Alternative Social Safety Nets in South Sudan : Costing and Impact on Welfare Indicators -- Poverty Note

The purpose of this note is to provide the monetary cost of various social safety net targeting schemes that can be deployed to reduce vulnerability and increase resilience. It is believed that gradually switching to the provision of social safety nets can reduce the chronic dependency on humanit...

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Main Authors:	Pape, Utz, Pontara, Nicola
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	SANITATION HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SIZE SAFETY NET PROGRAMS PROTECTION SYSTEM DURABLE GOODS POVERTY LINE IMPACT ON POVERTY HUMANITARIAN AID ECONOMIC GROWTH POVERTY LEVELS INCOME SOCIAL PENSIONS POVERTY INDICES INDIVIDUAL WELFARE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY RATES FARM PRODUCTIVITY NATIONAL POVERTY LINE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL SAFETY NET HEALTH INSURANCE CHILD SUPPORT HOUSING ALLOWANCES FOOD STAMPS WELFARE PROTECTION POLICY GOVERNMENT CAPACITY NATIONAL POVERTY CAPACITY BUILDING POOR PEOPLE MEANS TESTS CASH TRANSFER SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE BENEFICIARIES CONFLICT MEASURES POVERTY MEASURES COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION SAFETY NETS POVERTY REDUCTION COPING STRATEGIES CLEAN DRINKING WATER RURAL PEOPLE FOOD TRANSFER FOOD MARKETS BENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLD HEAD POVERTY GAP POVERTY INCIDENCE SOCIAL INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL DONORS TRANSFERS POOR AREAS POOR INDIVIDUALS SOCIAL PROTECTION EXTENDED FAMILIES WELFARE INDICATORS SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS FARMERS CASH TRANSFERS FOOD AID ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS POVERTY HEADCOUNT INDEX UNEMPLOYMENT SOCIAL SAFETY NETS VOCATIONAL TRAINING UNIVERSAL TRANSFER FOOD SECURITY MEANS TEST LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS SKILLS TRAINING SOCIAL SERVICES MARKET PRICES PENSIONS SUPPORT GRANT VULNERABLE GROUPS RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY NET RURAL POVERTY TRANSFER AMOUNTS EMPLOYMENT STATUS RURAL VOUCHERS TRANSFER AMOUNT FOOD TRANSFERS ACCESS TO MARKETS PUBLIC WORKS TRANSFER PROGRAMS TARGETING MECHANISMS SOCIAL WELFARE SCHOOL FEEDING INSURANCE FOOD INSECURITY TARGETING HUMAN RIGHTS POVERTY INDICATORS FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOOD-FOR-WORK LAND PRODUCTIVITY TEMPORARY JOBS FOOD INTAKE LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE DRINKING WATER WAR POVERTY RURAL AREAS FINANCIAL CAPACITY WORK PROGRAMS INCIDENCE OF POVERTY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY HOUSEHOLD WELFARE MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE POOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS REPEATED SHOCKS FOOD VOUCHERS FOOD PRICES SHOCK PUBLIC SPENDING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT POOR HOUSEHOLDS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24893334/alternative-social-safety-nets-south-sudan-costing-impact-welfare-indicators-poverty-note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22499

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Summary:	The purpose of this note is to provide the monetary cost of various social safety net targeting schemes that can be deployed to reduce vulnerability and increase resilience. It is believed that gradually switching to the provision of social safety nets can reduce the chronic dependency on humanitarian (mainly food) aid. At the same time, it could help to alleviate reliance on patronage networks and switch a portion of the public spending from unproductive uses (e.g., military expenditure) toward strengthening the resilience and supporting the livelihoods of South Sudanese. In addition, a social safety net would address the fatigues of years of weak governance and ongoing efforts to find more direct, transparent ways to enable citizens to reap the benefits of independence and – once it materializes – peace.

Alternative Social Safety Nets in South Sudan : Costing and Impact on Welfare Indicators -- Poverty Note

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