del Ninno, Carlo2012-08-132012-08-132003-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11820Transition economies are commonly understood to be countries that have moved or are moving from a primarily state-planned to a market-based economic system with private ownership of assets and market-supporting institutions. These countries include those of the former Soviet Union, those of Eastern and Central Europe closely allied with the Soviet Union and those in Asia and Africa recently undergoing market transformations of various degrees, such as China, Mongolia and Vietnam.CC BY 3.0 IGOCASH TRANSFERSCENTRAL ASIANCHILD ALLOWANCESCOMMUNITY MEMBERSCONFLICTDEVELOPMENT NETWORKECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC STRUCTUREHEALTH CAREHEALTH INSURANCEHUMAN DEVELOPMENTINCOMEINCOME COUNTRIESINCREASED INEQUALITYINEQUALITYINFORMAL SAFETYINFORMAL SECTORLABOR FORCEMEANS TESTINGPOORPOOR AREASPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPRIVATE GOODSPUBLIC RESOURCESRURAL POORSAFETY NETSAFETY NET PROGRAMSSAFETY NET TRANSFERSSCHOOL FEEDINGSCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMSSERVICE DELIVERYSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMSSOCIAL EXPENDITURESSOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMSSOCIAL PROGRAMSSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SAFETY NETSSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL SPENDINGTARGETINGTRANSITION COUNTRIESTRANSITION ECONOMIESUNEMPLOYMENTURBAN HOUSEHOLDSVULNERABLE GROUPSWAGESWARWorld Bank10.1596/11820