Strengthening public safety nets from the bottom up (English)

Public safety nets in developing countries address the vulnerability of the poor and the near-poor to income disruption, but such formal programs do not operate in a vacuum. Private and informal mechanisms may already exist. The design of public interventions requires a clear understanding of what mechanisms are already available and how (and to what extent) individuals and households use them to cope with income fluctuations. This note surveys some...

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Weigand,Christine;
Document Date
2003/01/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
33358
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Strengthening public safety nets from the bottom up
Keywords
Social Safety Nets

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Weigand,Christine.

Strengthening public safety nets from the bottom up (English). Social Safety Nets Primer Notes ; no. 8 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/567051468330018971

Strengthening public safety nets from the bottom up (English)

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