(Beirut, March 19th, 2024) The Arab Reform Initiative (ARI) released today the English version of a book entitled “The Guide to Universal Social Protection in the Arab Region: Challenges and Opportunities.”. The book aims to explore the potential for expanding social protection to include the most vulnerable and excluded groups across four Arab countries: Jordan, Tunisia, Lebanon, and Egypt. These national cases represent the reality of existing social protection systems in the region and the reforms required to make them more effective, inclusive, comprehensive, and sustainable.
Dr. Howaida Adly Roman, the book’s author, states that “this publication aims to provide evidence-based scientific recommendations that can inform policymaking in the realm of social protection.” She further notes: “The book’s approach is fundamentally political, as the challenges in social protection within the region stem from political choices with socio-political and politico-economic factors influencing these choices. Therefore, there is an urgent need for the integrated analysis offered in this book, combining both the technical and the political perspectives.”
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