Publication: The Way Forward for Social Safety Nets in Burkina Faso
Date
2019
ISSN
Published
2019
Author(s)
Vandeninden, Frieda
Grun, Rebekka
Semlali, Amina
Abstract
The government of Burkina Faso has a
strong interest in strengthening its social safety nets
provision to better support the country’s poorest and most
vulnerable households. It has demonstrated this commitment
through past investments in social protection. Against a
backdrop of limited public finances and budgetary
constraints, it is critical to ensure that the resources
allocated for social protection, and for social safety nets,
are cost-effective. This report responds to a request by the
Burkinabe Ministry of Finance to: enhance knowledge about
the current state of social safety nets and assess their
effectiveness in meeting the needs of the poor; and inform a
debate on feasible reform and policy options to make social
safety nets in Burkina Faso more effective and of greater
impact and able to contribute to a consolidation of expenditure.
Citation
“Vandeninden, Frieda; Grun, Rebekka; Semlali, Amina. 2019. The Way Forward for Social Safety Nets in Burkina Faso. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32329 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”