What Role for Safety Net Transfers in Very Low Income Countries?
In countries where large parts of the population live in absolute poverty, the need for social safety nets may be greatest, but the capacity to fund and administer them can be severely constrained. What role can social safety net programs play in very low income countries (VLICs)? Three major challenges must be faced when deciding what programs would be feasible in a VLIC: Availability of information; Administrative capacity; and, Affordability. Some special considerations of certain types of interventions apply in the specific context of VLICs: Cash transfers; Food and nutrition programs; and, Agricultural inputs. Given the need to strike a balance between investments for growth and transfers - both compete for scarce public resources - it may be helpful to follow these steps when deciding on the type and scope of social safety net programs: Re-examine the main constraints to growth and the role of public investment policy; Conduct a vulnerability assessment and identify the main risks confronting poor people; and, Identify policy interventions that have a potential both for reducing vulnerability and for enhancing growth prospects.
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| Subjects: | ABSOLUTE POVERTY, CASH TRANSFERS, DEVELOPMENT GOALS, DEVELOPMENT NETWORK, HEALTH SERVICES, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, INCIDENCE OF POVERTY, INCOME, INCOME COUNTRIES, INSURANCE, INTERVENTIONS, NUTRITION, PENSIONS, POOR, POOR CHILDREN, POOR PEOPLE, POPULATION GROUPS, PRODUCTIVE ASSETS, PROGRAM DESIGNS, PUBLIC RESOURCES, PUBLIC SPENDING, PUBLIC WORKS, PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS, SAFETY NET, SAFETY NET PROGRAM CHOICES, SAFETY NET PROGRAMS, SAFETY NET TRANSFERS, SCHOOL FEEDING, SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, TARGETING, UNEMPLOYMENT, |
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dig-okr-10986118162021-04-23T14:02:57Z What Role for Safety Net Transfers in Very Low Income Countries? Weigand, Christine ABSOLUTE POVERTY CASH TRANSFERS DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT NETWORK HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD SIZE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INSURANCE INTERVENTIONS NUTRITION PENSIONS POOR POOR CHILDREN POOR PEOPLE POPULATION GROUPS PRODUCTIVE ASSETS PROGRAM DESIGNS PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAM CHOICES SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NET TRANSFERS SCHOOL FEEDING SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY NETS TARGETING UNEMPLOYMENT In countries where large parts of the population live in absolute poverty, the need for social safety nets may be greatest, but the capacity to fund and administer them can be severely constrained. What role can social safety net programs play in very low income countries (VLICs)? Three major challenges must be faced when deciding what programs would be feasible in a VLIC: Availability of information; Administrative capacity; and, Affordability. Some special considerations of certain types of interventions apply in the specific context of VLICs: Cash transfers; Food and nutrition programs; and, Agricultural inputs. Given the need to strike a balance between investments for growth and transfers - both compete for scarce public resources - it may be helpful to follow these steps when deciding on the type and scope of social safety net programs: Re-examine the main constraints to growth and the role of public investment policy; Conduct a vulnerability assessment and identify the main risks confronting poor people; and, Identify policy interventions that have a potential both for reducing vulnerability and for enhancing growth prospects. 2012-08-13T16:06:15Z 2012-08-13T16:06:15Z 2003-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/6240251/role-safety-net-transfers-very-low-income-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11816 English Social Safety Nets Primer Notes; No. 11 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa |
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ABSOLUTE POVERTY CASH TRANSFERS DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT NETWORK HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD SIZE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INSURANCE INTERVENTIONS NUTRITION PENSIONS POOR POOR CHILDREN POOR PEOPLE POPULATION GROUPS PRODUCTIVE ASSETS PROGRAM DESIGNS PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAM CHOICES SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NET TRANSFERS SCHOOL FEEDING SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY NETS TARGETING UNEMPLOYMENT ABSOLUTE POVERTY CASH TRANSFERS DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT NETWORK HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD SIZE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INSURANCE INTERVENTIONS NUTRITION PENSIONS POOR POOR CHILDREN POOR PEOPLE POPULATION GROUPS PRODUCTIVE ASSETS PROGRAM DESIGNS PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAM CHOICES SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NET TRANSFERS SCHOOL FEEDING SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY NETS TARGETING UNEMPLOYMENT |
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ABSOLUTE POVERTY CASH TRANSFERS DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT NETWORK HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD SIZE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INSURANCE INTERVENTIONS NUTRITION PENSIONS POOR POOR CHILDREN POOR PEOPLE POPULATION GROUPS PRODUCTIVE ASSETS PROGRAM DESIGNS PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAM CHOICES SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NET TRANSFERS SCHOOL FEEDING SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY NETS TARGETING UNEMPLOYMENT ABSOLUTE POVERTY CASH TRANSFERS DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT NETWORK HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD SIZE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INSURANCE INTERVENTIONS NUTRITION PENSIONS POOR POOR CHILDREN POOR PEOPLE POPULATION GROUPS PRODUCTIVE ASSETS PROGRAM DESIGNS PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAM CHOICES SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NET TRANSFERS SCHOOL FEEDING SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY NETS TARGETING UNEMPLOYMENT Weigand, Christine What Role for Safety Net Transfers in Very Low Income Countries? |
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In countries where large parts of the
population live in absolute poverty, the need for social
safety nets may be greatest, but the capacity to fund and
administer them can be severely constrained. What role can
social safety net programs play in very low income countries
(VLICs)? Three major challenges must be faced when deciding
what programs would be feasible in a VLIC: Availability of
information; Administrative capacity; and, Affordability.
Some special considerations of certain types of
interventions apply in the specific context of VLICs: Cash
transfers; Food and nutrition programs; and, Agricultural
inputs. Given the need to strike a balance between
investments for growth and transfers - both compete for
scarce public resources - it may be helpful to follow these
steps when deciding on the type and scope of social safety
net programs: Re-examine the main constraints to growth and
the role of public investment policy; Conduct a
vulnerability assessment and identify the main risks
confronting poor people; and, Identify policy interventions
that have a potential both for reducing vulnerability and
for enhancing growth prospects. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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ABSOLUTE POVERTY CASH TRANSFERS DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT NETWORK HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD SIZE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INSURANCE INTERVENTIONS NUTRITION PENSIONS POOR POOR CHILDREN POOR PEOPLE POPULATION GROUPS PRODUCTIVE ASSETS PROGRAM DESIGNS PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAM CHOICES SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NET TRANSFERS SCHOOL FEEDING SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY NETS TARGETING UNEMPLOYMENT |
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Weigand, Christine |
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Weigand, Christine |
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Weigand, Christine |
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What Role for Safety Net Transfers in Very Low Income Countries? |
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What Role for Safety Net Transfers in Very Low Income Countries? |
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What Role for Safety Net Transfers in Very Low Income Countries? |
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What Role for Safety Net Transfers in Very Low Income Countries? |
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What Role for Safety Net Transfers in Very Low Income Countries? |
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what role for safety net transfers in very low income countries? |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2003-01 |
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