Social protection for equity and growth

"Social Protection for Equity and Growth provides policy recommendations to reduce the economic vulnerability of the poor to shocks and help them cope with downturns in income. Social protection refers to public interventions - including labor market measures, social safety nets, pension systems and calamity funds - that can lessen the impact of these sudden events. They target low-income groups with precarious employment conditions or limited access to social security or other insurance systems. These groups often live near the subsistence level and lack the economic or political power to push for policies that can respond to their needs during times of crisis."--BOOK JACKET.