Lessons in Designing Safety Nets
This briefly examines some considerations when designing safety nets: a) local needs; b) financial and political sustainability; c) cost benefit analysis; and d) approach at targeting needy groups. Furthermore, it emphasizes that the poor must be i...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/04/438767/lessons-designing-safety-nets http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11554 |
| id |
okr-10986-11554 |
|---|---|
| recordtype |
oai_dc |
| spelling |
okr-10986-115542021-06-14T11:04:04Z Lessons in Designing Safety Nets Aiyar, Swaminathan S.A. Lateef, K. Sarwar Subbarao, Kalanidhi CASH TRANSFERS CONFLICT CREDIT PROGRAMS DROUGHT ECONOMIC GROWTH ENERGY SUBSIDIES EXCESS DEMAND FOOD STAMPS FORESTRY INCENTIVE COSTS INCOME INFORMAL SAFETY NETS INSURANCE INTEREST RATES OLD AGE POLITICAL SUPPORT POOR POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE SUBSIDIES PRIVATE TRANSFERS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE TARGETING TRADEOFFS UNEMPLOYMENT UNIVERSAL SUBSIDIES WAGES WRITEOFFS POVERTY REDUCTION SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SAFETY NET POLICIES POOR & GOVERNMENT POLICY GROWTH POLICY LABOR PRODUCTIVITY MANPOWER NEEDS LABOR PLANNING FISCAL POLICY CREDIT PROGRAMS This briefly examines some considerations when designing safety nets: a) local needs; b) financial and political sustainability; c) cost benefit analysis; and d) approach at targeting needy groups. Furthermore, it emphasizes that the poor must be included in productive activity, so that safety nets complement growth, as well as, the combination with long-term programs, that build human capital and transfer assets to the needy, thus raising growth potential. The note provides design guidelines and suggestions for the safety net selection, either through cash transfers, in-kind transfers, public works programs and credit programs. Certainly, the approach taken will be determined by the country's circumstances, be it the nature of poverty and external shocks, or fiscal and delivery constraints. 2012-08-13T15:22:53Z 2012-08-13T15:22:53Z 1998-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/04/438767/lessons-designing-safety-nets http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11554 English PREM Notes; No. 2 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research |
| repository_type |
Digital Repository |
| institution_category |
Foreign Institution |
| institution |
Digital Repositories |
| building |
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository |
| collection |
World Bank |
| language |
English |
| topic |
CASH TRANSFERS CONFLICT CREDIT PROGRAMS DROUGHT ECONOMIC GROWTH ENERGY SUBSIDIES EXCESS DEMAND FOOD STAMPS FORESTRY INCENTIVE COSTS INCOME INFORMAL SAFETY NETS INSURANCE INTEREST RATES OLD AGE POLITICAL SUPPORT POOR POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE SUBSIDIES PRIVATE TRANSFERS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE TARGETING TRADEOFFS UNEMPLOYMENT UNIVERSAL SUBSIDIES WAGES WRITEOFFS POVERTY REDUCTION SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SAFETY NET POLICIES POOR & GOVERNMENT POLICY GROWTH POLICY LABOR PRODUCTIVITY MANPOWER NEEDS LABOR PLANNING FISCAL POLICY CREDIT PROGRAMS |
| spellingShingle |
CASH TRANSFERS CONFLICT CREDIT PROGRAMS DROUGHT ECONOMIC GROWTH ENERGY SUBSIDIES EXCESS DEMAND FOOD STAMPS FORESTRY INCENTIVE COSTS INCOME INFORMAL SAFETY NETS INSURANCE INTEREST RATES OLD AGE POLITICAL SUPPORT POOR POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE SUBSIDIES PRIVATE TRANSFERS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE TARGETING TRADEOFFS UNEMPLOYMENT UNIVERSAL SUBSIDIES WAGES WRITEOFFS POVERTY REDUCTION SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SAFETY NET POLICIES POOR & GOVERNMENT POLICY GROWTH POLICY LABOR PRODUCTIVITY MANPOWER NEEDS LABOR PLANNING FISCAL POLICY CREDIT PROGRAMS Aiyar, Swaminathan S.A. Lateef, K. Sarwar Subbarao, Kalanidhi Lessons in Designing Safety Nets |
| relation |
PREM Notes; No. 2 |
| description |
This briefly examines some
considerations when designing safety nets: a) local needs;
b) financial and political sustainability; c) cost benefit
analysis; and d) approach at targeting needy groups.
Furthermore, it emphasizes that the poor must be included in
productive activity, so that safety nets complement growth,
as well as, the combination with long-term programs, that
build human capital and transfer assets to the needy, thus
raising growth potential. The note provides design
guidelines and suggestions for the safety net selection,
either through cash transfers, in-kind transfers, public
works programs and credit programs. Certainly, the approach
taken will be determined by the country's
circumstances, be it the nature of poverty and external
shocks, or fiscal and delivery constraints. |
| format |
Publications & Research :: Brief |
| author |
Aiyar, Swaminathan S.A. Lateef, K. Sarwar Subbarao, Kalanidhi |
| author_facet |
Aiyar, Swaminathan S.A. Lateef, K. Sarwar Subbarao, Kalanidhi |
| author_sort |
Aiyar, Swaminathan S.A. |
| title |
Lessons in Designing Safety Nets |
| title_short |
Lessons in Designing Safety Nets |
| title_full |
Lessons in Designing Safety Nets |
| title_fullStr |
Lessons in Designing Safety Nets |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Lessons in Designing Safety Nets |
| title_sort |
lessons in designing safety nets |
| publisher |
World Bank, Washington, DC |
| publishDate |
2012 |
| url |
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/04/438767/lessons-designing-safety-nets http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11554 |
| _version_ |
1764417153805582336 |