Borgarello, AndreaFigazzolo, LauraWeedon, Emily2014-07-222014-07-222011-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19007Safety Nets are limited in Liberia and, although as a share of GDP, expenditures are higher than the regional average, the average benefit amount is equal to only 7-20 percent of the poverty line. The current system focuses on the country s most vulnerable populations but that the system is fragmented. Food insecurity is mainly addressed through food transfers aimed at preventing starvation and malnutrition. Unemployed people, including the large portion of the population engaged in informal employment, are targeted primarily by public works. Scaling-up Liberia s safety nets would require significant investments, which are not viable at the moment given the country s financial constraints. Efforts should hence focus on improving the overall safety net system within the existing budget.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOADMINISTRATIVE COSTSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURAL WORKERSANTI-POVERTYASSISTANCE PROGRAMSBASIC INFRASTRUCTUREBENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARYBENEFIT AMOUNTBENEFIT LEVELCASH TRANSFERCASH TRANSFERSCHILD BENEFITCHILD HEALTHCHRONIC FOOD INSECURITYCHRONIC MALNUTRITIONCHRONIC POVERTYCOMMUNITY GROUPSCOMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONSCONFLICTCOPING STRATEGIESCOVARIATE SHOCKSCROP PRODUCTIONDONOR SUPPORTDRINKING WATERDROUGHTDURABLE GOODSECONOMIC CRISESECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREECONOMIC RISKSEMERGENCY FOODEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCEEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEMPLOYMENT PROJECTEXTERNAL RESOURCESEXTREME POOR HOUSEHOLDSEXTREME POVERTYEXTREME POVERTY LINEEXTREMELY POOR HOUSEHOLDSFAMILY ALLOWANCESFAMILY TRANSFERSFARMERSFEE WAIVERSFINANCIAL CAPACITYFINANCIAL CRISISFISCAL CONSTRAINTSFOOD ASSISTANCEFOOD BASKETFOOD CONSUMPTIONFOOD CROPFOOD DISTRIBUTIONFOOD EXPENDITURESFOOD INSECURITYFOOD INTAKEFOOD MARKETSFOOD POVERTYFOOD POVERTY LINEFOOD PRICEFOOD REQUIREMENTSFOOD SECURITYFOOD STAMPSFOOD SUPPLYFOOD TRANSFERFOOD TRANSFERSFOOD-FOR-WORKHEALTH EXPENDITURESHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH FACILITYHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH ORGANIZATIONHEALTH SERVICESHOME RATIONSHORIZONTAL EQUITYHOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITYHOUSEHOLD HEADSHOUSEHOLD SIZEHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSEHOLD WELFAREHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN CAPITAL FORMATIONHUMAN DEVELOPMENTIMPACT OF SHOCKSIMPACT ON POVERTYINCIDENCE OF POVERTYINCOMEINCOME POVERTYINCOME RISKSINCOME SHOCKINCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIESINDIVIDUAL RISKSINEQUALITYINFORMAL COPING MECHANISMSINFORMAL MECHANISMSINFORMAL SAFETY NETSINFORMAL SUPPORTINSURANCE SCHEMESINTERNATIONAL DONORSLABOR MARKET POLICIESLABOR MARKET PROGRAMSLACK OF INFRASTRUCTURELIMITED ACCESSLIMITED CAPACITYMACROECONOMIC CRISISMALNUTRITIONMITIGATION STRATEGIESNATIONAL % POVERTYNATIONAL PENSIONNATIONAL POVERTYNATIONAL POVERTY LINENATURAL DISASTERSNUMBER OF CHILDRENNUTRITION PROGRAMSOLD AGEPARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENTPENSIONSPHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTUREPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOORPOOR PERSONPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY ANALYSISPOVERTY GAPPOVERTY LEVELSPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY LINESPOVERTY MEASURESPOVERTY PROFILEPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPRICE SUBSIDIESPROTECTION MECHANISMSPROTECTION POLICIESPROTECTION POLICYPROTECTION SYSTEMPROTECTION SYSTEMSPUBLIC INTERVENTIONSPUBLIC SPENDINGPUBLIC WORKSPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMSRISK MANAGEMENTRURALRURAL AREASRURAL BANKSRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL DWELLERSRURAL INFRASTRUCTURERURAL PEOPLERURAL PHENOMENONRURAL POVERTYRURAL POVERTY INCIDENCESAFETY NET PROGRAMSSAFETY NET SYSTEMSSAFETY NETSSANITARY CONDITIONSSANITATIONSAVINGSSCHOOL ATTENDANCESCHOOL FEEDINGSCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMSSERVICE PROVIDERSSHOCKSINGLE MOTHERSSMALL-SCALE INFRASTRUCTURESMALLHOLDER FARMERSSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL INSURANCESOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMSSOCIAL PENSIONSSOCIAL PROGRAMSSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SAFETY NETSOCIAL SAFETY NETSSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL WELFARESSNSUBSISTENCE FARMERSSUPPLEMENTARY FEEDINGSUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING PROGRAMSUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING PROGRAMSSUPPORT NETWORKSSUSTAINABLE GROWTHTARGETINGTARGETING MECHANISMSTEMPORARY EMPLOYMENTTRANSACTION COSTSTRANSFER PROGRAMTRANSFERS IN CASHTRANSITORY POVERTYUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITSUSER FEESVOCATIONAL TRAININGVOUCHERSVULNERABLE CHILDRENVULNERABLE GROUPSVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDSVULNERABLE PEOPLEVULNERABLE POPULATIONSWARWELFARE INDICATORSWELFARE POLICY10.1596/19007