Blomquist, John2012-08-132012-08-132003-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11826It has long been recognized that political economy influences the design, implementation and outcome of safety nets, as well as other social programs, but there is no consensus about how to account for such concerns in policy decisions. This note draws on international public opinion surveys and other research to highlight some of the implications for the design of safety net policies.CC BY 3.0 IGOCROSS-COUNTRY PERSPECTIVEDEBTDEVELOPMENT NETWORKGROSS NATIONAL PRODUCTHEALTH CAREHUMAN DEVELOPMENTINCOMEINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME REDISTRIBUTIONINFLATIONINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKINSURANCELATIN AMERICANLOCAL LEVELPOLICY CHANGEPOLICY DECISIONSPOLITICAL CONTEXTPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOLITICAL SUPPORTPOORPOOR COUNTRIESPRODUCTIVITYPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHPUBLIC GOODSPUBLIC SERVICESREDISTRIBUTIVE POLICIESREFORM EFFORTSSAFETY NETSAFETY NET PROGRAMSSAFETY NETSSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL PROGRAMSSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SAFETY NETSSUSTAINABLE GROWTHUNEQUAL COUNTRIESWorld Bank10.1596/11826