The need for social safety nets has become a key component of poverty reduction strategies. Over the past three decades several developing countries have launched a variety of programs, including cash transfers, subsidies in-kind, public works, and income-generation programs. However, there is little guidance on appropriate program design, and few studies have synthesized the lessons from widely differing country experiences. This report fills that gap. It reviews the conceptual issues in the choice of programs, synthesizes cross-country experience, and analyzes how country- and region-specific constraints can explain why different approaches are successful in different countries.
| ISBN: | 9780821338902 |
| Publication date: | 31st March 1998 |
| Author: | K Subbarao |
| Publisher: | The World Bank an imprint of World Bank Group Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 187 pages |
| Series: | Directions in Development |
| Genres: |
Economic systems and structures |
The need for social safety nets has become a key component of poverty reduction strategies. Over the past three decades several developing countries have launched a variety of programs, including cash transfers, subsidies in-kind, public works, and income-generation programs. However, there is little guidance on appropriate program design, and few studies have synthesized the lessons from widely differing country experiences. This report fills that gap. It reviews the conceptual issues in the choice of programs, synthesizes cross-country experience, and analyzes how country- and region-specific constraints can explain why different approaches are successful in different countries.
Safety Net Programs and Poverty Reduction features in the following genres: Economic systems and structures
Safety Net Programs and Poverty Reduction is available in Paperback
Safety Net Programs and Poverty Reduction was written by K Subbarao and published by The World Bank an imprint of World Bank Group Publications
Safety Net Programs and Poverty Reduction has 187 pages
Yes it is part of Directions in Development series