Can Social Protection be an Engine for Inclusive Growth? was prepared by the Social Cohesion Unit of the OECD Development Centre as part of the European Union Social Protection Systems Programme. The team was led by Alexandre Kolev, Head of the Social Cohesion Unit, under the guidance of Mario Pezzini, Director of the OECD Development Centre (DEV) and Special Advisor to the OECD Secretary-General on Development.
The report was prepared by Lisa Andersson (DEV), Nicolo Bird (International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, Brazil), Pierre-Emmanuel Couralet (Consultant), Teguh Dartanto (Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia), Santiago Falluh Varella (UNICEF, Brazil), Luis Henrique Paiva (Institute for Applied Economic Research and International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, Brazil), Alexandre Kolev (DEV), Isaac Osei-Akoto (Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, Ghana), Rodrigo Octávio Orair (Institute for Applied Economic Research and International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, Brazil), Sergei Suarez Dillon Soares (Institute for Applied Economic Research and International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, Brazil), and Pablo Suarez Robles (DEV). Project co-ordination and additional inputs were provided by Ji-Yeun Rim and Caroline Tassot. Justina La provided research assistance and Antonela Leiva provided administrative and editing support.
The report was reviewed by OECD colleagues Romina Boarini (OSG), Alessandro Goglio (ELS), Neil Martin (OSG), Jan Rielaender (DEV) and Alexander Pick (DEV). It also benefited from valuable inputs and comments from Maria-Dolores Arribas Banos (World Bank), Ugo Gentilini (World Bank), Lara Karat (DFID), Cecilia Poggi (AFD), Nadine Poupart (AFD) and Carlos Soto Iguaran (AFD).
The OECD Development Centre’s publication team, led by Delphine Grandrieux and with support from Elizabeth Nash, turned the draft into a publication.