Ebook: Towards Asia’s Sustainable Development : The Role of Social Protection.
Author: OECD
- Tags: Asia -- Social policy, Economic development -- Social aspects -- Asia, Social security -- Asia, Sustainable development -- Social aspects -- Asia, Social security -- Social aspects -- Asia, Economic development -- Asia, Business & Economics, Labor & Workers’ Economics
- Series: Emerging economies transition Towards Asia’s sustainable development
- Year: 2002
- Publisher: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- City: Paris
- Language: English
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The Asian financial crisis and its social aftermath triggered a fundamental reappraisal of the role of social protection in Asia. Existing social protection programmes in many Asian countries were found to be insufficient and not well designed. It is now widely agreed that considerable effort is required to set up and further develop appropriate social protection mechanisms in the region. This book provides the Read more...