The State of Social Protection in ASEAN at the Dawn of Integration.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ong, Cheng Boon
Other Authors: Peyron Bista, CĂ©line
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: ILO, 2015.
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Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Copyright page; Foreword; Table of contents; List of tables; List of figures; List of boxes; Acknowledgements; Executive summary; Towards universal health coverage; Social protection for children; Ensuring income security and access; Preparing for old-age; Cross-cutting issues influencing the; Way forward; Key messages; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Background and methodology; The ASEAN context; Methodology; Defining "social protection"; Chapter 2: Access to essential health care; Population coverage; Service and cost coverage; Service provision and quality; Health system financing.
  • Chapter 3: Social protection for childrenEducation; Nutrition; Child allowance; Childcare; Chapter 4: Social protection for persons; Work injury benefit; Sickness benefit; Maternity benefit; Unemployment benefit; Public employment and active labour market policies; Labour market inclusion of people with disabilities; Chapter 5: Social protection for older persons; Population coverage; Adequacy of benefits; Long-term care; Chapter 6: Cross-cutting issues; Improving coordination; Adoption of national social protection strategies; Consolidation of existing schemes into a national system.
  • Establishment of centralized database of (prospective) beneficiariesCentral coordination agency for social protection programmes; ASEAN-level coordination; Social protection of migrant workers; Gender disparities; Disasters and climate change; Chapter 7: Recommendations to implement the ASEAN Declaration on Strengthening Social Protection; Universal coverage: innovative examples of extending social protection floors; Extending coverage: population; Extending coverage: scope; Extending coverage: level of protection; Benefits of risk pooling via social insurance.
  • Better coordination, governance, and administrative capacityRole of social partners and other stakeholders; Monitoring progress in extending social protection; Affordability and financial sustainability; Annex I: Recommendations of the Tripartite Seminar on Strengthening Social Protection in ASEAN, Bangkok,17-18 November 2014; Annex II: Country fact sheets; Key indicators: Definitions and data sources; Bibliography.