"The Sourcebook on the Foundations of Social Protection Delivery Systems synthesizes real-world experiences and lessons learned of social protection delivery systems from around the globe. It takes a broad view of social protection, covering various intended populations such as poor or low-income families, unemployed workers, persons with disabilities, and individuals facing social risks. It discusses many types of interventions that governments provide to individuals, families, or households, including categorical programs, poverty-targeted programs, labor benefits and services, disability benefits and services, and social services.
The Sourcebook seeks to address concrete “how-to†? questions, including:
• How do countries deliver social protection benefits and services?
• How do they do so effectively and efficiently?
• How do they ensure dynamic inclusion, especially for the most vulnerable and needy?
• How do they promote better coordination and integration—not only among social protection programs but a
