World Bank2014-05-202014-05-202014-05-13https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18376This publication begins a series that will monitor and report on social safety nets in developing countries. This first report in the series provides key social safety nets statistics and explains trends using information from 146 countries, including detailed household survey data from 69 countries in the World Bank's Atlas of Social Protection: Indicators of Resilience and Equity (ASPIRE) database. This report reviews important policy and practical developments in social safety net programs and highlights emerging innovations. While the primary focus is on developing and emerging countries, it also includes some references to high-income settings.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABSOLUTE POVERTYBENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARYBENEFIT LEVELSBENEFIT SYSTEMCALORIC INTAKECASH BENEFITSCASH TRANSFERCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMSCASH TRANSFERSCHILD ALLOWANCESCHILD SUPPORTCOMMUNITY ASSETSCONDITIONAL CASHCONDITIONAL TRANSFERSCONFLICTCONTINGENCY PLANSCRISESDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPING COUNTRYDISABILITY BENEFITSDISTRIBUTION PROGRAMDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMDROUGHTECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTEMERGENCY RELIEFEMERGENCY RESPONSEEMPLOYMENT GUARANTEEEMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEMEENERGY SUBSIDIESENTRY POINTEXTERNAL FINANCEEXTERNAL FINANCINGEXTREME POVERTYEXTREMELY POOR PEOPLEFAMILY BENEFITFEE WAIVERSFINANCING FACILITYFOOD CONSUMPTIONFOOD DISTRIBUTIONFOOD FOR WORKFOOD INSECURITYFOOD RATIONSFOOD SECURITYFOOD SUBSIDIESFOOD SUPPLEMENTSFOOD TRANSFERSGLOBAL POVERTYGROWTH RATEHARMONIZATIONHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH INSURANCEHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTIONHOUSEHOLD LEVELHOUSEHOLD SIZEHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHUMAN CAPITALHUMANITARIAN RESPONSEIDENTIFICATION OF BENEFICIARIESINCOMEINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME GROUPINCOME GROUPSINCOMESINEQUALITYINEQUALITY REDUCTIONINFORMATION FLOWSINFORMATION SYSTEMINNOVATIONSINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSURANCEINTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATIONINVENTORYLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKET POLICIESLABOR MARKET POLICYLABOR MARKET PROGRAMSLABOR MARKETSLABOR ORGANIZATIONLABOR SUPPLYLABOR-INTENSIVE WORKSLABOURLOW-INCOME COUNTRIESLOW-INCOME COUNTRYMALNUTRITIONMIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIESMIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRYNATIONAL POVERTYNATIONAL POVERTY LINENATIONAL POVERTY LINESNATURAL DISASTERSNATURAL RESOURCENUMBER OF CHILDRENNUTRITION PROGRAMSOLD AGEOLD AGE PENSIONOLD AGE SECURITYPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOORPOOR HOUSEHOLDPOOR PEOPLEPOOR PERSONSPORTFOLIOSPOVERTY DATAPOVERTY GAPPOVERTY INCIDENCEPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY LINESPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOWER PARITYPRICE SUBSIDIESPRIVATE TRANSFERSPROGRAM COVERAGEPROTECTION POLICIESPROTECTION POLICYPROTECTION SYSTEMPROTECTION SYSTEMSPUBLIC ASSISTANCEPUBLIC HOSPITALSPUBLIC INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC PENSIONPUBLIC SPENDINGPUBLIC WORKSPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMSPURCHASING POWERREDISTRIBUTIVE ROLERISK MANAGEMENTRURALRURAL AREASRURAL EMPLOYMENTRURAL PUBLICSAFETYSAFETY NET MEASURESSAFETY NET PROGRAMSSAFETY NET SYSTEMSSAFETY NET TRANSFERSSCHOOL ATTENDANCESCHOOL FEEDINGSCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMSSCHOOL MEALSCHOOL SUPPLIESSEASONAL LABORSERVICE PROVIDERSSKILLS TRAININGSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL BENEFITSSOCIAL COHESIONSOCIAL CONTRACTSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL INSURANCESOCIAL PENSIONSOCIAL PENSIONSSOCIAL POLICYSOCIAL PROGRAMSSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL PROTECTION STRATEGYSOCIAL SAFETY NETSOCIAL SAFETY NETSSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL TRANSFERSSOCIAL WELFARESSNSUPPORT GRANTTARGETINGTAXTRANSFER PROGRAMTRANSFERS IN CASHUNIVERSAL PENSIONVOUCHERSVULNERABLE PEOPLEWAGESWELFARE BENEFITSWORK PROGRAMS10.1596/18376