Social Protection for the Poor and Poorest: Concepts, Policies and Politics

Foreword by Frances Stewart PART I. INTRODUCTION Social Protection for the Poor and Poorest: An Introduction A.Barrientos& D.Hulme PART TWO: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS FOR SOCIAL PROTECTIONS: RISKS, NEEDS AND RIGHTS Risks, Needs and Rights: Compatible or Contradictory Bases for Social Protection? L.Munro Insurance for the Poor? S.Dercon, T. Bold& C. Calvo Transformative Social Protection: The Currency of Social Justice S.Deveureux& R.Sabates-Wheeler Poverty Traps and Natural Disasters in Ethiopia and Honduras M.Carter, P. Little, T. Mogues& W. Negatu PART THREE: WHAT POLICIES WORK FOR THE POOREST? Indonesia's Social Protection during and after the Crisis S.Sumarto, A. Suryahadi& S. Bazzi HIV/AIDS, Social Protection and Chronic Poverty R.Slater The Social Protection Function of Short-term Public Works Programmes in the Context of Chronic Poverty A.McCord…