This topical book considers the economic, political and social consequences of the economic crisis, the nature of social protection and the dynamics of the curr

There is no precedent to the current economic crisis which looks set to redefine social policy debate throughout the globe. But its effects are not uniform acro

"A co-publication with the Social Science Research Council."

Adaptive social protection (ASP) helps to build the resilience of poor and vulnerable households to the impacts of large, covariate shocks, such as natural disa