Social Protection in Transition Countries : Emerging Issues /

The paper discusses the social protection implications of the weakening financial and administrative capacity of countries undergoing economic transition. The formal sector is shrinking, and unemployment and underemployment are rising rapidly. This is affecting both the revenue base of social protec...

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Main Author: Gupta, Sanjeev
Other Authors: Chu, Ke-young
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1996.
Series:IMF Policy Discussion Papers; Policy Discussion Paper ; No. 1996/005
Online Access:Full text available on IMF