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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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | Inglés |
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2018
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146742 |
| 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. |
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