Social Security for Inclusive Growth Globally and in the MENA region
This report provides a review of global literature and evidence on the impacts of social security schemes to illustrate the role of inclusive social security in promoting economic growth across...
Webinar announcement: The social contract and the role of social protection in building trust in government and strengthening the nation-state
This webinar will explore how countries across the Global South could learn from history and use universal social protection to build a virtuous circle of enhanced trust in government, a stronger social contract, and a greater willingness of citizens to pay tax so that they can generate the fiscal space that enables progressive governments, over time, to offer high quality universal public services to all of their citizens.
Webinar reflections: The social contract and the role of social protection is crucial in building trust in governments – now and beyond COVID-19
Universal social security systems and transfers build trust and show that governments care – this was the message from the Act Church of Sweden and Development Pathways webinar held recently.
Inclusive social security and the social contract
'Inclusive social security and the social contract: overcoming instability and building trust in the MENA region' is a working paper produced as part of the Ford Foundation funded Inclusive Social Security Policy Forum.
Webinar to launch the Inclusive Social Security Policy Forum for the MENA region
Development Pathways will host a webinar to officially launch the Inclusive Social Security Policy Forum (ISSPF), an initiative funded by the Ford Foundation focused on building knowledge and capacity on inclusive social security in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
The social contract and the role of universal social security in building trust in government
A strong social contract is a precious resource in any country. Without it, citizens will be reluctant to pay their taxes resulting in governments being unable to collect the revenues they need to offer good quality public services to their citizens.
Shifting the paradigm: building an inclusive, lifecycle social security system in Tunisia
Many people in Tunisia continue to lack access to basic social security. A high degree of informality leaves millions without income security and heightens vulnerability to life shocks – such...
Webinar Reflections: Inclusive Social Security Policy Forum MENA
A webinar to mark the launch of the Inclusive Social Security Policy Forum (ISSPF) for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region event took place on Thursday 29 April.
Integrating social assistance systems in China
It’s a challenging task to deliver social assistance in an inclusive way. Countries need accurate and reliable information to make sure that they reach the people who need support. But how...
Protecting human rights during economic crises
What can we learn from 2022's economic crises? This 2-page brief sets out countries' social security responses to those crises: what is working and what isn't to protect populations.