Affordable social security: the case of Uzbekistan
It is an article of faith among neoliberals that developing countries can afford to invest very little in social security. For example, in its Social Protection Strategy for Africa, the World Bank questions the fiscal affordability of universal pensions of southern Africa despite their relatively small budgets of between 0.5%...
Social Protection for Informal Workers in Asia
A book addressing gaps in social protection for informal workers in Asia that discusses issues that need to be addressed, including financing, design, governance, and political economy. Chapter 7 by...
Free at last! Kyrgyzstan’s liberation from poor relief, with universal social security for children
In April 2018, a new law will enter into force in Kyrgyzstan which abolishes its main poor relief scheme and replaces it with a system of universal child benefits. This is a major step forward in Kyrgyzstan’s attempt to build an inclusive, lifecycle social protection system, since the nation already...
Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan lose out in their struggle with the IMF over the targeting of child benefits
All those supporting inclusive social protection will be sad to hear that, in the past couple of months, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia have both lost out to the International Monetary Fund in their struggles to establish universal child benefits. The IMF has obliged both countries to target their schemes at those...
How to Finance Inclusive Social Protection
A guide to financing social protection developed by UNESCAP to support policymakers and practitioners in Asia and the Pacific in their efforts to strengthen social protection. Development Pathways contributed to...
Building inclusive social protection systems in Asia and the Pacific
Despite significant expansion of social protection coverage across Asia and the Pacific, some 60 percent of people are still excluded from adequate social protection, the Asian Development Bank estimates. In...
Reforming the social protection system in Uzbekistan
We supported UNICEF to make proposals for reform of Uzbekistan's social protection system by undertaking a comprehensive review of the existing system.
Identifying the case for an inclusive child benefit to allow Uzbekistan to flourish
Uzbekistan is a youthful country, with a third of the population aged 17 or less. The large proportion of the population entering the labour market has the potential to provide...
How software can support governments to reduce discrimination against women when it comes to employment
Wanza Mwathani is a digital technology specialist at Development Pathways. This International Women's Day, she shares how our team worked with Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Finance and UNICEF to design and develop a maternity benefit module in the Social Protection Single Registry.