Source: PensionWatch.net The question of how social transfers should be indexed over time is a hot topic for social protection practitioners. A recent case from Bolivia reveals some of the issues at stake. Brasilia, May 16, 2013 – Last week, on 1st May, Bolivia’s president Evo Morales marked Labour Day by announcing that the country’s [...]
Brasilia, May 15, 2013 – This article is made available by the researchers of INCT-CITECS and published by the British magazine The Lancet Newly published research assesses the relationship between the Bolsa Família Program (BFP) and the reduction in mortality among children below five years. The research, which focused on the study period between 2004 [...]
Source: Development Pathways UK Brasilia – May 15, 2013 We are delighted to share the tenth in the series of ‘Pathways’ Perspectives’, papers that provide people with the opportunity to debate key issues in international development. In the latest Pathways’ Perspective Senior Social Policy Specialist Nicholas Freeland writes about the myths of social protection. The [...]
Welcome to the twentieth IPC-IG newsletter. We are pleased to present you a total revamp of our Inclusive Growth Bulletin
The third edition of the “Voices of the New Middle Class” that was launched last Monday analyzes the contribution of the entrepreneurial middle class to efforts for poverty reduction Brasília – 3 May 2013 In recent years, nearly 40 million Brazilians have been incorporated into the middle class – those with a per capita income [...]
IPC-IG will be supporting the Brazilian Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger (MDS) in the organization of the Seminar “Urban Productive Inclusion” to be held on May 8-9 in Campinas, Brazil. The Seminar aims at presenting and discussing the main results of Brazil Without Extreme Poverty Plan, with focus on the productive inclusion of [...]
Brazil is the country that has shown the fastest rate in unemployment reduction in the in the world since 2008. The findings come from data published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to the survey, the unemployment rate in Brazil fell from 7.9% in 2008 to 5.5% in 2012, representing a decrease of 30%. [...]
ESCAP flagship Survey calls for a paradigm shift in macroeconomic policies to make growth inclusive and sustainable Brasilia, 18 April 2013 – Asia-Pacific economies will see subdued growth in 2013 after last year’s sharp slowdown caused by external factors, the United Nations said in its annual regional social and economic report released today in Brasilia. [...]
Brasília, 11 April 2013 – Amidst widening income inequalities and depleting natural resources, the Asia-Pacific region is facing subdued growth in 2013. The United Nations Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2013 analyses a wide range of areas including economic growth, trade, inflation, employment, and labour migrations. The 2013 Survey will be presented [...]
Brasília, April 04, 2013 – Friday April 5th marks 1000 days until the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are anticipated to be achieved. Momentum 1000 is a worldwide rally organized by the UNDP that aims to enhance cooperation and advocacy throughout the final leg towards achieving the MDGs. The International Policy Center for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) of the [...]
