Liberia : A Diagnostic of Social Protection

Safety Nets are limited in Liberia and, although as a share of GDP, expenditures are higher than the regional average, the average benefit amount is equal to only 7-20 percent of the poverty line. The current system focuses on the country s most vu...

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Main Authors: Borgarello, Andrea, Figazzolo, Laura, Weedon, Emily
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
SSN
WAR
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/12/19746815/liberia-diagnostic-social-protection
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topic ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
ANTI-POVERTY
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFICIARY
BENEFIT AMOUNT
BENEFIT LEVEL
CASH TRANSFER
CASH TRANSFERS
CHILD BENEFIT
CHILD HEALTH
CHRONIC FOOD INSECURITY
CHRONIC MALNUTRITION
CHRONIC POVERTY
COMMUNITY GROUPS
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
CONFLICT
COPING STRATEGIES
COVARIATE SHOCKS
CROP PRODUCTION
DONOR SUPPORT
DRINKING WATER
DROUGHT
DURABLE GOODS
ECONOMIC CRISES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE
ECONOMIC RISKS
EMERGENCY FOOD
EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT PROJECT
EXTERNAL RESOURCES
EXTREME POOR HOUSEHOLDS
EXTREME POVERTY
EXTREME POVERTY LINE
EXTREMELY POOR HOUSEHOLDS
FAMILY ALLOWANCES
FAMILY TRANSFERS
FARMERS
FEE WAIVERS
FINANCIAL CAPACITY
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FISCAL CONSTRAINTS
FOOD ASSISTANCE
FOOD BASKET
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD CROP
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
FOOD EXPENDITURES
FOOD INSECURITY
FOOD INTAKE
FOOD MARKETS
FOOD POVERTY
FOOD POVERTY LINE
FOOD PRICE
FOOD REQUIREMENTS
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD STAMPS
FOOD SUPPLY
FOOD TRANSFER
FOOD TRANSFERS
FOOD-FOR-WORK
HEALTH EXPENDITURES
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH FACILITY
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH ORGANIZATION
HEALTH SERVICES
HOME RATIONS
HORIZONTAL EQUITY
HOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
IMPACT OF SHOCKS
IMPACT ON POVERTY
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME
INCOME POVERTY
INCOME RISKS
INCOME SHOCK
INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
INDIVIDUAL RISKS
INEQUALITY
INFORMAL COPING MECHANISMS
INFORMAL MECHANISMS
INFORMAL SAFETY NETS
INFORMAL SUPPORT
INSURANCE SCHEMES
INTERNATIONAL DONORS
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE
LIMITED ACCESS
LIMITED CAPACITY
MACROECONOMIC CRISIS
MALNUTRITION
MITIGATION STRATEGIES
NATIONAL % POVERTY
NATIONAL PENSION
NATIONAL POVERTY
NATIONAL POVERTY LINE
NATURAL DISASTERS
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
NUTRITION PROGRAMS
OLD AGE
PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT
PENSIONS
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POOR
POOR PERSON
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY ANALYSIS
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY LEVELS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
PRICE SUBSIDIES
PROTECTION MECHANISMS
PROTECTION POLICIES
PROTECTION POLICY
PROTECTION SYSTEM
PROTECTION SYSTEMS
PUBLIC INTERVENTIONS
PUBLIC SPENDING
PUBLIC WORKS
PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS
RISK MANAGEMENT
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL BANKS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL DWELLERS
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL PEOPLE
RURAL PHENOMENON
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL POVERTY INCIDENCE
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
SAFETY NET SYSTEMS
SAFETY NETS
SANITARY CONDITIONS
SANITATION
SAVINGS
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL FEEDING
SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SHOCK
SINGLE MOTHERS
SMALL-SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE
SMALLHOLDER FARMERS
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL INSURANCE
SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS
SOCIAL PENSIONS
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SAFETY NET
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SERVICE
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL WELFARE
SSN
SUBSISTENCE FARMERS
SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING
SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING PROGRAM
SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING PROGRAMS
SUPPORT NETWORKS
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
TARGETING
TARGETING MECHANISMS
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSFER PROGRAM
TRANSFERS IN CASH
TRANSITORY POVERTY
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
USER FEES
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
VOUCHERS
VULNERABLE CHILDREN
VULNERABLE GROUPS
VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS
VULNERABLE PEOPLE
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
WAR
WELFARE INDICATORS
WELFARE POLICY
spellingShingle ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
ANTI-POVERTY
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFICIARY
BENEFIT AMOUNT
BENEFIT LEVEL
CASH TRANSFER
CASH TRANSFERS
CHILD BENEFIT
CHILD HEALTH
CHRONIC FOOD INSECURITY
CHRONIC MALNUTRITION
CHRONIC POVERTY
COMMUNITY GROUPS
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
CONFLICT
COPING STRATEGIES
COVARIATE SHOCKS
CROP PRODUCTION
DONOR SUPPORT
DRINKING WATER
DROUGHT
DURABLE GOODS
ECONOMIC CRISES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE
ECONOMIC RISKS
EMERGENCY FOOD
EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT PROJECT
EXTERNAL RESOURCES
EXTREME POOR HOUSEHOLDS
EXTREME POVERTY
EXTREME POVERTY LINE
EXTREMELY POOR HOUSEHOLDS
FAMILY ALLOWANCES
FAMILY TRANSFERS
FARMERS
FEE WAIVERS
FINANCIAL CAPACITY
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FISCAL CONSTRAINTS
FOOD ASSISTANCE
FOOD BASKET
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD CROP
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
FOOD EXPENDITURES
FOOD INSECURITY
FOOD INTAKE
FOOD MARKETS
FOOD POVERTY
FOOD POVERTY LINE
FOOD PRICE
FOOD REQUIREMENTS
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD STAMPS
FOOD SUPPLY
FOOD TRANSFER
FOOD TRANSFERS
FOOD-FOR-WORK
HEALTH EXPENDITURES
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH FACILITY
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH ORGANIZATION
HEALTH SERVICES
HOME RATIONS
HORIZONTAL EQUITY
HOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
IMPACT OF SHOCKS
IMPACT ON POVERTY
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME
INCOME POVERTY
INCOME RISKS
INCOME SHOCK
INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
INDIVIDUAL RISKS
INEQUALITY
INFORMAL COPING MECHANISMS
INFORMAL MECHANISMS
INFORMAL SAFETY NETS
INFORMAL SUPPORT
INSURANCE SCHEMES
INTERNATIONAL DONORS
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE
LIMITED ACCESS
LIMITED CAPACITY
MACROECONOMIC CRISIS
MALNUTRITION
MITIGATION STRATEGIES
NATIONAL % POVERTY
NATIONAL PENSION
NATIONAL POVERTY
NATIONAL POVERTY LINE
NATURAL DISASTERS
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
NUTRITION PROGRAMS
OLD AGE
PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT
PENSIONS
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POOR
POOR PERSON
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY ANALYSIS
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY LEVELS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
PRICE SUBSIDIES
PROTECTION MECHANISMS
PROTECTION POLICIES
PROTECTION POLICY
PROTECTION SYSTEM
PROTECTION SYSTEMS
PUBLIC INTERVENTIONS
PUBLIC SPENDING
PUBLIC WORKS
PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS
RISK MANAGEMENT
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL BANKS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL DWELLERS
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL PEOPLE
RURAL PHENOMENON
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL POVERTY INCIDENCE
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
SAFETY NET SYSTEMS
SAFETY NETS
SANITARY CONDITIONS
SANITATION
SAVINGS
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL FEEDING
SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SHOCK
SINGLE MOTHERS
SMALL-SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE
SMALLHOLDER FARMERS
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL INSURANCE
SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS
SOCIAL PENSIONS
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SAFETY NET
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SERVICE
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL WELFARE
SSN
SUBSISTENCE FARMERS
SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING
SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING PROGRAM
SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING PROGRAMS
SUPPORT NETWORKS
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
TARGETING
TARGETING MECHANISMS
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSFER PROGRAM
TRANSFERS IN CASH
TRANSITORY POVERTY
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
USER FEES
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
VOUCHERS
VULNERABLE CHILDREN
VULNERABLE GROUPS
VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS
VULNERABLE PEOPLE
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
WAR
WELFARE INDICATORS
WELFARE POLICY
Borgarello, Andrea
Figazzolo, Laura
Weedon, Emily
Liberia : A Diagnostic of Social Protection
geographic_facet Liberia
relation Social protection and labor discussion paper;no. 1407
description Safety Nets are limited in Liberia and, although as a share of GDP, expenditures are higher than the regional average, the average benefit amount is equal to only 7-20 percent of the poverty line. The current system focuses on the country s most vulnerable populations but that the system is fragmented. Food insecurity is mainly addressed through food transfers aimed at preventing starvation and malnutrition. Unemployed people, including the large portion of the population engaged in informal employment, are targeted primarily by public works. Scaling-up Liberia s safety nets would require significant investments, which are not viable at the moment given the country s financial constraints. Efforts should hence focus on improving the overall safety net system within the existing budget.
format Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author Borgarello, Andrea
Figazzolo, Laura
Weedon, Emily
author_facet Borgarello, Andrea
Figazzolo, Laura
Weedon, Emily
author_sort Borgarello, Andrea
title Liberia : A Diagnostic of Social Protection
title_short Liberia : A Diagnostic of Social Protection
title_full Liberia : A Diagnostic of Social Protection
title_fullStr Liberia : A Diagnostic of Social Protection
title_full_unstemmed Liberia : A Diagnostic of Social Protection
title_sort liberia : a diagnostic of social protection
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/12/19746815/liberia-diagnostic-social-protection
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19007
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spelling okr-10986-190072021-04-23T14:03:51Z Liberia : A Diagnostic of Social Protection Borgarello, Andrea Figazzolo, Laura Weedon, Emily ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL WORKERS ANTI-POVERTY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BENEFIT AMOUNT BENEFIT LEVEL CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFERS CHILD BENEFIT CHILD HEALTH CHRONIC FOOD INSECURITY CHRONIC MALNUTRITION CHRONIC POVERTY COMMUNITY GROUPS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS CONFLICT COPING STRATEGIES COVARIATE SHOCKS CROP PRODUCTION DONOR SUPPORT DRINKING WATER DROUGHT DURABLE GOODS ECONOMIC CRISES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC RISKS EMERGENCY FOOD EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT PROJECT EXTERNAL RESOURCES EXTREME POOR HOUSEHOLDS EXTREME POVERTY EXTREME POVERTY LINE EXTREMELY POOR HOUSEHOLDS FAMILY ALLOWANCES FAMILY TRANSFERS FARMERS FEE WAIVERS FINANCIAL CAPACITY FINANCIAL CRISIS FISCAL CONSTRAINTS FOOD ASSISTANCE FOOD BASKET FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD CROP FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOOD EXPENDITURES FOOD INSECURITY FOOD INTAKE FOOD MARKETS FOOD POVERTY FOOD POVERTY LINE FOOD PRICE FOOD REQUIREMENTS FOOD SECURITY FOOD STAMPS FOOD SUPPLY FOOD TRANSFER FOOD TRANSFERS FOOD-FOR-WORK HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FACILITY HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH SERVICES HOME RATIONS HORIZONTAL EQUITY HOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPACT OF SHOCKS IMPACT ON POVERTY INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME POVERTY INCOME RISKS INCOME SHOCK INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES INDIVIDUAL RISKS INEQUALITY INFORMAL COPING MECHANISMS INFORMAL MECHANISMS INFORMAL SAFETY NETS INFORMAL SUPPORT INSURANCE SCHEMES INTERNATIONAL DONORS LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED ACCESS LIMITED CAPACITY MACROECONOMIC CRISIS MALNUTRITION MITIGATION STRATEGIES NATIONAL % POVERTY NATIONAL PENSION NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY LINE NATURAL DISASTERS NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUTRITION PROGRAMS OLD AGE PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT PENSIONS PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR POOR PERSON POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY GAP POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PRICE SUBSIDIES PROTECTION MECHANISMS PROTECTION POLICIES PROTECTION POLICY PROTECTION SYSTEM PROTECTION SYSTEMS PUBLIC INTERVENTIONS PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL BANKS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL DWELLERS RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL PEOPLE RURAL PHENOMENON RURAL POVERTY RURAL POVERTY INCIDENCE SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NET SYSTEMS SAFETY NETS SANITARY CONDITIONS SANITATION SAVINGS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL FEEDING SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS SERVICE PROVIDERS SHOCK SINGLE MOTHERS SMALL-SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL PENSIONS SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE SSN SUBSISTENCE FARMERS SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING PROGRAM SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING PROGRAMS SUPPORT NETWORKS SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TARGETING TARGETING MECHANISMS TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSFER PROGRAM TRANSFERS IN CASH TRANSITORY POVERTY UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS USER FEES VOCATIONAL TRAINING VOUCHERS VULNERABLE CHILDREN VULNERABLE GROUPS VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS VULNERABLE PEOPLE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WAR WELFARE INDICATORS WELFARE POLICY Safety Nets are limited in Liberia and, although as a share of GDP, expenditures are higher than the regional average, the average benefit amount is equal to only 7-20 percent of the poverty line. The current system focuses on the country s most vulnerable populations but that the system is fragmented. Food insecurity is mainly addressed through food transfers aimed at preventing starvation and malnutrition. Unemployed people, including the large portion of the population engaged in informal employment, are targeted primarily by public works. Scaling-up Liberia s safety nets would require significant investments, which are not viable at the moment given the country s financial constraints. Efforts should hence focus on improving the overall safety net system within the existing budget. 2014-07-22T22:01:56Z 2014-07-22T22:01:56Z 2011-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/12/19746815/liberia-diagnostic-social-protection http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19007 English en_US Social protection and labor discussion paper;no. 1407 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Liberia