Social Protection Goals in East Asia
Strategies and Methods to Generate Fiscal Space
Mukul G Asher editor Fauziah Zen editor Astrid Dita editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:13th Mar '18
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The book examines the conceptual, economic, and fiscal impact(s) of the Social Protection Floor (SPF) initiative of the International Labor Organisation (ILO) and other policy influencers by first critically examining the methodologies used by the international agencies to estimate the fiscal costs of designated minimum package(s) of social protection programs. The book also briefly reviews the methodologies used and usefulness of the Social Protection Index (SPI) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Second, the book analyses strategies and specific initiatives used by the selected East Asian countries (China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam), designed to progress towards the social protection goals underlying the Social Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in September 2015, and endorsed by the countries covered in this book.
Finally, the book provides a framework for generating fiscal space to fund the social protection programs and initiatives. The country chapters utilise this framework in the context of each specific country to suggest generating fiscal space.
'Enhancing social protection is a high policy priority for governments throughout East Asia, yet there is considerable confusion on how best to achieve this objective. The book provides both a rigorous conceptual framework and pragmatic, country-specific applications of this framework that should be extremely useful in helping to meet these daunting social protection challenges. Not only will the book help countries to assess progress in their efforts to broaden and deepen social protection, but equally important, it will help them to generate the requisite fiscal space to fund their social protection initiatives. The book is a must read for anyone engaged in the design, implementation, or evaluation of social protection programs in East Asia.'— Jay K. Rosengard, Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
ISBN: 9781138292963
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 508g
238 pages