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Study Objectives
• To provide quantitative information on Social
Protection in Asia which would:
1. increase awareness about SP as a means of reducing
poverty.
2. support and strengthen SP activities in DMCs.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES:
• Simplicity and ease of computation.
• Understandable and interpretable
• Availability of data.
• Use existing and accepted models like the HDI.
The Social Protection Index (SPI)
• The SPI is derived from four Summary Social
Protection Indicators (SPSIs):
Variable
Expenditure Coverage
Targeting
0.70
0.60
0.50
0.40
0.30
0.20
0.10
0.00
Unem‐ E lderly Health C are P oor‐S A P oor‐MC F Dis abled C hildren
/Underemployed
High A ll medium L ow
The Results – A (very) Brief Overview (2)
1.00
0.90
0.60
SPI Value
0.50
0.40
0.30
0.20
0.10 r= 0.58
.
Tonga
0.00 PNG Pakistan Vanuatu
0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1
HDI Value
Uses and Applications of the SPI (1)
S c a le d In d ic a t o r V a lu e s
0.4
0.6
0.2
SPIMP 0 SPCOV 0.5
RURAL
0.4
URBAN
0.3
0.2
SPDIST 0.1
0
The SPI SPEXP SPCOV SPDIST SPIMP
Conclusions (1)