of China and India (short version) (pdf) | Arjan de Haan, IPC-UNDP | 2013 |
| A Conceptual Framework for Understanding the Role of Cash Transfers in Social Protection (pdf), ODI Project Briefing, Overseas Development Institute, London. | Rachel Slater, John Farrington, Rebecca Holmes, Paul Harvey, ODI | 2008 |
| Cost-effective safety nets. What are the costs of reaching the poor? (pdf) | World Food Programme, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) | 2003 |
| Making Cash Count: Lessons from cash transfers in east and southern Africa for supporting the most vulnerable children and households (pdf) |
S. Devereux, Marshall, J., MacAskill, J., Pelham, L. Save the Children UK, HelpAge International and Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex | 2005 |
| Systemic Shocks and Social Protection: Role and Effectiveness of Public Works Programs, Social Protection Discussion paper (pdf) | Kalanidhi Subbarao, World Bank | 2003 |
| Transforming Cash Transfers Symposium | DFID | |
| Socio-economic security over the life course: A global review of social protection. Report of a Social Protection Scoping Study. Institute of Development Studies: University of Sussex (pdf) | Sarah Cook and Naila Kabeer, IDS Centre for Social Protection | 2009 |
| The Political Economy of Targeting (pdf) In D. van de Walle & K. Nead (Eds.) Public spending and the poor: theory and evidence. World Bank, The John Hopkins University Press: USA, Baltimore. | Amartya Sen, World Bank | 1995 |
| Equal Pensions, Equal Rights: Achieving Universal Pension Coverage for Old Women and Men in Developing Countries (pdf) In: Gender & Development, 17:3, pp. 377-388 | Stephen Kidd | 2009 |
| Social Pensions Part I: Their Role in the Overall Pension System (pdf) Social Protection Discussion Paper No. 0601. World Bank: USA, Washington DC. | Robert Palacios and Oleksiy Sluchynsky | 2006 |
| We Are All Poor Here: Economic Difference, Social Divisiveness, and Targeting Cash Transfers in Sub-Saharan Africa’ (pdf) Paper prepared for the conference Social Protection for the Poorest in Africa: Learning from Experience, Kampala, Uganda, pp. 8-10. | Frank Ellis | 2008 |
| Reforming pensions: principles, analytical errors and policy directions. In: International social security review, 62 (2). pp. 5-29. | Nicholas Barr and Peter Diamond | 2009 |
| When is social protection productivity-enhancing? Costs and benefits on economic performances (pdf) | Federico Tomassi | 2010 |
| Informal and Formal Social Protection Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. OSSREA Publications. | Devereux and Getu (eds.), Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern and Souther Africa (OSSREA) | 2013 |
| Social Protection as Development Policy: A New International Agenda for Action | Francois-Xavier Merrien | 2013 |
| Editorial Introduction: Debating Social Protection (pdf). In: IDS Bulletin, 38(3), pp. 1-7. | Stephen Devereux and Rachel Sabates-Wheeler | 2007 |
| Social Protection Concepts and Approaches: Implications for Policy and Practice (pdf) in International Development, London: Overseas Development Institute | Andy Norton, Tim Conway and Mick Foster | 2001 |
| Digging holes and filling them again? How far do public works enhance livelihoods?(pdf) | Anna McCord and John Farrington, ODI | 2008 |
| How can Safety Nets Contribute to Economic Growth, Policy Research Working Papers (pdf) | Harold Alderman and Ruslan Yemtsov, World Bank | 2013 |
| Social Transfers and Growth: What Do We Know? What Do We Need to Find Out? (pdf) In: World Development 40(1), pp. 11-20 | Armando Barrientos | 2011 |
Table 3. Databases
| Database | Institution |
| Social Transfers Evidence Database | EPRI (Economic Policy Research Institute) and DFID (Department for International Development, UK) |
| Social Assistance in Developing Countries Database (pdf) | Armando Barrientos, Miguel Niño-Zarazúa and Mathilde Maitrot, Brooks World Poverty Institute, The University of Manchester |
| The State of Social Safety Nets 2013 (pdf) | The World Bank |
| Social pensions database | Pension Watch |
| ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity | World Bank |
| Social security inquiry database | ILO |
| Database of CCT and Social Pension programmes in Latin America | ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean) |
| USA Social Security Administration | USA Social Security Administration |
| Social Security Observatory | ILO |
| Global Extension of Social Security (GESS) Statistics | ILO |
