Swaziland - Using Public Transfers to Reduce Extreme Poverty

The report focuses on the social safety net, particularly cash and in-kind transfers. The safety net can play an important role in addressing poverty and vulnerability; however, the process by which the safety nets have been developed in Swaziland...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Other Social Protection Study
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
HIV
SSN
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/11/17171663/switzerland-using-public-transfers-reduce-extreme-poverty
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12321
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topic ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ACCESS TO SERVICES
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURAL INPUTS
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURAL SHOCKS
ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFICIARY
BENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS
CASH ASSISTANCE
CASH BENEFITS
CASH TRANSFER
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
CASH TRANSFERS
CHRONIC POVERTY
CONDITIONAL CASH
COPING STRATEGY
CORRELATES OF POVERTY
COST-EFFECTIVENESS
CREDIT MARKETS
DECLINE IN POVERTY
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DIRECT TRANSFERS
DISSEMINATION
DROUGHT
EARLY CHILDHOOD
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATION GRANT
EDUCATION GRANTS
ELDERLY PEOPLE
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
EXTENDED FAMILIES
EXTREME POOR HOUSEHOLDS
EXTREME POVERTY
EXTREME POVERTY LINE
EXTREMELY POOR HOUSEHOLDS
EXTREMELY POOR PEOPLE
FAMILY INCOME
FAMILY MEMBERS
FAMILY SUPPORT
FARM PRODUCTIVITY
FEE WAIVERS
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FISCAL CRISIS
FOOD AID
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
FOOD IMPORTS
FOOD INSECURITY
FOOD PRICE
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD SUPPLY
FORMAL EMPLOYMENT
FORMAL SAFETY NETS
GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS
GRANT PROGRAM
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HEALTH ORGANIZATION
HEIGHT FOR AGE
HIV
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD POVERTY
HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN
HOUSING
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
HUMAN RIGHTS
IDIOSYNCRATIC RISK
IMPACT ON POVERTY
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME DYNAMICS
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME POVERTY
INEQUALITY
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INPUT SUBSIDIES
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSURANCE
INTERNATIONAL AID
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
LACK OF EDUCATION
LEGAL STATUS
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVING STANDARDS
MALNUTRITION
MEANS TEST
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
OLD AGE
ORPHANS
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POOR
POOR CHILDREN
POOR DISTRICTS
POOR HOUSEHOLD
POOR PEOPLE
POOR POPULATION
POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
POOR WOMEN
POORER PEOPLE
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POVERTY INDICATORS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY MAP
POVERTY MAPPING
POVERTY MAPS
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
POVERTY STATUS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PROTECTION SYSTEM
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
PUBLIC SAFETY NET
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC TRANSFERS
PUBLIC WORKS
PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL DIMENSION
RURAL PHENOMENON
RURAL POOR
SAFE WATER
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
SAFETY NET SYSTEM
SAFETY NETS
SANITATION
SAVINGS
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
SCHOOL FEEDING
SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS
SCHOOL YEAR
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SHOCK
SHORT-TERM EMPLOYMENT
SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL CARE
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL IMPACT
SOCIAL INSURANCE
SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS
SOCIAL PENSIONS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SAFETY NET
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
SOCIAL TRANSFER
SOCIAL TRANSFERS
SOCIAL WELFARE
SSN
SUBSISTENCE
SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING
SUSTAINABLE POVERTY REDUCTION
TARGETING
TARGETING MECHANISMS
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSFER PROGRAM
TRANSFER PROGRAMS
TUBERCULOSIS
UNEMPLOYMENT
VULNERABILITY
VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
VULNERABILITY OF WOMEN
VULNERABLE CHILDREN
VULNERABLE CITIZENS
VULNERABLE GROUP
VULNERABLE GROUPS
VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS
VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS
VULNERABLE PEOPLE
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
WATER SOURCES
WEALTH GROUPS
WEATHER SHOCKS
WIDESPREAD POVERTY
WORKFARE
WORKS PROGRAM
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
spellingShingle ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ACCESS TO SERVICES
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURAL INPUTS
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURAL SHOCKS
ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFICIARY
BENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS
CASH ASSISTANCE
CASH BENEFITS
CASH TRANSFER
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
CASH TRANSFERS
CHRONIC POVERTY
CONDITIONAL CASH
COPING STRATEGY
CORRELATES OF POVERTY
COST-EFFECTIVENESS
CREDIT MARKETS
DECLINE IN POVERTY
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DIRECT TRANSFERS
DISSEMINATION
DROUGHT
EARLY CHILDHOOD
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATION GRANT
EDUCATION GRANTS
ELDERLY PEOPLE
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
EXTENDED FAMILIES
EXTREME POOR HOUSEHOLDS
EXTREME POVERTY
EXTREME POVERTY LINE
EXTREMELY POOR HOUSEHOLDS
EXTREMELY POOR PEOPLE
FAMILY INCOME
FAMILY MEMBERS
FAMILY SUPPORT
FARM PRODUCTIVITY
FEE WAIVERS
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FISCAL CRISIS
FOOD AID
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
FOOD IMPORTS
FOOD INSECURITY
FOOD PRICE
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD SUPPLY
FORMAL EMPLOYMENT
FORMAL SAFETY NETS
GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS
GRANT PROGRAM
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HEALTH ORGANIZATION
HEIGHT FOR AGE
HIV
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD POVERTY
HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN
HOUSING
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
HUMAN RIGHTS
IDIOSYNCRATIC RISK
IMPACT ON POVERTY
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME DYNAMICS
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME POVERTY
INEQUALITY
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INPUT SUBSIDIES
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSURANCE
INTERNATIONAL AID
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
LACK OF EDUCATION
LEGAL STATUS
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVING STANDARDS
MALNUTRITION
MEANS TEST
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
OLD AGE
ORPHANS
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POOR
POOR CHILDREN
POOR DISTRICTS
POOR HOUSEHOLD
POOR PEOPLE
POOR POPULATION
POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
POOR WOMEN
POORER PEOPLE
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POVERTY INDICATORS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY MAP
POVERTY MAPPING
POVERTY MAPS
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
POVERTY STATUS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PROTECTION SYSTEM
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
PUBLIC SAFETY NET
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC TRANSFERS
PUBLIC WORKS
PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL DIMENSION
RURAL PHENOMENON
RURAL POOR
SAFE WATER
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
SAFETY NET SYSTEM
SAFETY NETS
SANITATION
SAVINGS
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
SCHOOL FEEDING
SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS
SCHOOL YEAR
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SHOCK
SHORT-TERM EMPLOYMENT
SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL CARE
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL IMPACT
SOCIAL INSURANCE
SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS
SOCIAL PENSIONS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SAFETY NET
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
SOCIAL TRANSFER
SOCIAL TRANSFERS
SOCIAL WELFARE
SSN
SUBSISTENCE
SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING
SUSTAINABLE POVERTY REDUCTION
TARGETING
TARGETING MECHANISMS
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSFER PROGRAM
TRANSFER PROGRAMS
TUBERCULOSIS
UNEMPLOYMENT
VULNERABILITY
VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
VULNERABILITY OF WOMEN
VULNERABLE CHILDREN
VULNERABLE CITIZENS
VULNERABLE GROUP
VULNERABLE GROUPS
VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS
VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS
VULNERABLE PEOPLE
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
WATER SOURCES
WEALTH GROUPS
WEATHER SHOCKS
WIDESPREAD POVERTY
WORKFARE
WORKS PROGRAM
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
World Bank
Swaziland - Using Public Transfers to Reduce Extreme Poverty
geographic_facet Africa
Swaziland
Eswatini
description The report focuses on the social safety net, particularly cash and in-kind transfers. The safety net can play an important role in addressing poverty and vulnerability; however, the process by which the safety nets have been developed in Swaziland has produced a fragmented system that leaves many Swazis unprotected by the safety net. Improvements in efficiency and effectiveness are both necessary and possible. Poverty and extreme poverty in Swaziland are both overwhelmingly rural phenomena. The incidence of poverty is 73 percent in rural areas but only 31 percent in urban areas. Eighty-eight percent of the poor and 95 percent of the extreme poor live in rural areas, and the average consumption of the urban poor is 33 percent below the poverty line while it is 51 percent below the poverty line among the rural poor. Also, poverty is deeper in rural areas than it is in urban areas. The objective of this study is to identify viable ways to make the safety net more relevant and efficient through an in-depth analysis of poverty and vulnerability and of the efficacy of current safety net programs. The report focuses on publicly financed social transfers in Swaziland, including cash and in-kind transfers. This includes programs funded by either national or official international aid. Chapter two explores the risks faced by the Swazis, including but not limited to poverty. Chapter three reviews current social net programs and expenditures and analyzes the efficiency and effectiveness of social transfers. Chapter four analyzes ways to target safety net programs, and chapter five discusses options to increase the relevance and efficiency of the safety net, particularly in light of the recent financial crisis.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study
author World Bank
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author_sort World Bank
title Swaziland - Using Public Transfers to Reduce Extreme Poverty
title_short Swaziland - Using Public Transfers to Reduce Extreme Poverty
title_full Swaziland - Using Public Transfers to Reduce Extreme Poverty
title_fullStr Swaziland - Using Public Transfers to Reduce Extreme Poverty
title_full_unstemmed Swaziland - Using Public Transfers to Reduce Extreme Poverty
title_sort swaziland - using public transfers to reduce extreme poverty
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/11/17171663/switzerland-using-public-transfers-reduce-extreme-poverty
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12321
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spelling okr-10986-123212021-04-23T14:03:00Z Swaziland - Using Public Transfers to Reduce Extreme Poverty World Bank ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURAL INPUTS AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL SHOCKS ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS CASH ASSISTANCE CASH BENEFITS CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CHRONIC POVERTY CONDITIONAL CASH COPING STRATEGY CORRELATES OF POVERTY COST-EFFECTIVENESS CREDIT MARKETS DECLINE IN POVERTY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIRECT TRANSFERS DISSEMINATION DROUGHT EARLY CHILDHOOD ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION GRANT EDUCATION GRANTS ELDERLY PEOPLE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA EMERGENCY RESPONSE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS EXTENDED FAMILIES EXTREME POOR HOUSEHOLDS EXTREME POVERTY EXTREME POVERTY LINE EXTREMELY POOR HOUSEHOLDS EXTREMELY POOR PEOPLE FAMILY INCOME FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY SUPPORT FARM PRODUCTIVITY FEE WAIVERS FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FISCAL CRISIS FOOD AID FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOOD IMPORTS FOOD INSECURITY FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY FOOD SUPPLY FORMAL EMPLOYMENT FORMAL SAFETY NETS GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS GRANT PROGRAM GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEIGHT FOR AGE HIV HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS HUMAN RIGHTS IDIOSYNCRATIC RISK IMPACT ON POVERTY INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME DYNAMICS INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME POVERTY INEQUALITY INFORMATION SYSTEM INPUT SUBSIDIES INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL AID LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS LACK OF EDUCATION LEGAL STATUS LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING STANDARDS MALNUTRITION MEANS TEST MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF HEALTH NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUTRITIONAL STATUS OLD AGE ORPHANS PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR POOR CHILDREN POOR DISTRICTS POOR HOUSEHOLD POOR PEOPLE POOR POPULATION POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS POOR WOMEN POORER PEOPLE POVERTY GAP POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY LINE POVERTY MAP POVERTY MAPPING POVERTY MAPS POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY STATUS PRIMARY EDUCATION PROTECTION SYSTEM PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PUBLIC SAFETY NET PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC TRANSFERS PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DIMENSION RURAL PHENOMENON RURAL POOR SAFE WATER SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NET SYSTEM SAFETY NETS SANITATION SAVINGS SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SCHOOL FEEDING SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS SCHOOL YEAR SECONDARY EDUCATION SHOCK SHORT-TERM EMPLOYMENT SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL CARE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL IMPACT SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL PENSIONS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL TRANSFER SOCIAL TRANSFERS SOCIAL WELFARE SSN SUBSISTENCE SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING SUSTAINABLE POVERTY REDUCTION TARGETING TARGETING MECHANISMS TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSFER PROGRAM TRANSFER PROGRAMS TUBERCULOSIS UNEMPLOYMENT VULNERABILITY VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT VULNERABILITY OF WOMEN VULNERABLE CHILDREN VULNERABLE CITIZENS VULNERABLE GROUP VULNERABLE GROUPS VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS VULNERABLE PEOPLE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WATER SOURCES WEALTH GROUPS WEATHER SHOCKS WIDESPREAD POVERTY WORKFARE WORKS PROGRAM WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION The report focuses on the social safety net, particularly cash and in-kind transfers. The safety net can play an important role in addressing poverty and vulnerability; however, the process by which the safety nets have been developed in Swaziland has produced a fragmented system that leaves many Swazis unprotected by the safety net. Improvements in efficiency and effectiveness are both necessary and possible. Poverty and extreme poverty in Swaziland are both overwhelmingly rural phenomena. The incidence of poverty is 73 percent in rural areas but only 31 percent in urban areas. Eighty-eight percent of the poor and 95 percent of the extreme poor live in rural areas, and the average consumption of the urban poor is 33 percent below the poverty line while it is 51 percent below the poverty line among the rural poor. Also, poverty is deeper in rural areas than it is in urban areas. The objective of this study is to identify viable ways to make the safety net more relevant and efficient through an in-depth analysis of poverty and vulnerability and of the efficacy of current safety net programs. The report focuses on publicly financed social transfers in Swaziland, including cash and in-kind transfers. This includes programs funded by either national or official international aid. Chapter two explores the risks faced by the Swazis, including but not limited to poverty. Chapter three reviews current social net programs and expenditures and analyzes the efficiency and effectiveness of social transfers. Chapter four analyzes ways to target safety net programs, and chapter five discusses options to increase the relevance and efficiency of the safety net, particularly in light of the recent financial crisis. 2013-02-12T18:01:46Z 2018-09-28T16:58:49Z 2013-02-12T18:01:46Z 2018-09-28T16:58:49Z 2012-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/11/17171663/switzerland-using-public-transfers-reduce-extreme-poverty http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12321 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study Economic & Sector Work Africa Swaziland Eswatini