The Experience of Public Works Programs in Myanmar : Lessons from a Social Protection and Poverty Reduction Perspective

Public Work Programs (PWPs) can be a useful tool for poverty reduction and social protection provision in Myanmar by presenting a coherent framework to achieve several objectives (seasonal income and food security, disaster recovery, community resi...

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Main Author:	Infante-Villarroel, Mariana
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	COMMUNITIES RISKS VILLAGE LEADERS VILLAGES VILLAGE TRACTS POVERTY LEVELS INCOME PROTEIN COST-EFFECTIVENESS SERVICES WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME WEALTH GROUPS COMMUNITY ASSETS HEALTH PROJECT PROJECTS FOOD GAPS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS RURAL POPULATION CONFLICT FOOD SHORTAGES DIRECT BENEFICIARIES COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION REGION POORER AREAS POVERTY REDUCTION FOOD GAP LABOR MARKET COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOOD BASKET RURAL HOUSEHOLDS TRAINING INTERVENTION LANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER INCOME INSECURITY VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT TRANSFERS AGRICULTURAL WAGES MARKETS HOUSEHOLD INCOME PADDY SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL PROTECTION PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS BETTER ACCESS TO MARKETS POOR INFRASTRUCTURE POVERTY PROFILE FOOD PRODUCTION DESIGN NUTRITIONAL STATUS COPING MECHANISMS UNEMPLOYMENT CONSUMPTION FARMLAND FOOD SECURITY DROUGHT COMMUNITY COMMITTEES RESETTLEMENT ECOLOGICAL ZONES DESCRIPTION PARTICIPATION WAGE RATES GENDER CAPACITY-BUILDING VULNERABLE GROUPS BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY NET FOOD GOODS HOUSEHOLD AGRICULTURE DRY SEASON PARTICIPATORY METHODS RURAL BLOCK GRANTS NUTRITION WFP ACCESS TO FOOD MARKET ACCESS TO MARKETS PUBLIC WORKS FOOD ELDERLY PEOPLE DIVERSIFICATION REGIONAL PROGRAMS LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES FOOD INSECURITY TARGETING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGIONS VILLAGE LEVEL DRINKING WATER IRRIGATION HOUSEHOLDS DAILY WAGE POVERTY RURAL AREAS FOOD FOR WORK BENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS SOCIAL COHESION FACILITIES POOR LIVING TRAININGS LIVING CONDITIONS RICE RISK MANAGEMENT CHILD LABOR ACCESS TO DRINKING WATER COMMUNITY POOR FOOD PRICES LABOR MARKETS LIVELIHOOD SECURITY SAFETY FOODS RURAL DEVELOPMENT PULSES SERVICE POVERTY ALLEVIATION POOR HOUSEHOLDS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24764919/experience-public-works-programs-myanmar-lessons-social-protection-poverty-reduction-perspective http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22322

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Summary:	Public Work Programs (PWPs) can be a useful tool for poverty reduction and social protection provision in Myanmar by presenting a coherent framework to achieve several objectives (seasonal income and food security, disaster recovery, community resilience, social cohesion). For PWPsto be effective and sustainable, design should respond to local conditions and implementation should engage government structures that provide a scalable platform.

The Experience of Public Works Programs in Myanmar : Lessons from a Social Protection and Poverty Reduction Perspective

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