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Social protection for improved employability: policy routes

Type: INCLUDE one-pager

Author: Frank van Kesteren

Publication date: September 2016

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This handout was released for the INCLUDE/UNICEF seminar ‘Leaving no one behind through social protection’. It synthezises the most important findings of recent evidence on the relationship between social protection and employability, including their policy implications.

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Frank van Kesteren

Frank is a Knowledge Manager at the INCLUDE Secretariat. He has completed a Research Master and Bachelor in International Development Studies at the University of Amsterdam and Wageningen University a...

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