Bailing Out the World's Poorest

The current financial crisis is global in nature, but it will have differing impacts within the developing world. Some people and some countries are more vulnerable than others. The author believes that it also threatens to have lasting impacts for some of those affected, notably through the nutriti...

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Main Author: Ravallion, Martin
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4865
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spelling okr-10986-48652021-04-23T14:02:20Z Bailing Out the World's Poorest Ravallion, Martin Health: Government Policy Regulation Public Health I180 Education: Government Policy I280 Welfare and Poverty: Government Programs Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs I380 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 The current financial crisis is global in nature, but it will have differing impacts within the developing world. Some people and some countries are more vulnerable than others. The author believes that it also threatens to have lasting impacts for some of those affected, notably through the nutrition and schooling of children in poor families. The author believes mistakes were made in past crises and identifies key design features for safety net programs that can help compensate for the likely welfare losses in the short-term while also promoting longer-term recovery. 2012-03-30T07:30:07Z 2012-03-30T07:30:07Z 2009 Journal Article Challenge 05775132 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4865 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article
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topic Health: Government Policy
Regulation
Public Health I180
Education: Government Policy I280
Welfare and Poverty: Government Programs
Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs I380
Economic Development: Human Resources
Human Development
Income Distribution
Migration O150
spellingShingle Health: Government Policy
Regulation
Public Health I180
Education: Government Policy I280
Welfare and Poverty: Government Programs
Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs I380
Economic Development: Human Resources
Human Development
Income Distribution
Migration O150
Ravallion, Martin
Bailing Out the World's Poorest
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description The current financial crisis is global in nature, but it will have differing impacts within the developing world. Some people and some countries are more vulnerable than others. The author believes that it also threatens to have lasting impacts for some of those affected, notably through the nutrition and schooling of children in poor families. The author believes mistakes were made in past crises and identifies key design features for safety net programs that can help compensate for the likely welfare losses in the short-term while also promoting longer-term recovery.
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author Ravallion, Martin
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title Bailing Out the World's Poorest
title_short Bailing Out the World's Poorest
title_full Bailing Out the World's Poorest
title_fullStr Bailing Out the World's Poorest
title_full_unstemmed Bailing Out the World's Poorest
title_sort bailing out the world's poorest
publishDate 2012
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4865
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