Designing social protection programs

The purpose of this chapter is to give policy makers insights into how to design cost-effective social protection programs. Focusing on social assistance (noncontributory transfers to the poor), we review the literature with respect to three key features of the decision to put such a program in plac...

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Main Authors: Berhane, Guush, Hirvonen, Kalle
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146742
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Summary:The purpose of this chapter is to give policy makers insights into how to design cost-effective social protection programs. Focusing on social assistance (noncontributory transfers to the poor), we review the literature with respect to three key features of the decision to put such a program in place: targeting, choice of payment modality, and graduation.