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Levels and Patterns of Safety Net Spending in Developing and Transition Countries

This paper offers a new set of data compiled from individual World Bank country reports and covering 87 developing and transition countries during 1996-2006. The findings show that mean spending on safety nets is 1.9 percent of gross domestic produ...

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Main Author: Andrews, Colin
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
CALCULATIONS
CASH TRANSFERS
DEMOCRACY
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
EXTERNAL FINANCING
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
IN KIND TRANSFERS
INCOME
INEQUALITY
INFORMAL TRANSFERS
INTERNATIONAL AID
INVENTORY
LOW-INCOME
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
PENSIONS
POOR
POWER PARITY
PRICE SUBSIDIES
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PURCHASING POWER
SAFETY
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
SAFETY NETS
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL INSURANCE
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SAFETY NET
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SPENDING
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
WORKS PROGRAMS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/01/10283058/levels-patterns-safety-net-spending-developing-transition-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11739

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