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Social Funds in Developing Countries : Recent Experiences and Lessons

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  • Reddy, S.

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Social Safety Nets (SSNs) are the institutions and regularized practices which serve to protect individuals from remaining or falling below a defined standard of living. A variety of SSNs have existed in developing countries for decades -- employment generation schemes, food subsidies, targeted health and nutritional support programmes, etc. In recent years, these have been complemented by new social safety net models --known as emergency social funds, social investment funds, and social action programmes, which are the central subjects of study of this paper. The new forms of SSNs have been typically multi-sectoral, demand-driven, and often administered by independent and specially created institutions. Projects sponsored by these SSNs can be designed and implemented by NGOs, municipalities, private contractors, or existing ministries.

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  • Reddy, S., 1998. "Social Funds in Developing Countries : Recent Experiences and Lessons," Papers 98-002, California Los Angeles - Applied Econometrics.
    • Handle: RePEc:fth:callaa:98-002
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    1. Khaleque, Khaleque & Suborna, Bubarna & Baqui, Baqui, 2008. "Impact of Social Safety Net Programs In Seasonal Deprivation," MPRA Paper 22045, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Arjan de Haan & Jeremy Holland & Nazneen Kanji, 2002. "Social funds: an effective instrument to support local action for poverty reduction?," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 14(5), pages 643-652.
    3. Bhatia, Mukhmeet, 2005. "Social Funds : a review of public sector management and institutional issues," Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes 32739, The World Bank.
    4. Paitoonpong, Srawooth & Abe, Shigeyuki & Puopongsakorn, Nipon, 2008. "The meaning of "social safety nets"," Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier, vol. 19(5-6), pages 467-473.
    5. Thabit Jacob & Rasmus Hundsbaek Pedersen, 2018. "Social protection in an electorally competitive environment (1): The politics of Productive Social Safety Nets (PSSN) in Tanzania," Global Development Institute Working Paper Series esid-109-18, GDI, The University of Manchester.
    6. Laura B. Rawlings & Lynne Sherburne-Benz & Julie van Domelen, 2004. "Evaluating Social Funds : A Cross-Country Analysis of Community Investments," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 15057.

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    Keywords

    SOCIAL FUNDS ; SOCIAL ECONOMY;

    JEL classification:

    • H50 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - General
    • H53 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General

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