Publications

Key resources

• Social Security Pensions - Development and Reform (buy on-line)
  Studies, 2000
  Collin Gillion, Clive Bailey, Denis Latulippe, John Turner, ISBN : 92-2-110859-7, ILO 2000
  
  This is a valuable reference for anyone concerned with reforming or establishing pension programmes and for those looking to understand the practicalities and structure behind various pension schemes. By providing a balanced assessment and factual review of what various countries around the world have done, this book assists decision-makers in forming effective, viable pension policy.
• Health Microinsurance Schemes: Monitoring and Evaluation Guide. Volume 1 and 2 - (pdf 2150 KB) •  French - (pdf 691 KB) •  Portuguese - (pdf 6079 KB)
  Guides and Manuals - 2007, 228 pages, ISBN : 978-92-2-119669-3, ILO 2007
  
  
  The guide has two objectives: to strengthen the capacity of managers to monitor and evaluate their health microinsurance schemes (HMIS); and to strengthen the capacity of technical and financial support agencies and private insurers to assess the viability and performance of the HMIS. The guide consists of two volumes. Part I of Volume 1 presents the main definitions and basic concepts. Part II deals with the subject of administrative and technical monitoring – based on the major functions of insurance management – as well as with budget and cash flow monitoring. Part III deals with evaluating the viability of health insurance viewed as a financial instrument, through the use of a series of quantitative and qualitative indicators. Part IV deals with evaluating the institutional viability of the HMIS. Finally, Part V offers some indications for assessing the effectiveness, efficiency and impact of an HMIS, merely providing some pointers to users interested in this kind of assessment. Volume 2 contains practical indications for completing tables and calculating indicators described in Volume 1.