Comments on: Doing a big Alaska: the case for a global social protection fund http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=13913 duncan green poverty to power oxfam development Thu, 23 May 2013 12:52:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Andrea McPherson http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=13913&cpage=1#comment-444598 Andrea McPherson Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:38:29 +0000 http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=13913#comment-444598 Good to see 2% of GDP put into context - it does seem like a huge challenge to generate the funds! Nevertheless maybe there is appetite for this given the calls for better inter-agency cooperation on social protection (as called for by the G20 development working group). Surely a global fund is at the crux of achieving this? Also, 2% of GDP is a reference point communicate what is needed in theory, but would the fund have to be this size to operate? Aid spending on Social protection spending is of course much less than this but aren't there merits to argue for it to be distributed through a global fund in the interest of transparency and coherence of Aid funding to governments for SP and Food Security. The oil to cash idea from CGD is already underway. For example East Timor already funds its universal pension through its mineral wealth. More on financing here http://www.pension-watch.net/download/4f0599ba9c5d6 Another opportunity is to get governments to replace regressive fossil fuel subsidies with progressive social protection mechanisms. This could also go someway to supporting the green and inclusive growth agenda. It would be great to hear other peoples views on this. Good to see 2% of GDP put into context – it does seem like a huge challenge to generate the funds!

Nevertheless maybe there is appetite for this given the calls for better inter-agency cooperation on social protection (as called for by the G20 development working group). Surely a global fund is at the crux of achieving this?

Also, 2% of GDP is a reference point communicate what is needed in theory, but would the fund have to be this size to operate?

Aid spending on Social protection spending is of course much less than this but aren’t there merits to argue for it to be distributed through a global fund in the interest of transparency and coherence of Aid funding to governments for SP and Food Security.

The oil to cash idea from CGD is already underway. For example East Timor already funds its universal pension through its mineral wealth. More on financing here http://www.pension-watch.net/download/4f0599ba9c5d6

Another opportunity is to get governments to replace regressive fossil fuel subsidies with progressive social protection mechanisms. This could also go someway to supporting the green and inclusive growth agenda. It would be great to hear other peoples views on this.

]]> By: kieran http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=13913&cpage=1#comment-443481 kieran Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:26:00 +0000 http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=13913#comment-443481 Hard to disagree could same logic appply to aid, pay diretcly to the people who then spend it and payback to Govt via tax? Hard to disagree could same logic appply to aid, pay diretcly to the people who then spend it and payback to Govt via tax?

]]> By: Silke http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=13913&cpage=1#comment-443294 Silke Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:23:03 +0000 http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=13913#comment-443294 Great! I am all in, but will keep insisting that maternity protection should be explicitly included among the core benefits (conceptualized as broader than the aspect that fall under health insurance). Great! I am all in, but will keep insisting that maternity protection should be explicitly included among the core benefits (conceptualized as broader than the aspect that fall under health insurance).

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