Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    From $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    The State of Social Safety Nets 2015
    The State of Social Safety Nets 2015
    The State of Social Safety Nets 2015
    Ebook312 pages2 hours

    The State of Social Safety Nets 2015

    By The World Bank

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    As of 2015 every country in the world has at least one non-contributory program to provide support to the poor and vulnerable. While traditional porgrams such as school feeding and in-kind transfers is stable, cash transfers are on the rise.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWorld Bank Publications
    Release dateJun 29, 2015
    ISBN9781464805448
    The State of Social Safety Nets 2015

    Read more from The World Bank

    Related to The State of Social Safety Nets 2015

    Related ebooks

    Public Policy For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related categories

    Reviews for The State of Social Safety Nets 2015

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      The State of Social Safety Nets 2015 - The World Bank

      The State of Social Safety Nets 2015

      © 2015 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank

      1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433

      Telephone: 202-473-1000; Internet: www.worldbank.org

      Some rights reserved

      1 2 3 4 18 17 16 15

      This work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries.

      Nothing herein shall constitute or be considered to be a limitation upon or waiver of the privileges and immunities of The World Bank, all of which are specifically reserved.

      Rights and Permissions

      This work is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO license (CC BY 3.0 IGO) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo. Under the Creative Commons Attribution license, you are free to copy, distribute, transmit, and adapt this work, including for commercial purposes, under the following conditions:

      Attribution—Please cite the work as follows: World Bank. 2015. The State of Social Safety Nets 2015. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-0543-1. License: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 IGO

      Translations—If you create a translation of this work, please add the following disclaimer along with the attribution: This translation was not created by The World Bank and should not be considered an official World Bank translation. The World Bank shall not be liable for any content or error in this translation.

      Adaptations—If you create an adaptation of this work, please add the following disclaimer along with the attribution: This is an adaptation of an original work by The World Bank. Views and opinions expressed in the adaptation are the sole responsibility of the author or authors of the adaptation and are not endorsed by The World Bank.

      Third-party content—The World Bank does not necessarily own each component of the content contained within the work. The World Bank therefore does not warrant that the use of any third-party-owned individual component or part contained in the work will not infringe on the rights of those third parties. The risk of claims resulting from such infringement rests solely with you. If you wish to re-use a component of the work, it is your responsibility to determine whether permission is needed for that re-use and to obtain permission from the copyright owner. Examples of components can include, but are not limited to, tables, figures, or images.

      All queries on rights and licenses should be addressed to the Publishing and Knowledge Division, The World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA; fax: 202-522-2625; e-mail: pubrights@worldbank.org.

      ISBN (paper): 978-1-4648-0543-1

      ISBN (electronic): 978-1-4648-0544-8

      DOI: 10.1596/978-1-4648-0543-1

      Cover photo: © Gary Yim / Shutterstock.com. Used with the permission of Gary Yim / Shutterstock.com. Further permission required for reuse.

      Page 6: © Robin Nieuwenkamp / Shutterstock.com. Used with the permission of Robin Nieuwenkamp / Shutterstock.com. Further permission required for reuse.

      Page 20: © 1,000 Words / Shutterstock.com. Used with the permission of 1,000 Words / Shutterstock.com. Further permission required for reuse.

      Page 32: © Zvonimir Atletic / Shutterstock.com. Used with the permission of Zvonimir Atletic / Shutterstock.com. Further permission required for reuse.

      Page 42: © Gail Palethorpe / Shutterstock.com. Used with the permission of Gail Palethorpe / Shutterstock.com. Further permission required for reuse.

      Page 62: © Malgorzata Kistryn / Shutterstock.com. Used with the permission of Malgorzata Kistryn / Shutterstock.com. Further permission required for reuse.

      Page 72: © Jayakumar / Shutterstock.com. Used with the permission of Jayakumar / Shutterstock.com. Further permission required for reuse.

      Cover and interior design: Karol A. Keane, Keane Design, Inc.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data has been requested.

      Contents

      Appendixes

      Boxes

      Figures

      Map

      Tables

      Foreword

      The need for social safety nets is a critical concern for governments across the globe and for the billions of men, women, and children striving to improve their livelihoods. As interest in and the use of social safety nets keep growing, countries struggle to make social safety net interventions more effective and to integrate them better in their overall social protection and labor systems.

      This report documents the state of the social safety net agenda in low- and middle-income countries. In recent years, a true policy revolution has been under way. The statistics in this report capture this revolution and reveal it in many dimensions at the country, regional, and international levels. This latest edition of a periodic series draws heavily on the survey and administrative data in the World Bank’s Atlas of Social Protection: Indicators of Resilience and Equity (ASPIRE), a comprehensive international database.

      The effort to collect data through ASPIRE has resulted in capturing and bringing together a large body of data that was not previously available. Today, 131 countries out of 157 in the ASPIRE database have in-kind transfers, specifically in the form of school feeding. This fundamental transfer, ubiquitous in low-income countries, is quite important in middle-income countries as well. But while school feeding programs have been around for a long time, the emerging trend for many countries is to increasingly move toward cash-based assistance. Cash transfers are present in 130 countries, with the most rapid growth occurring in Africa. There, 40 countries now have unconditional cash transfer programs in place—almost double the number in 2010.

      Why this growth? Why this commitment to make social safety nets part of the development policy architecture in low- and middle-income countries alike? Because social safety nets work. Their value has been demonstrated not from anecdotal evidence, but from extensive and robust evaluations often conducted with the same rigorous standards guiding, for example, medical research. Importantly, an increasing share of these evaluations is being undertaken in some of the most challenging and lowest-income contexts around the world.

      How much do social safety nets cost? Costs range between 1.5 percent and 1.9 percent of gross domestic product in low- and upper-middle-income countries, respectively. Total spending on social safety nets in 120 developing countries is US$329 billion—approximately twice the amount needed to lift people out of extreme poverty. Different countries have made different choices in terms of financing their social safety nets for different social, economic, historical, and political reasons. Differences in budgetary choices tend to translate into differences in program performance across contexts; thus, for the same amount of resources, countries can achieve differing impacts. Therefore, one important question to explore is what countries are doing to improve the efficiency of social safety net programs as a system. This report provides an attempt to set realistic benchmarks for countries to assess the performance of their social safety nets in terms of coverage, spending, and impacts on reducing poverty.

      Many countries have made strides in connecting poor and vulnerable people to different programs—with respect to not only social protection, but also jobs and other social interventions such as health and education. The agenda has become one of unlocking countries’ potential, with the building of systems playing a big role. However, overlaps among programs persist and coordination remains limited in most cases. Establishing effective management, information, and evaluation systems; introducing accurate registries of beneficiaries; devising a proper

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1
      pFad - Phonifier reborn

      Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

      Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


      Alternative Proxies:

      Alternative Proxy

      pFad Proxy

      pFad v3 Proxy

      pFad v4 Proxy