Access to justice and social protection

Britto, Diogo, Germinetti, Lorenzo, Gerard, François, Naritomi, Joana ORCID: 0000-0002-6761-3077 and Sampaio, Breno (2025) Access to justice and social protection. AEA Papers and Proceedings, 115. 329 - 334. ISSN 2574-0768

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Abstract

Governments in developing countries are expanding social protection policies, yet coverage remains imperfect. This paper explores how the justice system influences coverage and the consequences of unequal access to justice for targeting. Using administrative microdata from Brazil, we document how two distinct groups--displaced workers and the elderly poor--resort to the courts to secure social protection. Using the justice system for this purpose correlates with key individual characteristics--notably income and geographical distance from courts--suggesting that barriers to accessing justice influence policy targeting.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2025
Divisions:	School of Public Policy
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance
Date Deposited:	10 Feb 2025 17:27
Last Modified:	14 Jul 2025 09:12
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/127235

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