Publication: Peru : Social Safety Nets in Peru
Date
2007-09-25
ISSN
Published
2007-09-25
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
The report argues that the Peru's
Social Safety Net (SSN) reform process needs to be anchored
to a coherent national social safety net and poverty
reduction strategy. The report suggests that the SSN
interventions should be differentiated, as appropriate,
between the urban and rural parts of Peru. For instance,
workfare programs to deal with cyclical unemployment only
make sense in urban areas; and a nationally-led small-scale
infrastructure program (such as FONCODES) only makes sense
for rural areas. The Report also argues that the
implementation arrangements for the SSN strategy should be
differentiated for rural and urban areas, due the
differences in capacity between the municipal
administrations in the major cities and the rest of the
country. In the 30 biggest cities, SSN programs should be
decentralized, to ensure better responsiveness to local
needs and improved transparency. In the rest of the country,
for the foreseeable future, strong national agencies will be
needed to ensure that SSN programs are effective, but they
should work with local governments, as appropriate. The
present report provides an in-depth assessment of ways in
which Peru's social safety net could be made better
targeted and more effective. This complements the 2005
Poverty Assessment which estimated the potential impact on
poverty levels of a broad set of policies, including a more
efficient social safety net, but also including adequate
taxation policies and well-targeted, effective programs in
health, education, basic infrastructure and utility services.
Citation
“World Bank. 2007. Peru : Social Safety Nets in Peru. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/162c2fc7-bfd9-56b6-a888-54547f17e4d6 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”