Publication: Lessons in Designing Safety Nets
Date
1998-04
ISSN
Published
1998-04
Author(s)
Aiyar, Swaminathan S.A.
Lateef, K. Sarwar
Subbarao, Kalanidhi
Abstract
This briefly examines some
considerations when designing safety nets: a) local needs;
b) financial and political sustainability; c) cost benefit
analysis; and d) approach at targeting needy groups.
Furthermore, it emphasizes that the poor must be included in
productive activity, so that safety nets complement growth,
as well as, the combination with long-term programs, that
build human capital and transfer assets to the needy, thus
raising growth potential. The note provides design
guidelines and suggestions for the safety net selection,
either through cash transfers, in-kind transfers, public
works programs and credit programs. Certainly, the approach
taken will be determined by the country's
circumstances, be it the nature of poverty and external
shocks, or fiscal and delivery constraints.
Citation
“Aiyar, Swaminathan S.A.; Lateef, K. Sarwar; Subbarao, Kalanidhi. 1998. Lessons in Designing Safety Nets. PREM Notes; No. 2. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/c4c9899d-97b5-5c28-8780-7e81d7bb74d0 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”