Useful Publications (Translations)

•	A multi-level analysis on the determinants of social insurance participation of China’s floating population.
•	Housing conditions of the floating population under the double residential status and the factors affecting them

SPA Working Papers 2009

These papers have been written by the SPA research partners to provide relevant background information for readers unfamiliar with the area being researched. They include the context - political, economic and social environment, the institutional and policy context – and the preliminary research findings of the project. The summary of each working paper is also available and gives a brief overview.

The opinions expressed in the papers are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of any of the institutions involved.

As part of work in progress, the SPA working papers are not formal, copyrighted publications. For permission to cite, please contact the authors directly, or email info@socialprotectionasia.org for further information.

Final research findings from all SPA research projects will be published in 2010.

1.	Good News, Bad News: Results from a National Representative Panel Survey on China’s NCMS - Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Full Paper Summary
2.	Social Protection in East and South East Asia: A Regional Review - Sarah Cook (Institute of Development Studies, Brighton, UK) Full Paper
3.	Social protection for rural-urban migrants in an era of increasing population mobility and socioeconomic transformation: China’s experience since the late 1970s - Centre for Population and Development Research, Fujian Normal University, China Full Paper Summary
4.	Problems and Challenges for the Indonesian Conditional- Cash Transfer Programme – Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH) - SMERU Research Institute, Jakarta, Indonesia Full Paper Summary
5.	Examining India’s National Regional Employment Guarantee Act: its impact and women’s participation - The Institute of Social Studies Trust, New Delhi, India Full Paper Summary
6.	The Practice of Old Age Support during a Period of Social Transition: The Case of Rural China - Tsinghua University Gerontology Center, Beijing, China Full Paper Summary
7.	Deprivations, Vulnerabilities and Shelter Security – Linkages in Urban India - Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) University, and SEWA (Self-Employed Women’s Association) Bank/Mahila Housing Trust (MHT), India Temporary draft Summary
8.	Residential Security as Social Protection – Pakistan Review Paper - Collective for Social Science Research, Karachi, Pakistan Temporary draft Summary
9.	A review of social protection in South Asia - Naila Kabeer (Institute of Development Studies, Brighton, UK) Temporary draft
10.	Institutional and governance challenges in social protection: designing implementation models for the right to work programme in India -  The Institute for Human Development, New Delhi, India   Summary
11.	Social Protection for Rural Migrants to Cities and Industrial Zones in Vietnam - Institute for Social Development Studies, Hanoi, Vietnam   Summary

HomeNet Thailand Policy Briefs on Social Security, Health Insurance and Legal Protections

The briefs discuss the country experiences of Thailand in extending social security cover to informal workers, increasing effectiveness of universal health coverage schemes, especially for informal workers’ health problems and also ongoing advocacy for a Homeworker Protection Act in Thailand.

• Social Security
• Health
• Home Based Workers



Policy Briefs by Homenet Philippines:

These policy briefs are products of months of collaborative research and advocacy work among informal workers' networks (notably Homenet Southeast Asia, Homenet Philippines, and the Magna Carta for the Informal Sector Alliance) and academe (particularly the Department of Women and Development Studies, College of Social Work and Community Development, University of the Philippines) with the support of the SPA. They represent a continuation of past initiatives (mainly the research output produced by Homenet Southeast Asia, with funding assistance from the Ford Foundation and published as a book entitled Social Protection for Homebased Workers in Thailand and the Philippines in 2006), and have been enriched by the results of numerous conferences, workshops, and dialogues with representatives of concerned agencies (notably SSS, PhilHealth, National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women, Department of Labor and Employment, Occupational Safety and Health Center, Department of Social Welfare and Development).

IDS In Focus Issue 1 - Social Protection through a Livelihoods Lens

Social protection has come a long way in a short time. Ten years ago, it was a new phrase for social safety nets, and was limited to interventions that provided short-term support to people lacking the capacity to cope on their own. Since then, both social protection thinking and practice have taken several new directions. The collection of briefing notes that go together to make this issue of In Focus explore and contribute to some of these.
http://www.ids.ac.uk/index.cfm?objectid=24CDD758-5056-8171-7B93AA0A55462955

Fiscal Stimulus Plans: The Need for a Global New Deal - Isabel Ortiz (March 18, 2009) This article reviews the fiscal stimulus packages announced in 43 countries. In March 2009, the total amount announced for these stimulus plans is US$ 2.18 trillion, or 3.5% of world’s GDP, mostly in higher income economies. The majority of these recovery packages contain measures to stimulate firms, consumers, and public investment in infrastructure. The author argues that a country approach is inadequate;a global crisis requires global responses. Developing countries will be hit hard; there is a need for increased ODA to enable them to engage in countercyclical stimulation. Stimulating global demand (and reducing poverty) will require further redistributive measures. Responses have been slow. There is an urgent need for a coordinated expansionary global stimulus package.

Social Protection and Financial Crisis: What Do We Know? by Mark Davies and Allister MacGregor (March 2 2009) – IDS In Focus Policy Briefing 4