The State of Social Safety Nets 2014

This publication begins a series that will monitor and report on social safety nets in developing countries. This first report in the series provides key social safety nets statistics and explains trends using information from 146 countries, includ...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE POVERTY BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BENEFIT LEVELS BENEFIT SYSTEM CALORIC INTAKE CASH BENEFITS CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CHILD ALLOWANCES CHILD SUPPORT COMMUNITY ASSETS CONDITIONAL CASH CONDITIONAL TRANSFERS CONFLICT CONTINGENCY PLANS CRISES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DISABILITY BENEFITS DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DROUGHT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMERGENCY RELIEF EMERGENCY RESPONSE EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME ENERGY SUBSIDIES ENTRY POINT EXTERNAL FINANCE EXTERNAL FINANCING EXTREME POVERTY EXTREMELY POOR PEOPLE FAMILY BENEFIT FEE WAIVERS FINANCING FACILITY FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOOD FOR WORK FOOD INSECURITY FOOD RATIONS FOOD SECURITY FOOD SUBSIDIES FOOD SUPPLEMENTS FOOD TRANSFERS GLOBAL POVERTY GROWTH RATE HARMONIZATION HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH INSURANCE HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE IDENTIFICATION OF BENEFICIARIES INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GROUP INCOME GROUPS INCOMES INEQUALITY INEQUALITY REDUCTION INFORMATION FLOWS INFORMATION SYSTEM INNOVATIONS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION INVENTORY LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKET POLICY LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS LABOR MARKETS LABOR ORGANIZATION LABOR SUPPLY LABOR-INTENSIVE WORKS LABOUR LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES LOW-INCOME COUNTRY MALNUTRITION MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRY NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY LINE NATIONAL POVERTY LINES NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL RESOURCE NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUTRITION PROGRAMS OLD AGE OLD AGE PENSION OLD AGE SECURITY POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR POOR HOUSEHOLD POOR PEOPLE POOR PERSONS PORTFOLIOS POVERTY DATA POVERTY GAP POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POWER PARITY PRICE SUBSIDIES PRIVATE TRANSFERS PROGRAM COVERAGE PROTECTION POLICIES PROTECTION POLICY PROTECTION SYSTEM PROTECTION SYSTEMS PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PUBLIC HOSPITALS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC PENSION PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS PURCHASING POWER REDISTRIBUTIVE ROLE RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY NET MEASURES SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NET SYSTEMS SAFETY NET TRANSFERS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL FEEDING SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS SCHOOL MEAL SCHOOL SUPPLIES SEASONAL LABOR SERVICE PROVIDERS SKILLS TRAINING SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL CONTRACTS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL PENSION SOCIAL PENSIONS SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTION STRATEGY SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL TRANSFERS SOCIAL WELFARE SSN SUPPORT GRANT TARGETING TAX TRANSFER PROGRAM TRANSFERS IN CASH UNIVERSAL PENSION VOUCHERS VULNERABLE PEOPLE WAGES WELFARE BENEFITS WORK PROGRAMS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/05/19487568/state-social-safety-nets-2014 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18376

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Summary:	This publication begins a series that will monitor and report on social safety nets in developing countries. This first report in the series provides key social safety nets statistics and explains trends using information from 146 countries, including detailed household survey data from 69 countries in the World Bank's Atlas of Social Protection: Indicators of Resilience and Equity (ASPIRE) database. This report reviews important policy and practical developments in social safety net programs and highlights emerging innovations. While the primary focus is on developing and emerging countries, it also includes some references to high-income settings.

The State of Social Safety Nets 2014

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