Author: | Asian Development Bank | ISBN: | 9789292575281 |
Publisher: | Asian Development Bank | Publication: | November 1, 2016 |
Imprint: | Asian Development Bank | Language: | English |
Author: | Asian Development Bank |
ISBN: | 9789292575281 |
Publisher: | Asian Development Bank |
Publication: | November 1, 2016 |
Imprint: | Asian Development Bank |
Language: | English |
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is committed to developing and updating a comprehensive set of comparable and accessible data to help measure performance of social protection programs in Asia and the Pacific. This 2016 report is the first comprehensive assessment of government social protection programs in 13 Pacific island countries, while a similar report presents data collected for 25 countries in Asia. This publication is an update of the 2013 report, The Social Protection Index: Assessing Results for Asia and the Pacific. It is intended to help monitor and assess the nature of government social insurance, social assistance, and labor market programs in the Pacific.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is committed to developing and updating a comprehensive set of comparable and accessible data to help measure performance of social protection programs in Asia and the Pacific. This 2016 report is the first comprehensive assessment of government social protection programs in 13 Pacific island countries, while a similar report presents data collected for 25 countries in Asia. This publication is an update of the 2013 report, The Social Protection Index: Assessing Results for Asia and the Pacific. It is intended to help monitor and assess the nature of government social insurance, social assistance, and labor market programs in the Pacific.