Eligibility Thresholds for Minimum Living Guarantee Programs : International Practices and Implications for China

Using a simple framework, this paper discusses the underlying reason of the variation of threshold level in developed countries, from the least generous 20 percent to around 60 percent of median wage, with an average of 35 percent. The generosity o...

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Main Authors:	Umapathi, Nithin, Wang, Dewen, O'Keefe, Philip
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE POVERTY ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO JOBS AGGREGATE POVERTY ANTI-POVERTY ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAM ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AVERAGE INCOME AVERAGE WAGES BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BENEFIT LEVEL BENEFIT LEVELS BENEFIT SYSTEMS CASH BENEFIT CASH BENEFITS CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CHILD BENEFIT COMPULSORY EDUCATION CONDITIONAL CASH CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE COST OF FOOD CPI DISPOSABLE INCOME ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ELIGIBILITY CRITERION ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE EMPLOYMENT GENERATION EMPLOYMENT PROJECT EXTREME POVERTY FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN FAMILY ASSISTANCE FAMILY BENEFITS FAMILY INCOME FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FINANCIAL PROTECTION FISCAL CAPACITY FOOD ASSISTANCE FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD EXPENDITURE FOOD EXPENDITURES FOOD NEEDS FOOD POVERTY FOOD POVERTY LINE FOOD PRICE FOOD SHARE FOOD STAMP GUARANTEED MINIMUM INCOME HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA HOUSING HOUSING SUBSIDIES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS ON POVERTY INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GROWTH INCOME POVERTY INCOME SECURITY INCOME SUPPORT INCOME TRANSFER INCOME TRANSFERS INEQUALITY INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE INSURANCE SYSTEMS LABOR MARKETS LIVING CONDITION LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS MEANS TEST MEANS TESTING MEANS TESTS MEDICAL EXPENSES MIG MINIMUM INCOME MINIMUM INCOMES MINIMUM WAGE MINIMUM WAGES NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY LINE NATURAL DISASTERS NEAR POOR NEEDY FAMILIES NET INCOME NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUTRITION PENSION PENSIONS PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY GOALS POLITICAL CONSTRAINTS POOR POOR AREAS POOR COUNTRIES POOR FAMILIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POORER AREAS POORER HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE PENSION PROTECTION SYSTEMS REGIONAL COST REGIONAL COST OF LIVING REGIONAL DIFFERENCES REGIONAL INFLATION REGIONAL PRICE REGIONAL VARIATION REGRESSION ANALYSIS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL BENEFICIARIES RURAL ECONOMY RURAL GAP RURAL INCOME RURAL POOR RURAL POOR HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL POVERTY LINE RURAL POVERTY MONITORING SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SCHOOL FEEDING SEVERANCE PAY SIMULATIONS SINGLE PARENT SINGLE PARENTS SKILLED LABOR SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL ASSISTANCE LAW SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL CONTRACT SOCIAL FUNDS SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS SUBSISTENCE TARGETING TAX CREDITS TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT WAGE GROWTH WAR WELFARE INDICATORS WELFARE LEVEL WELFARE PROGRAMS WELFARE STATES WELFARE SYSTEM WELLBEING
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/11/18600397/eligibility-thresholds-minimum-living-guarantee-programs-international-practices-implications-china http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17006

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/11/18600397/eligibility-thresholds-minimum-living-guarantee-programs-international-practices-implications-china
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17006

Eligibility Thresholds for Minimum Living Guarantee Programs : International Practices and Implications for China

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