Social Safety Nets in OECD Countries

The focus of the note is on non-contributory social programs for low-income households, or other vulnerable groups in OECD countries. These programs, typically referred to as social safety net (SSN) programs in developing countries, are labeled welfare programs in the US and social assistance programs in the European Union. This note covers 28 countries belonging to the OECD, and refers to an in depth review of SSN programs in the US and nine European Union countries prepared for a course on "Social Safety Nets in OECD Countries." The accompanying course materials have been developed by a team from the Urban Institute (for the US) and the University of Maastricht (for nine European Union countries). The material on US welfare policies also draws on Lindert (2005), and the review of reforms in OECD countries from Abt (2003).

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Tesliuc, Emil
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2006-01
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE POVERTY, ACTIVE LABOR, ACTIVE LABOR MARKET, ACTIVE LABOR MARKET INTERVENTIONS, AGING, ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, AVERAGE WAGE, BASIC NEEDS, BENEFICIARIES, BENEFICIARY, BENEFIT LEVELS, CASH BENEFIT, CASH BENEFITS, CONDITIONAL BENEFITS, DEPENDENCY, DEPENDENTS, DISABILITY, DISABILITY INSURANCE, DISABLED, ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS, ECONOMIC FACTORS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ELDERLY, ELIGIBILITY, ELIGIBILITY CRITERION, FAMILY BENEFIT, FAMILY BENEFITS, FAMILY SUPPORT, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, GDP, GMI, GUARANTEED MINIMUM INCOME, HEALTH INSURANCE, HOUSING BENEFITS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, INCOME, INCOME SOURCES, INEQUALITY, JOB LOSSES, JOB SEARCH, JOB TRAINING, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKET INFORMATION, LABOR MARKET INTERVENTIONS, LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT, LOSS OF WORK, MARGINAL TAX RATE, MEANS TEST, MEDICAID, MINIMUM INCOME, NEEDY FAMILIES, OLD AGE, PARENTAL CARE, PENSIONS, POOR, POVERTY LINES, PREVIOUS SECTION, PROTECTION POLICY, PROTECTION SYSTEM, PROTECTION SYSTEMS, SAFETY, SAFETY NET PROGRAMS, SINGLE PARENT, SINGLE PARENTS, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL INSURANCE, SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS, SOCIAL POLICY, SOCIAL PROGRAMS, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS, SOCIAL SAFETY NET, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, SOCIAL TRANSFER, SOCIAL TRANSFERS, SSN, STRUCTURAL CHANGE, SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME, SUPPORT SYSTEM, TARGETING, TAX CREDITS, TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE, TRAINING COURSE, TRAINING PROGRAMS, TRANSFER PROGRAMS, UNEMPLOYED, UNEMPLOYED PERSON, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, UNSKILLED JOBS, VULNERABLE GROUPS, VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS, WAGE WORKERS, WAGES, WELFARE POLICIES, WELFARE PROGRAMS, WELFARE STATE, WORK INCENTIVES, WORKER,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6689535/social-safety-nets-oecd-countries https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11778
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