Andrews, ColinKryeziu, AdeaSeo, Dahye2014-09-102014-09-102014-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20034This review examines World Bank support to social safety nets between FY2007-13, including both financing and knowledge services. During this time period World Bank financing for safety nets totaled just over United States (U.S.) 12 billion dollars, 273 financing activities in 93 countries, the World Bank spent approximately U.S. 118 million dollars on 281 safety net studies and supported approximately 129 credible safety net impact evaluations covering in 24 countries. Among the 93 countries represented in the portfolio, 42 received little or no safety net support from the World Bank prior to FY2007. The growth in Bank support is especially notable during the period of the food, fuel, and financial crises. The analysis delves into these trends by region, type of intervention, and instruments involved. Finally, it delineates implications and outlook for the future based on lessons learned, results measured, and evaluative evidence.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTINGBANK FINANCINGBANK LENDINGBANK OPERATIONSBENEFICIARIESBORROWINGCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPACITY-BUILDINGCASH ASSISTANCECASH BENEFITSCASH TRANSFERCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMSCASH TRANSFERSCHECKSCHILD ALLOWANCESCHRONIC POVERTYCLIENT COUNTRIESCLIENT COUNTRYCONDITIONAL CASHCONFLICTCONTRIBUTORY PENSIONSCREDIT PROGRAMSDEBTDEBT RELIEFDECENTRALIZATIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPING COUNTRYDISABILITY BENEFITSDISBURSEMENTDISBURSEMENTSDOLLAR VALUEECONOMIC CRISESECONOMIC CRISISECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC POLICIESECONOMIC REFORMSEMERGENCY FOODEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESENERGY SUBSIDIESENTREPRENEURSHIPEXPENDITUREEXPENDITURESFEE WAIVERSFINANCIAL CRISESFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL SERVICESFOOD PRICEFOOD PRICESFOOD RATIONSFOOD TRANSFERSFUND DATAGOVERNMENT POLICYHEALTH CARE SERVICESHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH PROGRAMSHEALTH SERVICESHOUSINGHOUSING ASSISTANCEHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENTHUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENTSHUMAN DEVELOPMENTINCOMEINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME LEVELINCOME LEVELSINCOME SUPPORTINCOMESINEQUALITYINNOVATIONSINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSTRUMENTINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL MARKETSINVENTORYINVESTINGINVESTMENT LOANSINVESTMENT PROJECTSLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLENDING INSTRUMENTLENDING INSTRUMENTSLENDING PORTFOLIOLIMITED CAPACITYLOANLOW-INCOME COUNTRIESLOW-INCOME ECONOMIESMACROECONOMIC CRISESMACROECONOMIC SHOCKSMATURITYMEANS TESTINGMEDICAL SERVICESMICRO-CREDITMICRO-FINANCEMICROCREDITMIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIESMIDDLE-INCOME ECONOMIESNATURAL DISASTERSNUMBER OF CHILDRENNUTRITION PROGRAMSORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTUREOUTPUTPAYMENT SYSTEMSPEER REVIEWPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOORPORTFOLIOPORTFOLIO ANALYSISPORTFOLIO PERFORMANCEPORTFOLIOSPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRICE SUBSIDIESPRODUCTIVE INVESTMENTSPRODUCTIVITYPROTECTION SYSTEMPROTECTION SYSTEMSPUBLIC INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC WORKSPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMSREFORM PROGRAMRESPONSE TO CRISESRISK MANAGEMENTRISK MITIGATIONROAD REHABILITATIONSAFETYSAFETY NETSAFETY NET OPERATIONSSAFETY NET PROGRAMSSAFETY NET SYSTEMSSCHOOL FEEDINGSCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMSSCHOOL VOUCHERSSECURITY CONCERNSSHORT-TERM EMPLOYMENTSKILLS TRAININGSOCIAL ACTIONSOCIAL ACTION FUNDSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL CARESOCIAL COSTSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL FUNDSSOCIAL INSURANCESOCIAL POLICIESSOCIAL PROGRAMSSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL PROTECTION STRATEGYSOCIAL RISKSOCIAL RISK MANAGEMENTSOCIAL SAFETY NETSOCIAL SAFETY NETSSOCIAL SPENDINGSOCIAL WELFARESSNSTRUCTURAL REFORMSSUPPORT PROGRAMTARGETINGTARGETING MECHANISMSTAXTAX EXEMPTIONSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL CAPACITYTEMPORARY EMPLOYMENTTRANSFER PAYMENTSTRANSFER PROGRAMTRANSFER PROGRAMSTRANSFERS IN CASHTRANSPARENCYTRUST FUNDTRUST FUNDSUNEMPLOYMENTVOLATILITYVULNERABLE GROUPSVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDSVULNERABLE INDIVIDUALSVULNERABLE PEOPLEWAREHOUSEWELFARE PROGRAMSWORK PROGRAMSWORKFAREWORKS PROGRAMYOUTH EMPLOYMENT10.1596/20034