The Social Protection Agenda of the SDGs and its Fiscal Challenge

Event: Strategies for Financing Social Protection to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

The Social Protection Agenda of the SDGs and its Fiscal Challenge

17 May 2018

Author / Speaker:

Arthur van de Meerendonk, Independent Consultant - Other materials by the author

Asia's accelerated growth has pressed many goverments throughout the region to find resources to finance social protection programs. ADB has been assisting its developing member countries in this area. It has also helped them assess the fiscal challenges they face in meeting their social protection targets. This presentation shares results of a study on the resource requirements 16 member countries face in order to meet the social protection agenda by 2030.

Geographical Focus:

Regional - Asia

Type of Content:

Learning Event

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