Designing and evaluating social safety nets

David P. Coady

No 172, FCND briefs from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: "This paper reviews issues highlighted in the literature on the performance of commonly found social safety net programs in developing countries. It makes particular reference to food subsidies (universal and administratively targeted), public works schemes, and targeted human capital subsidies. Although this set of programs is not exhaustive, it does account for a large proportion of program types, and many of the issues raised here apply equally to other social expenditures." from Author's Abstract

Keywords: Safety nets; evaluation; Food subsidies; Community participation; Public works; social policies; Income distribution; Poverty alleviation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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