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Social protection systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Dominican Republic

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  • Vargas, Luis Hernán
  • Lavigne, Milena

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This report is part of a series of national case studies aimed at disseminating knowledge on the current status of social protection systems in Latin American and Caribbean countries, and at discussing their main challenges in terms of realizing of the economic and social rights of the population and achieving key development goals, such as combating poverty and hunger.

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  • Vargas, Luis Hernán & Lavigne, Milena, 2013. "Social protection systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Dominican Republic," Documentos de Proyectos 35921, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
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    2. Guillermo Cruces & Gary S. Fields & David Jaume & Mariana Viollaz, 2015. "The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s: Dominican Republic country study," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2015-075, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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    4. Milena Lavigne & Luis Hernán Vargas, 2015. "Social Protection Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Jamaica," One Pager 291, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth.
    5. Guillermo Cruces & Gary S. Fields & David Jaume & Mariana Viollaz, 2015. "The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s: Dominican Republic country study," WIDER Working Paper Series 075, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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