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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Autor principal: Gilligan, Daniel O.
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143150
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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.
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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
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covid-19
health
social protection
food security
cash transfers
social safety nets
poverty
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