Options for Strengthening Social Safety Nets in Lao PDR : A Policy Note

The Government of Lao PDR (GoL) announced that its 7th national socio-economic development plan, covering 2010 through 2015, will focus on achieving the Millennium Development Goals by 2015 and exiting least developed country status by 2020. To ach...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE TERMS ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESS TO SERVICES AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL SHOCKS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE BENEFICIARIES BLOCK GRANTS CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS CASH CROP CASH CROPS CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CHILD NUTRITION CHILD PROTECTION CHRONIC POVERTY CLEAN WATER COMMUNITY ASSETS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY INITIATIVE CONDITIONAL CASH CONDITIONAL TRANSFERS CONSTRUCTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE CROP PRODUCTION DELIVERY COSTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY DISASTER RELIEF DISSEMINATION DIVORCE DONOR FUNDING DONOR SUPPORT DROUGHT ECONOMIC CRISES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC RISKS ELDERLY EMERGENCY RELIEF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION ESTIMATES OF POVERTY EXPORT MARKETS FAMILY SUPPORT FARM PRODUCTIVITY FARMERS FEE WAIVERS FINANCIAL CAPACITY FINANCIAL CRISES FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOOD GOODS FOOD INTAKE FOOD ITEMS FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD PROCESSING FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD PROGRAM FOOD SECURITY FOOD SHORTAGE FOOD TRANSFERS FOOD-FOR-WORK FORMAL SAFETY NETS FREE HEALTH GLOBAL MARKETS GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS HEALTH CENTRE HEALTH INSURANCE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT HUMAN TRAFFICKING IDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS ILLNESS IMPACT ON POVERTY INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME GENERATION INCOME REDISTRIBUTION INCOME SHOCKS INCOME SUPPORT INFANT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSURANCE SCHEMES INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE IRRIGATION IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE JOB CREATION JOB LOSS JOB OPPORTUNITIES LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LACK OF EDUCATION LACK OF FOOD LACK OF INFORMATION LANDLESS LEAN SEASON LIMITED ACCESS LIMITED CAPACITY LIVING CONDITIONS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT MALNUTRITION MARKET ECONOMY MATERNAL HEALTH MATERNAL MORTALITY MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES MICRO-FINANCE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL LEVELS NATIONAL POVERTY NATURAL DISASTERS NUTRITION PROGRAMS PENSIONS POOR POOR AREAS POOR DISTRICTS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POOR VILLAGES POTABLE WATER POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY DATA POVERTY ERADICATION POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS POVERTY SITUATION POVERTY TRAPS PRICE SUBSIDIES PROTECTION MECHANISMS PROTECTION SYSTEM PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS REGIONAL OFFICE RELIEF FOOD REMITTANCES REMOTE AREAS REMOTE COMMUNITIES REMOTE LOCATIONS REMOTE RURAL AREAS RESOURCE MOBILIZATION ROAD CONSTRUCTION RURAL RURAL AREA RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT RURAL PEOPLE RURAL POPULATION RURAL ROADS SAFETY NET MECHANISMS SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NET SYSTEM SAVINGS SAVINGS GROUPS SCHOOL FEEDING SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS SCHOOLING SKILL DEVELOPMENT SMALL-SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL PENSION SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTION MECHANISMS SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SSN STREET CHILDREN SUBSISTENCE SUBSISTENCE FARMING SUPPORT SYSTEM SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TARGETING TARGETING MECHANISMS TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS VICTIMS VILLAGE LEVEL VOCATIONAL TRAINING VOUCHERS VULNERABILITY VULNERABLE CHILDREN VULNERABLE GROUP VULNERABLE GROUPS VULNERABLE PEOPLE WAGE EMPLOYMENT WAGE RATE WELFARE PROGRAMS WELFARE SYSTEM WORKFARE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/07/16411911/options-strengthening-social-safety-nets-lao-pdr-policy-note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12861

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Summary:	The Government of Lao PDR (GoL) announced that its 7th national socio-economic development plan, covering 2010 through 2015, will focus on achieving the Millennium Development Goals by 2015 and exiting least developed country status by 2020. To achieve these goals, one of the priority areas in the 7th National Socio-Economic Development Plan (NSEDP) is to reduce vulnerability to shocks by providing and improving social safety nets (SSN). As part of this ongoing work a SSN Workshop was organized in Vientiane in March 2010, with the following five objectives: 1) improve joint understanding of the current social protection system (focusing on SSNs); 2) learn from government about their development priorities for 2011-2015; 3) learn from government and donors about their experiences with social protection and poverty reduction programs; 4) discuss various SSN options and identify which options are appropriate in the current context and given current priorities; 5) identify potential ways that donors and development partners can work together to strengthen SSNs in Lao PDR. This brief note summarizes the findings from the SSN workshop, and potential next steps.

Options for Strengthening Social Safety Nets in Lao PDR : A Policy Note

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