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Minimum-Income Benefits in OECD Countries Policy Design, Effectiveness and Challenges

Title
Minimum-Income Benefits in OECD Countries [electronic resource]: Policy Design, Effectiveness and Challenges / Herwig Immervoll
Author
Immervoll, Herwig.
Publication
Paris : OECD Publishing, 2010.

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55 p.; 21 x 29.7cm.
Summary
Almost all OECD countries operate comprehensive minimum-income programmes for working-age individuals, either as last-resort safety nets alongside primary income replacement benefits, or as the principal instrument for delivering social protection. Such safety-net benefits aim primarily at providing an acceptable standard of living for families unable to earn sufficient incomes from other sources. This paper provides an overview of social assistance and other minimum-income programmes in OECD countries, summarises their main features, and highlights a number of current policy challenges.
Series Statement
OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, 1815-199X ; no.100
Uniform Title
OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, no.100.
Subject
Social Issues/Migration/Health
LCCN
10.1787/218402763872
OCLC
oecd-lib
Author
Immervoll, Herwig.
Title
Minimum-Income Benefits in OECD Countries [electronic resource]: Policy Design, Effectiveness and Challenges / Herwig Immervoll
Imprint
Paris : OECD Publishing, 2010.
Series
OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, 1815-199X ; no.100
OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, 1815-199X ; no.100.
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Indexed Term
Social Issues/Migration/Health
Other Standard Identifier
10.1787/218402763872 doi
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