Lesotho Social Protection Programs and Systems Review

Lesotho Social Protection Programs and Systems Review

Lesotho, a high-altitude, landlocked country of 2.1 million people encircled by South Africa, has made gains in poverty reduction over the last decade but challenges of shared prosperity remain. The country has made significant investments in developing social protection programs as part of the...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
POVERTY
VULNERABILITY
INEQUALITY
LABOR POLICY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/996831624982907050/Lesotho-Social-Protection-Programs-and-Systems-Review
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spelling okr-10986-359102021-07-15T05:10:54Z Lesotho Social Protection Programs and Systems Review World Bank SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL ASSISTANCE CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE POVERTY VULNERABILITY INEQUALITY LABOR POLICY Lesotho, a high-altitude, landlocked country of 2.1 million people encircled by South Africa, has made gains in poverty reduction over the last decade but challenges of shared prosperity remain. The country has made significant investments in developing social protection programs as part of the Government’s commitment to protecting vulnerable groups. In sum, while several social assistance programs in Lesotho are found to be effective, whether measured by impact or spending effectiveness, spending on social protection is very high and cost-effectiveness varies. 2021-07-14T19:40:37Z 2021-07-14T19:40:37Z 2021-06-28 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/996831624982907050/Lesotho-Social-Protection-Programs-and-Systems-Review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35910 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study Africa Lesotho
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topic SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
POVERTY
VULNERABILITY
INEQUALITY
LABOR POLICY
spellingShingle SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
POVERTY
VULNERABILITY
INEQUALITY
LABOR POLICY
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Lesotho Social Protection Programs and Systems Review
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description Lesotho, a high-altitude, landlocked country of 2.1 million people encircled by South Africa, has made gains in poverty reduction over the last decade but challenges of shared prosperity remain. The country has made significant investments in developing social protection programs as part of the Government’s commitment to protecting vulnerable groups. In sum, while several social assistance programs in Lesotho are found to be effective, whether measured by impact or spending effectiveness, spending on social protection is very high and cost-effectiveness varies.
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title Lesotho Social Protection Programs and Systems Review
title_short Lesotho Social Protection Programs and Systems Review
title_full Lesotho Social Protection Programs and Systems Review
title_fullStr Lesotho Social Protection Programs and Systems Review
title_full_unstemmed Lesotho Social Protection Programs and Systems Review
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publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
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