Social protection programs: Building the evidence

Daniel O. Gilligan, Akhter Ahmed, Harold Alderman, Alan de Brauw, Melissa Hidrobo, Kalle Hirvonen, John Hoddinott, Jessica Leight, Shalini Roy and Alemayehu Taffesse

Chapter 11 in Global food policy report 2025: Food policy: Lessons and priorities for a changing world, 2025-05-28, pp 267-292 from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: Social protection programs to reduce poverty, food insecurity, and vulnerability in low- and middle-income countries have become increasingly prominent over the last 50 years. This chapter examines trends in the development of social protection programs and discusses the contribution of research to changing program approaches and social protection policies, highlighting IFPRI’s role in providing evidence and research. Book link: ("https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174108")

Keywords: social protection; livelihoods; poverty; food security; targeting; cash transfers; food assistance; poverty alleviation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-05-28
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