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    ADB and Social Protection: Challenges and Opportunities

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    Social protection is central to the goal of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) of achieving the inclusive growth agenda in Asia and the Pacific. The report takes stock of ADB's support for social protection and the progress with implementing ADB's Social Protection Strategy. It presents the institution's social protection interventions from 1996 up to 2013.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAsian Development Bank
    Release dateAug 1, 2011
    ISBN9789290923824
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