Minimizing Negative Distributional Effects of Public Sector Downsizing

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dc.creatorRazzaz, Susan
dc.date2012-08-13T14:37:41Z
dc.date2012-08-13T14:37:41Z
dc.date2004-04
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:25:13Z
dc.descriptionDownsizing programs are an important part of many public sector reforms supported by the World Bank. Although these programs can reduce budget deficits and address inefficiencies caused by state-led development strategies, many observers are concerned about the political and social consequences of mass layoffs as well as the disproportionate share of the losses that some groups of workers may bear. This note examines the differing possible impacts of downsizing on male and female employees and the consequences for households and the economy at large. After discussing why the distributional consequences of downsizing are important, the note introduces a simple tool that can be used in the design of downsizing programs to minimize negative distributional consequences. Although this note focuses on the differing effects of downsizing on men and women, similar concerns apply to other categories of workers (such as different ethnic groups). This tool can easily be adapted to minimize the negative distributional consequences for other groups as well.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/5177543/minimizing-negative-distributional-effects-public-sector-downsizing
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/11274
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/11274
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/417923
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPREM Notes; No. 84
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectBUDGET DEFICITS
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFEMALE EMPLOYEES
dc.subjectFEMALE WORKERS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROJECT REPORT
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR DOWNSIZING
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR WAGES
dc.subjectRESEARCH REPORT
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectTURKEY
dc.subjectWAGE GAP
dc.subjectWHO
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.titleMinimizing Negative Distributional Effects of Public Sector Downsizing
dc.titleMinimiser les effets negatifs de la repartition du licenciement dans le secteur public Minimizar los efectos distributivos negativos de la racionalizacion del sector publico

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