Social safety nets are crucial to the COVID-19 response: Some lessons to boost their effectiveness
As they try to contain the pandemic, countries must also confront a rise in extreme poverty and the suffering that goes along with it. But they have many tools to combat this problem. Extensive research on social assistance programs provides a firm foundation for approaches to strengthen safety net...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2020
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| author | Gilligan, Daniel O. |
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| description | As they try to contain the pandemic, countries must also confront a rise in extreme poverty and the suffering that goes along with it. But they have many tools to combat this problem. Extensive research on social assistance programs provides a firm foundation for approaches to strengthen safety net designs and adapt responses to fit changing circumstances. These actions can improve social safety nets and help to counter some of the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1431502025-11-06T03:51:55Z Social safety nets are crucial to the COVID-19 response: Some lessons to boost their effectiveness Gilligan, Daniel O. policies covid-19 health social protection food security cash transfers social safety nets poverty As they try to contain the pandemic, countries must also confront a rise in extreme poverty and the suffering that goes along with it. But they have many tools to combat this problem. Extensive research on social assistance programs provides a firm foundation for approaches to strengthen safety net designs and adapt responses to fit changing circumstances. These actions can improve social safety nets and help to counter some of the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020-06-01 2024-05-22T12:12:14Z 2024-05-22T12:12:14Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143150 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133762 https://www.ifpri.org/blog/social-safety-nets-are-crucial-covid-19-response-some-lessons-boost-their-effectiveness Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Gilligan, Daniel. 2020. Social safety nets are crucial to the COVID-19 response: Some lessons to boost their effectiveness. In COVID-19 and global food security, eds. Johan Swinnen and John McDermott. Part Seven: Policy responses, Chapter 23, Pp. 102-105. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133762_23. |
| spellingShingle | policies covid-19 health social protection food security cash transfers social safety nets poverty Gilligan, Daniel O. Social safety nets are crucial to the COVID-19 response: Some lessons to boost their effectiveness |
| title | Social safety nets are crucial to the COVID-19 response: Some lessons to boost their effectiveness |
| title_full | Social safety nets are crucial to the COVID-19 response: Some lessons to boost their effectiveness |
| title_fullStr | Social safety nets are crucial to the COVID-19 response: Some lessons to boost their effectiveness |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social safety nets are crucial to the COVID-19 response: Some lessons to boost their effectiveness |
| title_short | Social safety nets are crucial to the COVID-19 response: Some lessons to boost their effectiveness |
| title_sort | social safety nets are crucial to the covid 19 response some lessons to boost their effectiveness |
| topic | policies covid-19 health social protection food security cash transfers social safety nets poverty |
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