Sri Lanka : Strengthening Social Protection

Sri Lanka : Strengthening Social Protection

This report reviews Sri Lanka's social protection programs and proposes strategic options for enhancing their role in promoting growth with equity. Well designed social protection (SP) systems can help address poverty and inequality through re...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACTIVE LABOR ACTIVE LABOR MARKET ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AGE GROUP AGING AGING POPULATIONS BASIC NUTRITION BENEFICIARIES BENEFIT LEVELS BENEFIT PACKAGE CASH BENEFIT CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CHILD LABOR CHRONIC POVERTY CIVIL CONFLICT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONDITIONAL CASH CONFLICT CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING CONTRIBUTORY PENSIONS CORE LABOR STANDARDS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISABILITY DISABILITY ALLOWANCE DISABILITY INSURANCE DISABILITY PAYMENTS DISASTER RELIEF DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES DISPLACEMENT DROUGHT DRUG ABUSE EARTHQUAKE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY EDUCATION SYSTEMS ELDERLY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA EMERGENCIES EMPLOYABILITY EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT IMPACT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATION EQUITY GOALS FINANCIAL CAPACITY FISCAL CONSTRAINTS FOOD ASSISTANCE FOOD EXPENDITURE FORMAL INCOME GENDER DISCRIMINATION GENDER PARITY HEALTH CARE HEALTH INSURANCE HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILL HEALTH INCOME INCOME LOSS INCOME RISKS INCOME SHOCKS INCOME SUPPORT INCOME SUPPORT SYSTEM INCOME SUPPORT SYSTEMS INCOME TRANSFER INCOME TRANSFERS INDIVIDUAL RISKS INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS INEQUALITY INEQUITIES INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATES INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS INFORMAL SUPPORT INFORMAL WORKERS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INJURIES INSURANCE PROGRAM INSURANCE SCHEMES JOB COUNSELING JOB CREATION JOB DESTRUCTION JOB DESTRUCTION RATE JOB SECURITY JOB-SEEKERS JOBS LABOR COSTS LABOR DEMAND LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR LEGISLATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS LABOR MARKET RIGIDITIES LABOR MOBILITY LABOR REDEPLOYMENT LABOR STANDARDS LABOR SUPPLY LARGE FAMILIES LATIN AMERICAN LAYOFF LEGAL RIGHTS LIMITED ACCESS MALNOURISHED CHILDREN MALNUTRITION MARKET FAILURES MEANS TEST MIGRATION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINIMUM WAGES NATIONAL ACTION NATURAL DISASTERS NON-WAGE COSTS OCCUPATIONS OLD AGE PARTICIPATION RATE PASSIVE LABOR PASSIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAM PASSIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS PAYING JOBS PENSION PENSIONS PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION PERMANENT SETTLEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL SUPPORT POOR POOR FAMILIES POORER PEOPLE POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS PRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS PRODUCTIVITY GAINS PROGRAM COVERAGE PROGRESS PROTECTION SYSTEM PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS PUBLIC WORKS QUALITY EDUCATION REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE REMITTANCES REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INDICATORS RESPECT RETIREMENT RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL AREAS SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAVINGS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL CHILDREN SECONDARY EDUCATION SERVANTS SERVICE EMPLOYMENT SEVERANCE PAY SEVERANCE PAY SYSTEMS SHOCK SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL RISK SOCIAL RISKS SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL WELFARE SOUTH ASIAN STREET CHILDREN SUPPORT NETWORKS SUPPORT SYSTEM TARGETING TAX EXEMPTION TRADE UNIONS TRAINING PROGRAMS TRANSFER PROGRAM TRANSFER PROGRAMS UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAMS UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SYSTEM UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNFUNDED LIABILITY UNIVERSAL HEALTH UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION URBANIZATION VOLUNTARY SECTOR VULNERABILITY VULNERABLE GROUPS WAGE PREMIUM WAGE SUBSIDIES WELFARE BENEFITS WORK INCENTIVES WORKER WORKFARE WORKFORCE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/7502631/sri-lanka-strengthening-social-protection http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19638

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/7502631/sri-lanka-strengthening-social-protection
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19638

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