Entering the City : Emerging Evidence and Practices with Safety Nets in Urban Areas

Entering the City : Emerging Evidence and Practices with Safety Nets in Urban Areas

Most safety net programs in low and middle-income countries have hitherto been conceived for rural areas. Yet as the global urban population increases and poverty urbanizes, it becomes of utmost importance to understand how to make safety nets work...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gentilini, Ugo
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
urban areas
urban poverty
social protection systems
safety nets
social assistance
cash transfers
migration
social inclusion
urban development
urbanization
cities
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24841441/entering-city-emerging-evidence-practices-safety-nets-urban-areas
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22482

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24841441/entering-city-emerging-evidence-practices-safety-nets-urban-areas
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22482

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