Information on "Social Welfare"
May 2013
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May 2013
The Facts on Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income for Workers with Disabilities
Author: Shawn Fremstad, Rebecca Vallas
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This brief answers some of the most common questions about Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security in the United States. More on «The Facts on Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income for Workers with Disabilities»
January 2013
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Jan 2013
Social Welfare Policy – a Panacea for Peace?
Author: Annie Julia Raavad
Publisher: LSE Department of International Development (ID)
This paper explores the idea that social welfare policy can buy peace in conflict-affected societies. More on «Social Welfare Policy – a Panacea for Peace?» -
Jan 2013
Sosyal Demokrasi Küresel Çevre Için Bir Siyasal Alternatif Olabilir mi?
Author: Yunus Emre
Publisher: Global Political Trends Center (GPoT)
Soğuk Savaş’ın bitmesiyle küresel çevre ülkelerinde otoriter yönetimler çözülmeye başladı. More on «Sosyal Demokrasi Küresel Çevre Için Bir Siyasal Alternatif Olabilir mi?»
December 2012
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Dec 2012
The Chained CPI: A Painful Cut in Social Security Benefits and a Stealth Tax Hike
Author: Alan Barber, Nicole Woo
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This issue brief refutes the claims that switching to the Chained Consumer Price Index (CPI) would help the federal government save money by slowing increases in social benefits and raising additional tax revenue. More on «The Chained CPI: A Painful Cut in Social Security Benefits and a Stealth Tax Hike» -
Dec 2012
Social Policy and Employment
Author: James Heintz
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This brief argues that over the past three decades the links between social policy and employment have been weakened in both policy formulation and actual outcomes. More on «Social Policy and Employment»
November 2012
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Nov 2012
Impact of EU Common Agricultural Policy Reform on Uganda
Author: Ole Boysen, Alan Matthews
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper considers the effects of the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on developing countries. More on «Impact of EU Common Agricultural Policy Reform on Uganda» -
Nov 2012
The Impact of Taxes and Social Spending on Inequality and Poverty in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru
Author: Nora Lustig, George Gray-Molina, Sean Higgins, Miguel Jaramillo, Wilson Jiménez, Veronica Paz, Claudiney Pereira, Carola Pessino, John Scott, Ernesto Yañez
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
This article applies a standard tax-and-benefit-incidence analysis to estimate the impact on inequality and poverty of direct taxes, indirect taxes and subsidies and social spending. More on «The Impact of Taxes and Social Spending on Inequality and Poverty in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru »
October 2012
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Oct 2012
Finanzen der Sozialversicherung
Author: Alfred Boss
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Diese Publikation fokussiert auf die Finanzlage der Sozialversicherung in Deutschland und deren Zukunft. More on «Finanzen der Sozialversicherung» -
Oct 2012
Social Protection and Social Exclusion
Author: Babken Babajanian, Jessica Hagen Zanker
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper suggests that social exclusion is a useful lens for researching and analysing the effects of social protection policies and programmes in low- and middle-income countries. More on «Social Protection and Social Exclusion»
August 2012
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24 Aug 2012
Home Energy Assistance for Low-Income Occupants of Manufactured Homes
Author: Frank Rusco, Jon Ludwigson, Assistant Director, Michael Kendix, Alison O’Neill, Kelly Rubin, James W Turkett, Jarrod West
Publisher: US Government Accountability Office (GAO), Washington, DC
Many of the occupants of manufactured homes in the US qualify for federal assistance to help pay their energy bills through the federally-funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). More on «Home Energy Assistance for Low-Income Occupants of Manufactured Homes»
