State Of Social Safety Nets 2018.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ivaschenko, Oleksiy, author.

The World Bank.

Series:

World Bank e-Library.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social security--Case studies.

Social security.

Social security--Statistics.

Economic assistance, Domestic--Case studies.

Economic assistance, Domestic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 165 pages) : color illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2018.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

The State of Social Safety Nets 2018 Report examines global trends in the social safety net/social assistance coverage, spending, and program performance based on the World Bank Atlas of Social Protection Indicators of Resilience and Equity (ASPIRE) updated database.

Contents:

Front Cover

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Structure of the Book

Abbreviations

Executive Summary

PART I Analytics

Chapter 1 Explaining the Social Safety Net's Data Landscape

Introduction

What Are Social Protection and Social Safety Net Interventions? What Is the ASPIRE Classification of Social Safety Net Programs?

What Is the ASPIRE Database? How Does the ASPIRE Team Collect and Ensure Quality of the Data? What Are the Limitations of the Data?

How Is the Performance of Social Safety Net Programs Measured?

Notes

References

Chapter 2 Spending on Social Safety Nets

How Much Do Regions and Countries Spend on Social Safety Nets?

Do Higher-Income Countries Spend More on Social Safety Nets?

How Has Spending Changed over Time?

Which Social Safety Net Instruments Do Countries Fund?

Chapter 3 Analyzing the Performance of Social Safety Net Programs

Who Is Covered by Social Protection and Labor Programs?

Which Types of Social Safety Net Programs Cover the Poor?

What Is the Beneficiary Incidence of Various Social Safety Net Instruments?

What Are the Benefit Levels of Social Safety Net Programs?

What Are the Poverty and Inequality Impacts of Social Safety Net Programs?

What Factors Affect the Impact of Social Safety Net Transfers on Poverty and Inequality?

Highlight 1: Productive Outcomes of Social Safety Net Programs:Evidence from Impact Evaluations in Sub-Saharan Africa

PART II Special Topics

Chapter 4 Social Assistance and Aging

What Are Old-Age Social Pensions, and Why Are They on the Rise?

Why Do Countries Introduce Old-Age Social Pensions?

What Have Old-Age Social Pensions Accomplished?

Highlight 2. Policy Considerations for Introducing Old-Age Social Pensions.

Chapter 5 The Emergence of Adaptive Social Protection

Why Does the World Need Adaptive Social Protection?

Focus Area 1: Building Household Resilience Before Shocks Occur

Focus Area 2: Increasing the Capability of Safety Nets to Respond to Shocks after They Occur

Appendix A Methodological Framework, Definitions, and Data Sources

Appendix B Household Surveys Used in the Book

Appendix C Global Program Inventory

Appendix D Spending on Social Safety Net Programs

Appendix E Monthly Benefit Level Per Household

Appendix F Performance Indicators

Appendix G Old-Age Social Pensions

Appendix H Basic Characteristics of Countries Included in the Book

Glossary

Boxes

Box 1.1 Leveraging Household Survey Data to Monitor and Measure Social Protection and Labor Program Performance

Box 3.1 Universal Social Protection

Box 3.2 Measuring the Impact of Social Protection and Labor Programs

Box 5.1 Horizontal and Vertical Expansions through Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Program

Box 5.2 Responding Rapidly to Disasters through Vertical Expansions in Fiji and the Philippines

Box 5.3 Investing in Risk and Vulnerability Information and Tying It to Safety Net Programming in the Dominican Republic, Kenya, and the Republic of Yemen

Figures

Figure 2.1 Average Global and Regional Spending on Social Safety Nets

Figure 2.2 Share of Donor-Funded Safety Nets in Sub-Saharan African Countries

Figure 2.3 Social Safety Net Spending Variations across Countries and Regions: East Asia and Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe and Central Asia

Figure 2.4 Social Safety Net Spending Variations across Countries and Regions: Africa, Middle East and North Africa, and South Asia

Figure 2.5 Social Safety Net Spending across Country Income Groups versus the OECD.

Figure 2.6 Total Social Safety Net Spending and Income Levels across Regions

Figure 2.7 Absolute Annual Spending on Social Safety Nets per Capita across Countries and Regions: East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean

Figure 2.8 Absolute Annual Spending on Social Safety Nets per Capita across Countries, Economies, and Regions: Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and South Asia

Figure 2.9 Regional Median Annual Social Safety Net Spending per Capita

Figure 2.10 Transfer Amount for Cash Transfer Programs, by Income Group

Figure 2.11 Trends in Social Safety Net Spending in Latin America and the Caribbean

Figure 2.12 Trends in Social Safety Net Spending in Europe and Central Asia, 2003-14

Figure 2.13 Expansion of Flagship Cash Transfer Programs in Tanzania, Senegal, the Philippines, and Indonesia

Figure 2.14 Social Safety Net Spending across Regions, by Instrument

Figure 3.1 Share of Total Population and the Poorest Quintile That Receives Any Social Protection and Labor Programs, as Captured in Household Surveys, by Region

Figure 3.2 Share of Total Population and the Poorest Quintile That Receives Any Social Protection and Labor Programs, as Captured in Household Surveys, by Country Income Group

Figure 3.3 Share of Poorest Quintile That Receives Any Social Protection and Labor Program, as Captured in Household Surveys, by Type of Social Protection and Labor Area and Country Income Group

Figure 3.4 Share of the Poorest Quintile That Receives Unconditional Cash Transfer Programs, as Captured in Household Surveys

Figure 3.5 Share of the Poorest Quintile That Receives Conditional Cash Transfer Programs, as Captured in Household Surveys

Figure 3.6 Share of the Poorest Quintile That Receives Social Pensions, as Captured in Household Surveys.

Figure 3.7 Share of the Poorest Quintile That Receives Public Works, as Captured in Household Surveys

Figure 3.8 Share of the Poorest Quintile That Receives Fee Waivers and Targeted Subsidies, as Captured in Household Surveys

Figure 3.9 Share of the Poorest Quintile That Receives School Feeding Programs, as Captured in Household Surveys

Figure 3.10 Share of the Poorest Quintile That Receives In-Kind Transfers, as Captured in Household Surveys

Figure 3.11 Global Distribution of Beneficiaries by Type of Social Safety Net Instrument, as Captured in Household Surveys, by Quintile of Pretransfer Welfare

Figure 3.12 Distribution of Unconditional Cash Transfer Beneficiaries, as Captured in Household Surveys, by Quintile of Pretransfer Welfare

Figure 3.13 Distribution of Conditional Cash Transfer Beneficiaries, as Captured in Household Surveys, by Quintile of Pretransfer Welfare

Figure 3.14 Distribution of Social Pensions Beneficiaries, as Captured in Household Surveys, by Quintile of Pretransfer Welfare

Figure 3.15 Distribution of Public Works Beneficiaries, as Captured in Household Surveys, by Quintile of Pretransfer Welfare

Figure 3.16 Distribution of Fee Waivers and Targeted Subsidies Beneficiaries, as Captured in Household Surveys, by Quintile of Pretransfer Welfare

Figure 3.17 Distribution of School Feeding Beneficiaries, as Captured in Household Surveys, by Quintile of Pretransfer Welfare

Figure 3.18 Distribution of In-Kind Transfer Beneficiaries, as Captured in Household Surveys, by Quintile of Pretransfer Welfare

Figure 3.19 Social Protection and Labor Transfer Value Captured in Household Surveys, as a Share of Beneficiaries' Posttransfer Welfare among the Total Population.

Figure 3.20 Social Protection and Labor Transfer Value Captured in Household Surveys, as a Share of Beneficiaries' Posttransfer Welfare among the Poorest Quintile

Figure 3.21 Unconditional Cash Transfer Value Captured in Household Surveys, as a Share of Beneficiaries' Posttransfer Welfare among the Poorest Quintile

Figure 3.22 Conditional Cash Transfer Value Captured in Household Surveys, as a Share of Beneficiaries' Posttransfer Welfare among the Poorest Quintile

Figure 3.23 Social Pensions' Value Captured in Household Surveys, as a Share of Beneficiaries' Posttransfer Welfare among the Poorest Quintile

Figure 3.24 Public Works' Value Captured in Household Surveys as a Share of Beneficiaries' Posttransfer Welfare among the Poorest Quintile

Figure 3.25 Fee Waivers and Targeted Subsidies Value Captured in Household Surveys, as a Share of Beneficiaries' Posttransfer Welfare among the Poorest Quintile

Figure 3.26 World Reductions in Poverty from Social Safety Net Transfers, as Captured in Household Surveys, as a Share of Pretransfer Indicator Levels, by Relative and Absolute Poverty Lines

Figure 3.27 Reductions in Poverty and Inequality from Social Safety Net Transfers, as Captured in Household Surveys, as a Share of Pretransfer Indicator Levels, by Country Income Group Using Relative Poverty Line

Figure 3.28 Poverty Headcount Reduction from Coverage and Level of Social Assistance Benefits for the Poorest Quintile, as Captured in Household Surveys

Figure 3.29 Poverty Gap Reduction from Coverage and Level of Social Assistance Benefits for the Poorest Quintile, as Captured in Household Surveys

Figure 4.1 Population, Age 64 Years and Older, as a Percentage of Total Population, by Region

Figure 4.2 Number of Countries with Old-Age Social Pensions, 1898-2012

Figure 4.3 Introduction of Old-Age Social Pensions, 2001-13.

Figure 4.4 Distribution of Old-Age Pension Programs.

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OCLC:

1030303037

Publisher Number:

10.1596/978-1-4648-1254-5