Welfare, Shocks, and Government Spending on Social Protection Programs in Lesotho

Welfare, Shocks, and Government Spending on Social Protection Programs in Lesotho

This paper assesses the performance of government spending on social protection programs in reducing poverty and inequality in Lesotho, applying benefit incidence and microsimulation methods to 2017-2018 household survey data. The paper investigate...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Boko, Joachim, Raju, Dhushyanth, Younger, Stephen D.
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS
ECONOMIC SHOCK
POVERTY
VULNERABILITY
POVERTY LINE
INEQUALITY
FOOD PRICE SUBSIDY
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SAFETY NETS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/565611611130214788/Welfare-Shocks-and-Government-Spending-on-Social-Protection-Programs-in-Lesotho
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35046

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/565611611130214788/Welfare-Shocks-and-Government-Spending-on-Social-Protection-Programs-in-Lesotho
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35046

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