Journal Article
| 2008
Feasible Social Security Systems in Africa
in Development ISSues vol. 10, no. 2 pp. 4-6
Increasing attention is being devoted to social security in developing countries as part of their poverty reduction strategies. This article discusses social security arrangements in sub-Saharan Africa to mitigate the unexpected adversity facing the masses of poor people. It is argued that for a social security system to be feasible in circumstances of severe budget constraints, formal and informal mechanisms must be combined.
