Can social security programs do more with less? General issues with challenges for southern Africa
There is now a widespread consensus on the importance of social security programs—or more specifically, social welfare programs and safety nets—as a key component of a public policy poverty reduction strategy (World Bank 1990; Graham 1994; van de Walle and Nead 1995). Social security programs are co...
| Autores principales: | , |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Capítulo de libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
International Food Policy Research Institute
1997
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161646 |
| _version_ | 1855528296979103744 |
|---|---|
| author | Haddad, Lawrence James Zeller, Manfred |
| author_browse | Haddad, Lawrence James Zeller, Manfred |
| author_facet | Haddad, Lawrence James Zeller, Manfred |
| author_sort | Haddad, Lawrence James |
| collection | Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace) |
| description | There is now a widespread consensus on the importance of social security programs—or more specifically, social welfare programs and safety nets—as a key component of a public policy poverty reduction strategy (World Bank 1990; Graham 1994; van de Walle and Nead 1995). Social security programs are composed of policy and program instruments such as general food subsides, targeted income transfers, public works, school feeding, social funds, small-scale credit, and emergency feeding programs. They are designed to either reduce poverty or prevent poverty, or some combination thereof. |
| format | Book Chapter |
| id | CGSpace161646 |
| institution | CGIAR Consortium |
| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 1997 |
| publishDateRange | 1997 |
| publishDateSort | 1997 |
| publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute |
| publisherStr | International Food Policy Research Institute |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | CGSpace1616462025-04-08T18:26:39Z Can social security programs do more with less? General issues with challenges for southern Africa Haddad, Lawrence James Zeller, Manfred agriculture economic aspects congresses food supply statistics economic situation social security social sciences policies poverty urbanization There is now a widespread consensus on the importance of social security programs—or more specifically, social welfare programs and safety nets—as a key component of a public policy poverty reduction strategy (World Bank 1990; Graham 1994; van de Walle and Nead 1995). Social security programs are composed of policy and program instruments such as general food subsides, targeted income transfers, public works, school feeding, social funds, small-scale credit, and emergency feeding programs. They are designed to either reduce poverty or prevent poverty, or some combination thereof. 1997 2024-11-21T09:57:00Z 2024-11-21T09:57:00Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161646 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Haddad, Lawrence James; Zeller, Manfred. 1997. Can social security programs do more with less? General issues with challenges for southern Africa. In Achieving food security in southern Africa: new challenges, new opportunities. Haddad, Lawrence James (Ed.) Chapter 9 Pp. 249-278. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161646 |
| spellingShingle | agriculture economic aspects congresses food supply statistics economic situation social security social sciences policies poverty urbanization Haddad, Lawrence James Zeller, Manfred Can social security programs do more with less? General issues with challenges for southern Africa |
| title | Can social security programs do more with less? General issues with challenges for southern Africa |
| title_full | Can social security programs do more with less? General issues with challenges for southern Africa |
| title_fullStr | Can social security programs do more with less? General issues with challenges for southern Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can social security programs do more with less? General issues with challenges for southern Africa |
| title_short | Can social security programs do more with less? General issues with challenges for southern Africa |
| title_sort | can social security programs do more with less general issues with challenges for southern africa |
| topic | agriculture economic aspects congresses food supply statistics economic situation social security social sciences policies poverty urbanization |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161646 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT haddadlawrencejames cansocialsecurityprogramsdomorewithlessgeneralissueswithchallengesforsouthernafrica AT zellermanfred cansocialsecurityprogramsdomorewithlessgeneralissueswithchallengesforsouthernafrica |