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An overview of Lagoro IDP camp in Kitgum District, northern Uganda, 20 May 2007. Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
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  1. The future of social protection in Brazil: challenges and possible responses

    Publication - Books or book chapters - 5 September 2013
    Francesca Bastagli and Fabio Veras Soares
    ​This highly original and thought-provoking book examines the recent expansion of social protection in China, India, Brazil and South Africa – four countries experiencing rapid economic growth and social change. It documents developments in each country, analyses the impact of government transfers and discusses future trends. It shows that social protection has complemented economic growth and supported development efforts. Social protection has been fundamental to promoting equitable and sustainable societies.
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  3. The affordability of social protection in the light of international spending commitments

    Publication - Journal articles or issues - 12 August 2013
    Development Policy Review Vol. 31, iss. 4
    Jessica Hagen-Zanker, Anna McCord
    In this article, Jessica Hagen Zanker and Anna McCord analyse social protection affordability by comparing target spending levels with actual government expenditure in five African countries. They find that meeting any of the sectoral targets in full would require either sectoral trade-offs, or significant increases in donor or government expenditure.
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  5. Cash transfers: good governance and accountability in short supply

    Opinion - Articles and blogs - 8 August 2013
    Cash transfers are very popular way of improving social protection, with a proven track record of reducing poverty at household level and increasing access to basic services around the world. But despite generally positive results, there's been little research done on how they affect household and community dynamics, or on their impacts on marginalised groups such as women, youth, the elderly and people with disabilities.
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  7. Francesca Bastagli

    Tax evasion: ten terms you need to know

    Opinion - Articles and blogs - 17 June 2013

    Tax evasion and tax avoidance feature highly on the agenda of this year’s meeting of leaders of the world’s richest countries starting today at Lough Erne. Recent reports on the low or no corporation tax paid by large companies, and on tax evasion by individuals, have made headlines. Evidence of the erosive effects of such practices on public revenues and their implications for development has led to mounting public demand for reform.  

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  8. Shock response readiness appraisal toolkit

    Publication - Research reports and studies - 15 June 2013
    Anna McCord
    This toolkit supports assessment of the readiness of low-and middle-income countries to respond to future shocks through social protection provision, and to examine the institutional context from the donor perspective, which frames these responses.
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  9. Wealth in the UK: distribution, accumulation and policy

    Publication - Books or book chapters - 22 May 2013
    John Hills, Francesca Bastagli, Frank Cowell, Howard Glennerster, Eleni Karagiannaki and Abigail McKnight
    This book presents new findings on wealth inequality and how it has changed, how people accumulate wealth through capital gains and inheritance, and the effects of wealth-holding on life chances. It argues that despite its great importance, public policies towards personal wealth are inconsistent, contradictory and often regressive.
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