Activation for Poverty Reduction : Realizing the Potential of Armenia’s Social Safety Nets

Since the peak of the economic crisis, poverty reduction in Armenia has made limited progress, with poverty rates moving from 34.1 percent in 2009 to 32 percent in 2013. This slow pace has been mirrored by the limited progress of the labor market (LM), particularly in terms of job-creation. In 201...

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Main Authors:	Morgandi, Matteo, Posadas, Josefina, Damerau, Tomas
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	WELFARE STATES HOUSEHOLD INCOMES FORMAL INCOME LIVING STANDARDS CHILD HEALTH HOUSEHOLD SIZE RISKS MARGINAL TAX RATES PROTECTION SYSTEM POVERTY LINE ECONOMIC GROWTH OLD AGE POVERTY LEVELS MINIMUM WAGE DISABILITY PENSIONS MUNICIPAL WORKS INCOME SOCIAL RISK TRANSIENT SHOCKS SCHOOL ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS HOME CARE SOCIAL SAFETY NET PUBLIC SERVICES POLITICAL ECONOMY FOOD POLICY CONDITIONAL TRANSFER HOUSEHOLD POVERTY FOOD STAMPS WELFARE SUBSIDY MEANS TESTS INCOME SUPPORT SOCIAL BENEFITS CASH TRANSFER EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE SINGLE PARENT SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE BENEFICIARIES MEASURES PENSION SOCIAL REHABILITATION SAFETY NETS POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAM DESIGNS VULNERABLE GROUP SAVINGS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL SERVICE BENEFICIARY ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAM PUBLIC SUPPORT PROGRAM COVERAGE VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS SOCIAL INSURANCE TRANSFERS VULNERABLE POPULATIONS HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION HOUSEHOLD INCOME ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL PROTECTION FAMILY ALLOWANCES VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS CASH BENEFITS CASH TRANSFERS SUBSIDIES WORK INCENTIVES SOCIAL WORKER NEW DEAL UNEMPLOYMENT SINGLE-PARENT HOUSEHOLDS TRANSFER PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD LEVEL CHILD ALLOWANCES SUPPORT PROGRAM POVERTY LINES SOCIAL SAFETY NETS BIRTH GRANT DISABILITY ALLOWANCE SSN HOURLY EARNINGS MEANS TEST INFORMAL WORKERS LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS TEMPORARY SHOCKS SOCIAL SERVICES WAGE WORKER SCHOOL ATTENDANCE FINANCIAL CRISIS LABOR DEMAND INCOME SHOCKS PENSIONS VULNERABLE GROUPS SOCIAL POLICY SAFETY NET TRANSITION COUNTRIES SOCIAL PENSION PRODUCTIVE ASSETS ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS HEALTH CLINICS MALNUTRITION MEANS TESTING PUBLIC WORKS BENEFIT SYSTEM TRANSFER PROGRAMS MINIMUM INCOME SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIAL POLICIES CASH BENEFIT INSURANCE TAXATION TARGETING PUBLIC RESOURCES UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT TAX CREDITS FAMILY BENEFIT EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS HUMAN RESOURCES PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY DISABILITY BENEFITS PREVENTIVE HEALTH ACCESS TO SERVICES ECONOMIC CRISIS NUMBER OF CHILDREN POVERTY FORMAL EMPLOYMENT INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY SINGLE PARENTS CONDITIONAL CASH UNSKILLED JOBS UNIVERSAL HEALTH LABOR SUPPLY MARGINAL TAX RATE FINANCIAL SUPPORT HOUSEHOLD NEEDS LIVING CONDITIONS CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS POOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS PUBLIC SPENDING PARTICIPATION RATE WAGE SUBSIDY SOCIAL WORKERS HEALTH SERVICES WELFARE PROGRAMS FAMILY BENEFITS MEDICAL EXPENSES RISK MITIGATION
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