Systemic shocks and social protection: the role and effectiveness of public works programs : Crisis sistemicas y proteccion social: funcion y eficacia de los programas publicos de empleo (Spanish)

Public works programs have been an important safety net intervention in both developed and developing countries for many years. By providing temporary low-wage jobs to unskilled manual workers, income is transferred to poor households in a self-targeted manner while achieving useful projects such as road construction and maintenance, irrigation infrastructure, reforestation, and soil conservation.

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Blomquist,John D.;

Mackintosh,Fiona J.;
Document Date
2006/01/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
33351
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Crisis sistemicas y proteccion social: funcion y eficacia de los programas publicos de empleo
Keywords
public works program

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Blomquist,John D.; Mackintosh,Fiona J..

Systemic shocks and social protection: the role and effectiveness of public works programs : Crisis sistemicas y proteccion social: funcion y eficacia de los programas publicos de empleo (Spanish). Social Safety Nets Primer Notes ; no. 1 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/749411468150584059

Systemic shocks and social protection: the role and effectiveness of public works programs : Crisis sistemicas y proteccion social: funcion y eficacia de los programas publicos de empleo (Spanish)

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