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Characteristics of the unemployed

Commander, Simon; & Yemtsov, Ruslan. (1997). Characteristics of the unemployed. In Klugman, Jeni (Ed.), Poverty in Russia: Public Policy and Private Responses (pp. 165-88). Washington DC: The World Bank.

Commander, Simon; & Yemtsov, Ruslan. (1997). Characteristics of the unemployed. In Klugman, Jeni (Ed.), Poverty in Russia: Public Policy and Private Responses (pp. 165-88). Washington DC: The World Bank.

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The need for social safety nets has become a key component of poverty reduction strategies. Over the past three decades several developing countries have launched a variety of programs, including cash transfers, subsidies in-kind, public works, and income-generation programs. However, there is little guidance on appropriate program design, and few studies have synthesized the lessons from widely differing country experiences. This report fills that gap. It reviews the conceptual issues in the choice of programs, synthesizes cross-country experience, and analyzes how country- and region-specific constraints can explain why different approaches are successful in different countries.





CHAP

Poverty in Russia: Public Policy and Private Responses

EDI Development Studies

Commander, Simon
Yemtsov, Ruslan

Klugman, Jeni


1997





165-88




The World Bank

Washington DC

082133803X




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