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The list of other links of interest.
Links to Useful Background Documents.
Social Protection and Inclusion (general issues)
o "Social Protection and Inclusion: experiences and policy issues", ILO (forthcoming, 2006) NEW
o "Concepts and Strategies for combating social exclusion. An overview", ILO/STEP, Estivill, J., 2003
o Social Security : A new Consensus, ILO 2001
o Communication from the (European) Commission “Working together, working better: A new framework for the open coordination of social protection and inclusion policies in the European Union”, 22 December 2005
o Joint Statement by the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States “The European Consensus on Development ”, 24 February 2006
Modernizing social assistance to promote social inclusion.
o "Can low income countries afford basic social protection? Results of a first modelling exercise", by Karuna Pal, Christina Behrendt, Florian Léger, Michael Cichon, Krzysztof Hagemejer, ISBN : 92-2116935-9, ILO June 2005
o Communication from the (European) Commission "Concerning a consultation on action at EU level to promote the active inclusion of the people furthest from the labour market", 8 February 2006
o "Social Protection: The role of Cash Transfers", International Poverty Centre, UNDP, June 2006
o "Examining Conditional Cash Transfert Programs: A Role for Increased Social Inclusion?", by Bénédicte de la Brière and Laura B. Rawlings. World Bank Discussion Paper No. 0603, June 2006, (also in ILO (2006) forthcoming above)
o "Using Social Transferts to improve human development", DFID Practice Paper, February 2006
o "Minimum income and social integration institutional arrangements", Background Paper by Yuri Kazepov, (European) Peer Review Belgium 2005
Integrated economic and social approaches to combat social exclusion at the local level.
o The Parivartan Slum Upgradation Programme (Presentation by Renana Jhabvala, SEWA in Wiego Collopsium: 'World Class Cities' and the Urban Informal Economy: Inclusive Planning for the Working Poor, Wiego Collopsium, Durban, April 24-25 2006)
o Fighting Poverty in Metropolitan Peru, Propoli site (in spanish)
o Examples of integrated projects (CIARIS Resources)
o Publications "Health Micro-Insurance Schemes", ILO/STEP (site)
Promoting the access of vulnerable groups to social services covering basic needs.
o Decent Work and the Millennium Development Goals, ILO Information Folder
o "Commission addresses specificities of social services", (European Commission DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities site)
o Basic Social Services in Rural Settlements, Peer Review and Assessment in Social Inclusion, Hungary, 2005
o Basic Services and Social Protection, DFID, September 2004
o Social Protection mechanisms in Southern Africa, by Stephen Devereux, June 2006
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