Reducing poverty and investing in people : the new role of safety nets in Africa /

"For two decades, Africa's strong economic growth has paved the way for poverty reduction. Nevertheless, high chronic poverty levels persist, and the gap between income groups in terms of human capital and access to basic services is growing. Also, poor households are vulnerable to frequen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Monchuk, Victoria (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, [2014]
Colección:Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Human development.
Temas:
Economic assistance, Domestic > Africa.
Poverty > Government policy > Africa.
Poor > Government policy > Africa.
Aide au développement économique régional > Afrique.
Pauvreté > Politique gouvernementale > Afrique.
Pauvres > Politique gouvernementale > Afrique.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Economic assistance, Domestic
Poor > Government policy
Poverty > Government policy
Africa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Overview
  • Objectives and methods of this study
  • Conclusions based on the experience in the 22 countries
  • Moving forward to strengthen safety nets in Africa
  • Implementing the vision : what can other countries learn?
  • An agenda for learning
  • Introduction
  • Poverty and risk
  • Existing safety net policies and programs
  • Effectiveness of existing safety net programs: an analysis
  • Financing, cost, and sustainability
  • Moving forward: building better safety nets in Africa
  • Appendix a: definition of safety nets
  • Appendix b: country typologies
  • Appendix c: poverty headcount data
  • Appendix d: list of targeting mechanisms in selected programs
  • Boxes.

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