Moving Up the Ladder
Bangladesh has a history of effective economic inclusion programs, but they are implemented primarily by civil society organizations. Government-implemented initiatives are critical for scale but there are no government-implemented economic inclusion programs in Bangladesh that meet the socioeconomic needs of the poor on a large scale. Yet the government has an opportunity to leverage its strong and expansive social safety net (SSN) system to develop ladders for poor and vulnerable households. This report examines three groups of SSN beneficiaries in Bangladesh - working-age widows, people with disabilities, and households with young children--in order to understand their potential to benefit from economic inclusion programming. The report describes the socioeconomic characteristics of the three low-income groups and identifies gaps in their access to and coverage by the government’s main social protection programs; profiles a subset of SSN beneficiaries and presents findings on their potential to benefit from economic inclusion programming; describes packages of services; and examines the factors that need to be in place for economic inclusion programs to succeed. The authors then provide recommendations on how the government can build capacity to implement economic inclusion at scale in Bangladesh.
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| Format: | Report biblioteca |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2023-06-30
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| Subjects: | SAFETY NET RECIPIENTS, ECONOMIC INCLUSION, CASH TRANSFERS, BARRIERS, |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099639508022314825/IDU0a7ea01e007fb3041140b1730c2cd479c4ca3 https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40144 |
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| Summary: | Bangladesh has a history of effective
economic inclusion programs, but they are implemented
primarily by civil society organizations.
Government-implemented initiatives are critical for scale
but there are no government-implemented economic inclusion
programs in Bangladesh that meet the socioeconomic needs of
the poor on a large scale. Yet the government has an
opportunity to leverage its strong and expansive social
safety net (SSN) system to develop ladders for poor and
vulnerable households. This report examines three groups of
SSN beneficiaries in Bangladesh - working-age widows, people
with disabilities, and households with young children--in
order to understand their potential to benefit from economic
inclusion programming. The report describes the
socioeconomic characteristics of the three low-income groups
and identifies gaps in their access to and coverage by the
government’s main social protection programs; profiles a
subset of SSN beneficiaries and presents findings on their
potential to benefit from economic inclusion programming;
describes packages of services; and examines the factors
that need to be in place for economic inclusion programs to
succeed. The authors then provide recommendations on how the
government can build capacity to implement economic
inclusion at scale in Bangladesh. |
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