Liberia : A Diagnostic of Social Protection

Borgarello, Andrea; Figazzolo, Laura; Weedon, Emily

Liberia : A Diagnostic of Social Protection

Autores

Borgarello, Andrea

Figazzolo, Laura

Weedon, Emily

Editor

World Bank, Washington, DC

Descripción

Safety Nets are limited in Liberia and, although as a share of GDP, expenditures are higher than the regional average, the average benefit amount is equal to only 7-20 percent of the poverty line. The current system focuses on the country s most vulnerable populations but that the system is fragmented. Food insecurity is mainly addressed through food transfers aimed at preventing starvation and malnutrition. Unemployed people, including the large portion of the population engaged in informal employment, are targeted primarily by public works. Scaling-up Liberia s safety nets would require significant investments, which are not viable at the moment given the country s financial constraints. Efforts should hence focus on improving the overall safety net system within the existing budget.

Palabras clave

ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, AGRICULTURAL WORKERS, ANTI-POVERTY, ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE, BENEFICIARIES, BENEFICIARY, BENEFIT AMOUNT, BENEFIT LEVEL, CASH TRANSFER, CASH TRANSFERS, CHILD BENEFIT, CHILD HEALTH, CHRONIC FOOD INSECURITY, CHRONIC MALNUTRITION, CHRONIC POVERTY, COMMUNITY GROUPS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, CONFLICT, COPING STRATEGIES, COVARIATE SHOCKS, CROP PRODUCTION, DONOR SUPPORT, DRINKING WATER, DROUGHT, DURABLE GOODS, ECONOMIC CRISES, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE, ECONOMIC RISKS, EMERGENCY FOOD, EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EMPLOYMENT PROJECT, EXTERNAL RESOURCES, EXTREME POOR HOUSEHOLDS, EXTREME POVERTY, EXTREME POVERTY LINE, EXTREMELY POOR HOUSEHOLDS, FAMILY ALLOWANCES, FAMILY TRANSFERS, FARMERS, FEE WAIVERS, FINANCIAL CAPACITY, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FISCAL CONSTRAINTS, FOOD ASSISTANCE, FOOD BASKET, FOOD CONSUMPTION, FOOD CROP, FOOD DISTRIBUTION, FOOD EXPENDITURES, FOOD INSECURITY, FOOD INTAKE, FOOD MARKETS, FOOD POVERTY, FOOD POVERTY LINE, FOOD PRICE, FOOD REQUIREMENTS, FOOD SECURITY, FOOD STAMPS, FOOD SUPPLY, FOOD TRANSFER, FOOD TRANSFERS, FOOD-FOR-WORK, HEALTH EXPENDITURES, HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH FACILITY, HEALTH INSURANCE, HEALTH ORGANIZATION, HEALTH SERVICES, HOME RATIONS, HORIZONTAL EQUITY, HOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY, HOUSEHOLD HEADS, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, IMPACT OF SHOCKS, IMPACT ON POVERTY, INCIDENCE OF POVERTY, INCOME, INCOME POVERTY, INCOME RISKS, INCOME SHOCK, INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES, INDIVIDUAL RISKS, INEQUALITY, INFORMAL COPING MECHANISMS, INFORMAL MECHANISMS, INFORMAL SAFETY NETS, INFORMAL SUPPORT, INSURANCE SCHEMES, INTERNATIONAL DONORS, LABOR MARKET POLICIES, LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS, LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE, LIMITED ACCESS, LIMITED CAPACITY, MACROECONOMIC CRISIS, MALNUTRITION, MITIGATION STRATEGIES, NATIONAL % POVERTY, NATIONAL PENSION, NATIONAL POVERTY, NATIONAL POVERTY LINE, NATURAL DISASTERS, NUMBER OF CHILDREN, NUTRITION PROGRAMS, OLD AGE, PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT, PENSIONS, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POOR, POOR PERSON, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, POVERTY ANALYSIS, POVERTY GAP, POVERTY LEVELS, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY LINES, POVERTY MEASURES, POVERTY PROFILE, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, PRICE SUBSIDIES, PROTECTION MECHANISMS, PROTECTION POLICIES, PROTECTION POLICY, PROTECTION SYSTEM, PROTECTION SYSTEMS, PUBLIC INTERVENTIONS, PUBLIC SPENDING, PUBLIC WORKS, PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS, RISK MANAGEMENT, RURAL, RURAL AREAS, RURAL BANKS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL DWELLERS, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, RURAL PEOPLE, RURAL PHENOMENON, RURAL POVERTY, RURAL POVERTY INCIDENCE, SAFETY NET PROGRAMS, SAFETY NET SYSTEMS, SAFETY NETS, SANITARY CONDITIONS, SANITATION, SAVINGS, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SCHOOL FEEDING, SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SHOCK, SINGLE MOTHERS, SMALL-SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE, SMALLHOLDER FARMERS, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL INSURANCE, SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS, SOCIAL PENSIONS, SOCIAL PROGRAMS, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL SAFETY NET, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SERVICE, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL WELFARE, SSN, SUBSISTENCE FARMERS, SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING, SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING PROGRAM, SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING PROGRAMS, SUPPORT NETWORKS, SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, TARGETING, TARGETING MECHANISMS, TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT, TRANSACTION COSTS, TRANSFER PROGRAM, TRANSFERS IN CASH, TRANSITORY POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, USER FEES, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, VOUCHERS, VULNERABLE CHILDREN, VULNERABLE GROUPS, VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS, VULNERABLE PEOPLE, VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, WAR, WELFARE INDICATORS, WELFARE POLICY