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Entering the City: Emerging Evidence and Practices with Safety Nets in Urban Areas

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dc.contributor.authorGentilini, Ugo
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-18T19:21:17Z
dc.date.available2015-08-18T19:21:17Z
dc.date.issued2015-07
dc.description.abstractMost safety net programs in low and middle-income countries have hitherto been conceived for rural areas. Yet as the global urban population increases and poverty urbanizes, it becomes of utmost importance to understand how to make safety nets work in urban settings. This paper discusses the process of urbanization, the peculiar features of urban poverty, and emerging experiences with urban safety net programs in dozens of countries. It does so by reviewing multidisciplinary literature, examining household survey data, and presenting a compilation of case studies from a ‘first generation’ of programs. The paper finds that urban areas pose fundamentally different sets of opportunities and challenges for social protection, and that safety net programs are at the very beginning of a process of urban adaptation. The mixed-performance and preliminary nature of the experiences suggest putting a premium on learning and evidence-generation. This might include revisiting some key design choices and better connecting safety nets to spatial, economic and social services agendas compelling to urban areas.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24841441/entering-city-emerging-evidence-practices-safety-nets-urban-areas
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/22482
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22482
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSocial protection and labor discussion paper,no. 1504;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjecturban areas
dc.subjecturban poverty
dc.subjectsocial protection systems
dc.subjectsafety nets
dc.subjectsocial assistance
dc.subjectcash transfers
dc.subjectmigration
dc.subjectsocial inclusion
dc.subjecturban development
dc.subjecturbanization
dc.subjectcities
dc.titleEntering the Cityen
dc.title.subtitleEmerging Evidence and Practices with Safety Nets in Urban Areasen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.date.disclosure2015-07-29
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:46:16.802191Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24841441/entering-city-emerging-evidence-practices-safety-nets-urban-areas
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b083038643_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum24841441
okr.identifier.report98253
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Other social services
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Poverty strategy, analysis and monitoring
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Social safety nets
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Other social protection and risk management
okr.themeHuman development :: Nutrition and food security
okr.themeUrban development :: Access to urban services and housing
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Safety Nets and Transfers
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Social Protections & Assistance
okr.topicUrban Development::City Development Strategies
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Economic Development
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Governance and Management
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Poverty
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Services to the Poor
okr.unitSocial Protection Labor Global (GSPGL)
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