Lesotho : A Safety Net to End Extreme Poverty

This report shows that while more inclusive growth is the ultimate solution to poverty in Lesotho, the country can and should use selective social transfers to reduce poverty more rapidly among the extreme poor. But because the majority of the tran...

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Main Authors:	Smith, W. James, Mistiaen, Emma, Guven, Melis, Morojele, Morabo
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO MARKETS AGRICULTURAL INPUTS AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS BENEFIT LEVELS CASH GRANTS CASH INCOME CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFER SCHEME CASH TRANSFERS CASH-FOR-WORK CHILD SUPPORT CHRONIC FOOD INSECURITY CHRONICALLY POOR COMMUNITY COUNCIL CONDITIONAL CASH CONSUMPTION DATA CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE COST-EFFECTIVENESS DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY DIRECT BENEFICIARIES DONOR FUNDING DROUGHT ECOLOGICAL ZONES ECONOMIC DOWNTURN ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SHOCKS ELDERLY PEOPLE EMERGENCY FOOD EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT SCHEME EXTREME POVERTY FAMILY MEMBERS FARMERS FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FISCAL CRISIS FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD INSECURITY FOOD ITEMS FOOD POVERTY FOOD POVERTY LINE FOOD PRICES FOOD REQUIREMENTS FOOD SECURITY FOOD SHORTAGES FOOD-FOR-WORK GRANT PROGRAM HEALTH SERVICES HIGH INEQUALITY HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD INCOMES HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IMPACT ON POVERTY INADEQUATE FOOD INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME POVERTY INEQUALITY IRRIGATION LABOR-INTENSIVE WORKS LAND MANAGEMENT LAND RECLAMATION LANDLESS LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP LOSS OF INCOME MALNUTRITION MEANS TEST MEANS TESTING MOUNTAIN AREAS MOUNTAIN REGIONS NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY LINE NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL SHOCKS NEEDY HOUSEHOLDS NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUTRITION OUTCOMES NUTRITION PROGRAM NUTRITIONAL STATUS OLD AGE OLD AGE PENSION OLD AGE PENSIONS PENSIONS PERSISTENT INEQUALITY POLITICAL SUPPORT POOR POOR AREAS POOR FARMERS POOR HOUSEHOLD POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS POORER AREAS POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY DATA POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY GAP POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY LEVEL POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY STATUS PRODUCTIVE ASSETS PROTECTION POLICIES PROTECTION POLICY PROTECTION SYSTEM PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC TRANSFER PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS PURCHASING POWER RECOVERY PROGRAM REFORM PROGRAM REMOTE AREAS ROAD MAINTENANCE RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL DIVIDE RURAL FARMERS RURAL GAP RURAL INEQUALITY RURAL LIVELIHOODS RURAL PHENOMENON RURAL POOR RURAL POVERTY RURAL RESIDENTS RURAL ROAD RURAL ROAD MAINTENANCE SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NET SYSTEM SAFETY NET SYSTEMS SAFETY NET TRANSFERS SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SCHOOL FEEDING SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS SCHOOL MEAL SCHOOL MEALS SHOCK SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL SPENDING SOCIAL TRANSFER SOCIAL TRANSFERS SOCIAL WELFARE STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION SUBSISTENCE SUBSISTENCE ECONOMY SUPPORT PAYMENTS SUPPORT PROGRAM TARGETED TRANSFERS TARGETING TARGETING MECHANISMS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT TEMPORARY SHOCKS TRANSFER AMOUNTS TRANSFER PROGRAM TRANSFER PROGRAMS TRANSFER RESOURCES UNEMPLOYMENT UNIVERSAL TRANSFER VILLAGE LEVEL VOUCHERS VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT VULNERABLE CHILDREN VULNERABLE GROUPS VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS VULNERABLE PEOPLE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WAGE BILL WAGE EMPLOYMENT WAGE RATE WAGE RATES WELFARE MONITORING WORK PROGRAM WORKS PROGRAM
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/19748280/lesotho-safety-net-end-extreme-poverty http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18967

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Summary:	This report shows that while more inclusive growth is the ultimate solution to poverty in Lesotho, the country can and should use selective social transfers to reduce poverty more rapidly among the extreme poor. But because the majority of the transfers are received by people who are not among the extreme poor there is room for increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of spending on safety nets which. These programs should be productive and concentrate on the extreme poor Basotho. In the long run, Lesotho should move towards a more consolidated safety net and strengthen existing programs, such as the Child Grants Program, that already provide some important and positive outcomes and enjoy strong popular and political support.

Lesotho : A Safety Net to End Extreme Poverty

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