The Role of Existing Social Protection Programs in Alleviating Poverty Caused by Large-Scale Negative Shocks

The Role of Existing Social Protection Programs in Alleviating Poverty Caused by Large-Scale Negative Shocks

The deep global recession induced by Covid-19 (coronavirus) is putting at risk the gains in poverty reduction made over the past three decades. The ability of existing social protection programs to prevent a permanent increase in poverty is thus of...

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Main Author: Pfutze, Tobias
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Malaysia 2021
Subjects:
SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAM
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
NATURAL DISASTER
TYPHOON
EARTHQUAKE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/386431630609141515/The-Role-of-Existing-Social-Protection-Programs-in-Alleviating-Poverty-Caused-by-Large-Scale-Negative-Shocks
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spelling okr-10986-362402021-09-09T05:10:41Z The Role of Existing Social Protection Programs in Alleviating Poverty Caused by Large-Scale Negative Shocks Pfutze, Tobias SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAM POVERTY ALLEVIATION NATURAL DISASTER TYPHOON EARTHQUAKE The deep global recession induced by Covid-19 (coronavirus) is putting at risk the gains in poverty reduction made over the past three decades. The ability of existing social protection programs to prevent a permanent increase in poverty is thus of obvious importance. Yet, research on their performance during and after large aggregate shocks is largely missing. This Brief provides evidence by examining the performance of cash transfer programs in Indonesia and the Philippines following two recent natural disasters. One of them, Typhoon Yolanda, is an extreme weather event of the kind expected to become more common as global climate change intensifies. The results presented also contribute to the broader discussion on adaption to climate change and the need to provide adequate protection mechanisms to affected populations. 2021-09-08T19:31:56Z 2021-09-08T19:31:56Z 2021-09-02 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/386431630609141515/The-Role-of-Existing-Social-Protection-Programs-in-Alleviating-Poverty-Caused-by-Large-Scale-Negative-Shocks http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36240 English Research and Policy Brief;No. 50 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Malaysia Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief East Asia and Pacific
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topic SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAM
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
NATURAL DISASTER
TYPHOON
EARTHQUAKE
spellingShingle SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAM
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
NATURAL DISASTER
TYPHOON
EARTHQUAKE
Pfutze, Tobias
The Role of Existing Social Protection Programs in Alleviating Poverty Caused by Large-Scale Negative Shocks
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relation Research and Policy Brief;No. 50
description The deep global recession induced by Covid-19 (coronavirus) is putting at risk the gains in poverty reduction made over the past three decades. The ability of existing social protection programs to prevent a permanent increase in poverty is thus of obvious importance. Yet, research on their performance during and after large aggregate shocks is largely missing. This Brief provides evidence by examining the performance of cash transfer programs in Indonesia and the Philippines following two recent natural disasters. One of them, Typhoon Yolanda, is an extreme weather event of the kind expected to become more common as global climate change intensifies. The results presented also contribute to the broader discussion on adaption to climate change and the need to provide adequate protection mechanisms to affected populations.
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author Pfutze, Tobias
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title The Role of Existing Social Protection Programs in Alleviating Poverty Caused by Large-Scale Negative Shocks
title_short The Role of Existing Social Protection Programs in Alleviating Poverty Caused by Large-Scale Negative Shocks
title_full The Role of Existing Social Protection Programs in Alleviating Poverty Caused by Large-Scale Negative Shocks
title_fullStr The Role of Existing Social Protection Programs in Alleviating Poverty Caused by Large-Scale Negative Shocks
title_full_unstemmed The Role of Existing Social Protection Programs in Alleviating Poverty Caused by Large-Scale Negative Shocks
title_sort role of existing social protection programs in alleviating poverty caused by large-scale negative shocks
publisher World Bank, Malaysia
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url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/386431630609141515/The-Role-of-Existing-Social-Protection-Programs-in-Alleviating-Poverty-Caused-by-Large-Scale-Negative-Shocks
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