Towards a Social Protection Strategy for Bangladesh
Khatun, Fahmida; Saadat, Syed Yusuf | August 2018
Abstract
Bangladesh now stands at the crossroads of maintaining the momentum of high economic growth and dealing with rising inequality. Social protection measures can play an instrumental role in narrowing inequality through distribution of some of the social entitlements among those who are left behind. The present study seeks to highlight the role of social protection in meeting the aspirations of Bangladesh to be an inclusive society. The paper describes the characteristics of social protection in Bangladesh, and reviews the current state of social safety net programmes. It also sheds light on some of the limitations of these programmes, and budget allocations for various programmes. Finally, the study assesses the National Social Security Strategy and makes recommendations to move forward.
Citation
Khatun, Fahmida; Saadat, Syed Yusuf. 2018. Towards a Social Protection Strategy for Bangladesh. © Centre for Policy Dialogue. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/8583.ISSN
2225-8175 (Online)
2225-8035 (Print)
Keywords
Social planning
Social policy
Social administration
Social security
Social services
Social welfare
Poverty
Unemployment
Public Financial Management
Financial System
Financial Statistics
Pension Funds
Mutual Funds
Social Equity
Financial Aspects
Fiscal Policy
Pension plans
Individual retirement accounts
Employee pension trusts
Investment management
Investments
Multiemployer pension plans
Keogh plans
Individual retirement accounts
Pension plans
Employee pension trusts
Pension trusts
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