"Drawing on a wealth of research, policy, and operational documents from both academia and the World Bank's work in over 100 countries. For Protection and Promotion provides pragmatic and informed guidance on how to design and implement safety nets, including useful information …
Safety nets are noncontributory transfer programs targeted to the poor or vulnerable. They play important roles in social policy. Safety nets redistribute income, thereby immediately reducing poverty and inequality; they enable households to invest in the human capital of their …
