Closing the Gap : The State of Social Safety Nets 2017

There is an increasing global focus on social protection. For the first time social protection (SP) is part of a comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda. As a reflection of this global focus, there has been an explosion of activity...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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spelling okr-10986-266552021-05-25T10:54:37Z Closing the Gap : The State of Social Safety Nets 2017 World Bank Group SATETY NETS FINANCE CASH PROGRAM GROWTH POPULATION PROTECTION There is an increasing global focus on social protection. For the first time social protection (SP) is part of a comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda. As a reflection of this global focus, there has been an explosion of activity in social safety nets programs around the world. The number of developing countries with social safety nets (SSN) doubled in the last two decades from 72 to 149 countries There has also been an increasing complexity of SSN systems or programs in pursuit of greater results. A growing commitment to SSN is also evident in the fact that countries tend to spend more on SSN over time. A growing commitment to SSN is also evident in the fact that countries tend to spend more on SSN over time. More needs to be done as significant gaps in coverage remain around the globe. Much effort continues to be put into experimenting with new SSN instruments, and learning what works, especially with respect to promoting productive inclusion. 2017-05-18T16:31:45Z 2017-05-18T16:31:45Z 2017-04 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/811281494500586712/Closing-the-gap-the-state-of-social-safety-nets-2017 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26655 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief
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topic SATETY NETS
FINANCE
CASH PROGRAM
GROWTH
POPULATION
PROTECTION
spellingShingle SATETY NETS
FINANCE
CASH PROGRAM
GROWTH
POPULATION
PROTECTION
World Bank Group
Closing the Gap : The State of Social Safety Nets 2017
description There is an increasing global focus on social protection. For the first time social protection (SP) is part of a comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda. As a reflection of this global focus, there has been an explosion of activity in social safety nets programs around the world. The number of developing countries with social safety nets (SSN) doubled in the last two decades from 72 to 149 countries There has also been an increasing complexity of SSN systems or programs in pursuit of greater results. A growing commitment to SSN is also evident in the fact that countries tend to spend more on SSN over time. A growing commitment to SSN is also evident in the fact that countries tend to spend more on SSN over time. More needs to be done as significant gaps in coverage remain around the globe. Much effort continues to be put into experimenting with new SSN instruments, and learning what works, especially with respect to promoting productive inclusion.
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title Closing the Gap : The State of Social Safety Nets 2017
title_short Closing the Gap : The State of Social Safety Nets 2017
title_full Closing the Gap : The State of Social Safety Nets 2017
title_fullStr Closing the Gap : The State of Social Safety Nets 2017
title_full_unstemmed Closing the Gap : The State of Social Safety Nets 2017
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