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Strengthening Public Safety Nets from the Bottom Up

Public safety nets in developing countries address the vulnerability of the poor and the near-poor to income disruption, but such formal programs do not operate in a vacuum. Private and informal mechanisms may already exist. The design of public in...

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Main Author: Weigand, Christine
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
CASH TRANSFERS
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
CROP INSURANCE
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
HEALTH INSURANCE
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
INCOME
INCOME SMOOTHING
INFORMAL INSURANCE
INFORMAL INSURANCE MECHANISMS
INSURANCE CONTRACTS
INTERHOUSEHOLD TRANSFERS
LIFE INSURANCE
MICROFINANCE
MICROINSURANCE
MORAL HAZARD
POOR
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SAFETY NETS
REINSURANCE
RISK PROFILES
RISK SHARING
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
SAVINGS
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
SAVINGS BANKS
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/6246320/strengthening-public-safety-nets-bottom-up
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11825

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/6246320/strengthening-public-safety-nets-bottom-up
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11825

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