Safety Nets in Transition Economies

Transition economies are commonly understood to be countries that have moved or are moving from a primarily state-planned to a market-based economic system with private ownership of assets and market-supporting institutions. These countries include...

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Main Author:	del Ninno, Carlo
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	CASH TRANSFERS CENTRAL ASIAN CHILD ALLOWANCES COMMUNITY MEMBERS CONFLICT DEVELOPMENT NETWORK ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC STRUCTURE HEALTH CARE HEALTH INSURANCE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INCREASED INEQUALITY INEQUALITY INFORMAL SAFETY INFORMAL SECTOR LABOR FORCE MEANS TESTING POOR POOR AREAS POOR HOUSEHOLDS PRIVATE GOODS PUBLIC RESOURCES RURAL POOR SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NET TRANSFERS SCHOOL FEEDING SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL EXPENDITURES SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL SPENDING TARGETING TRANSITION COUNTRIES TRANSITION ECONOMIES UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN HOUSEHOLDS VULNERABLE GROUPS WAGES WAR
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/6243917/safety-nets-transition-economies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11820

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Summary:	Transition economies are commonly understood to be countries that have moved or are moving from a primarily state-planned to a market-based economic system with private ownership of assets and market-supporting institutions. These countries include those of the former Soviet Union, those of Eastern and Central Europe closely allied with the Soviet Union and those in Asia and Africa recently undergoing market transformations of various degrees, such as China, Mongolia and Vietnam.

Safety Nets in Transition Economies

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