Safety Nets for the Poor: A Missing International Dimension?

Sanjay G. Reddy

Chapter 7 in Pro-Poor Macroeconomics, 2006, pp 144-165 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Considerable attention has been given to the appropriate extent and form of safety nets for the poor in developing countries (see Chapter 3 of this volume). However, the literature on this subject has focused almost exclusively on domestic institutional arrangements which may protect the poor from adverse shocks. A question that has received insufficient consideration is whether international institutions and instruments can play a useful role in helping poor countries (and poor persons in poor countries) cope better with the shocks that they experience. That is the question addressed in this chapter.

Keywords: Poor Country; Insurance Contract; Macroeconomic Policy; Buffer Stock; Derivative Market (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230627901_7

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