Swaziland : Using Public Transfers to Reduce Extreme Poverty
| dc.creator | Blank, Lorraine | |
| dc.creator | Mistiaen, Emma | |
| dc.creator | Braithwaite, Jeanine | |
| dc.date | 2014-07-22T21:58:29Z | |
| dc.date | 2014-07-22T21:58:29Z | |
| dc.date | 2012-11 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-01T00:54:16Z | |
| dc.description | Swaziland has a number of social transfer programs, but these are not well coordinated and there is a need to better define the overall priorities of the overall safety net. Swaziland spends a significant amount on safety nets but there is room to increase the efficiency of spending by: (i) improving coordination between programs; (ii) making adjustments to program design and implementation; and (iii) removing some inefficient programs. Social transfers could play a larger role in reducing poverty but there are gaps in how well the safety net supports extremely poor households with children and/or unemployed household members. The assessment recommends that Swaziland should consider adopting a national child grant program and a public works program to fill these gaps. | |
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| dc.identifier | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/11/19749061/swaziland-using-public-transfers-reduce-extreme-poverty | |
| dc.identifier | https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19006 | |
| dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.1596/19006 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/412728 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.language | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | World Bank, Washington, DC | |
| dc.relation | Social protection and labor discussion paper;no. 1411 | |
| dc.rights | CC BY 3.0 IGO | |
| dc.rights | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ | |
| dc.subject | ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY | |
| dc.subject | ACCESS TO SERVICES | |
| dc.subject | ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS | |
| dc.subject | AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT | |
| dc.subject | AGRICULTURAL INPUTS | |
| dc.subject | AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT | |
| dc.subject | AGRICULTURAL POLICY | |
| dc.subject | AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION | |
| dc.subject | AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY | |
| dc.subject | AGRICULTURAL SECTOR | |
| dc.subject | AGRICULTURAL SHOCKS | |
| dc.subject | ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS | |
| dc.subject | BENEFICIARIES | |
| dc.subject | BENEFICIARY | |
| dc.subject | BENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS | |
| dc.subject | CASH ASSISTANCE | |
| dc.subject | CASH BENEFITS | |
| dc.subject | CASH TRANSFER | |
| dc.subject | CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM | |
| dc.subject | CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS | |
| dc.subject | CASH TRANSFERS | |
| dc.subject | CHRONIC POVERTY | |
| dc.subject | CONDITIONAL CASH | |
| dc.subject | COPING STRATEGY | |
| dc.subject | CORRELATES OF POVERTY | |
| dc.subject | COST-EFFECTIVENESS | |
| dc.subject | CREDIT MARKETS | |
| dc.subject | DECLINE IN POVERTY | |
| dc.subject | DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | |
| dc.subject | DIRECT TRANSFERS | |
| dc.subject | DROUGHT | |
| dc.subject | EARLY CHILDHOOD | |
| dc.subject | ECONOMIC CRISIS | |
| dc.subject | ECONOMIC GROWTH | |
| dc.subject | EDUCATION GRANT | |
| dc.subject | EDUCATION GRANTS | |
| dc.subject | ELDERLY PEOPLE | |
| dc.subject | ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA | |
| dc.subject | EMERGENCY RESPONSE | |
| dc.subject | EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS | |
| dc.subject | EXTENDED FAMILIES | |
| dc.subject | EXTREME POOR HOUSEHOLDS | |
| dc.subject | EXTREME POVERTY | |
| dc.subject | EXTREME POVERTY LINE | |
| dc.subject | EXTREMELY POOR HOUSEHOLDS | |
| dc.subject | EXTREMELY POOR PEOPLE | |
| dc.subject | FAMILY INCOME | |
| dc.subject | FAMILY MEMBERS | |
| dc.subject | FAMILY SUPPORT | |
| dc.subject | FARM PRODUCTIVITY | |
| dc.subject | FEE WAIVERS | |
| dc.subject | FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS | |
| dc.subject | FINANCIAL CRISIS | |
| dc.subject | FINANCIAL SUPPORT | |
| dc.subject | FISCAL CRISIS | |
| dc.subject | FOOD AID | |
| dc.subject | FOOD CONSUMPTION | |
| dc.subject | FOOD DISTRIBUTION | |
| dc.subject | FOOD IMPORTS | |
| dc.subject | FOOD INSECURITY | |
| dc.subject | FOOD PRICE | |
| dc.subject | FOOD PRICES | |
| dc.subject | FOOD PRODUCTION | |
| dc.subject | FOOD SECURITY | |
| dc.subject | FOOD SUPPLY | |
| dc.subject | FORMAL EMPLOYMENT | |
| dc.subject | FORMAL SAFETY NETS | |
| dc.subject | GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS | |
| dc.subject | GRANT PROGRAM | |
| dc.subject | GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH ORGANIZATION | |
| dc.subject | HEIGHT FOR AGE | |
| dc.subject | HIV | |
| dc.subject | HOUSEHOLD BUDGET | |
| dc.subject | HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION | |
| dc.subject | HOUSEHOLD HEAD | |
| dc.subject | HOUSEHOLD HEADS | |
| dc.subject | HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |
| dc.subject | HOUSEHOLD POVERTY | |
| dc.subject | HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN | |
| dc.subject | HOUSING | |
| dc.subject | HUMAN CAPITAL | |
| dc.subject | HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT | |
| dc.subject | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | |
| dc.subject | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX | |
| dc.subject | HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS | |
| dc.subject | HUMAN RIGHTS | |
| dc.subject | IDIOSYNCRATIC RISK | |
| dc.subject | IMPACT ON POVERTY | |
| dc.subject | INCIDENCE OF POVERTY | |
| dc.subject | INCOME DISTRIBUTION | |
| dc.subject | INCOME DYNAMICS | |
| dc.subject | INCOME INEQUALITY | |
| dc.subject | INCOME POVERTY | |
| dc.subject | INEQUALITY | |
| dc.subject | INPUT SUBSIDIES | |
| dc.subject | INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY | |
| dc.subject | INSURANCE | |
| dc.subject | INTERNATIONAL AID | |
| dc.subject | LABOR MARKET | |
| dc.subject | LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS | |
| dc.subject | LACK OF EDUCATION | |
| dc.subject | LIFE EXPECTANCY | |
| dc.subject | LIVING STANDARDS | |
| dc.subject | MALNUTRITION | |
| dc.subject | MEANS TEST | |
| dc.subject | MINISTRY OF EDUCATION | |
| dc.subject | MINISTRY OF HEALTH | |
| dc.subject | NUMBER OF CHILDREN | |
| dc.subject | NUTRITIONAL STATUS | |
| dc.subject | OLD AGE | |
| dc.subject | ORPHANS | |
| dc.subject | PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION | |
| dc.subject | POLITICAL ECONOMY | |
| dc.subject | POOR | |
| dc.subject | POOR CHILDREN | |
| dc.subject | POOR DISTRICTS | |
| dc.subject | POOR HOUSEHOLD | |
| dc.subject | POOR PEOPLE | |
| dc.subject | POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS | |
| dc.subject | POOR WOMEN | |
| dc.subject | POORER PEOPLE | |
| dc.subject | POVERTY GAP | |
| dc.subject | POVERTY INCIDENCE | |
| dc.subject | POVERTY INDICATORS | |
| dc.subject | POVERTY LINE | |
| dc.subject | POVERTY MAP | |
| dc.subject | POVERTY MAPPING | |
| dc.subject | POVERTY MAPS | |
| dc.subject | POVERTY MEASURES | |
| dc.subject | POVERTY POVERTY | |
| dc.subject | POVERTY PROFILE | |
| dc.subject | POVERTY RATE | |
| dc.subject | POVERTY RATES | |
| dc.subject | POVERTY REDUCTION | |
| dc.subject | POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY | |
| dc.subject | POVERTY STATUS | |
| dc.subject | PRIMARY EDUCATION | |
| dc.subject | PROTECTION POLICIES | |
| dc.subject | PROTECTION SYSTEM | |
| dc.subject | PUBLIC ASSISTANCE | |
| dc.subject | PUBLIC POLICY | |
| dc.subject | PUBLIC SAFETY NET | |
| dc.subject | PUBLIC SERVICE | |
| dc.subject | PUBLIC TRANSFERS | |
| dc.subject | PUBLIC WORKS | |
| dc.subject | PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS | |
| dc.subject | RURAL | |
| dc.subject | RURAL AREAS | |
| dc.subject | RURAL DIMENSION | |
| dc.subject | RURAL PHENOMENON | |
| dc.subject | RURAL POOR | |
| dc.subject | SAFE WATER | |
| dc.subject | SAFETY NET PROGRAMS | |
| dc.subject | SAFETY NET SYSTEM | |
| dc.subject | SAFETY NET SYSTEMS | |
| dc.subject | SAFETY NETS | |
| dc.subject | SANITATION | |
| dc.subject | SAVINGS | |
| dc.subject | SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | |
| dc.subject | SCHOOL FEEDING | |
| dc.subject | SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS | |
| dc.subject | SCHOOL YEAR | |
| dc.subject | SECONDARY EDUCATION | |
| dc.subject | SELECTION CRITERIA | |
| dc.subject | SHOCK | |
| dc.subject | SHORT-TERM EMPLOYMENT | |
| dc.subject | SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES | |
| dc.subject | SKILLED WORKERS | |
| dc.subject | SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | |
| dc.subject | SOCIAL CARE | |
| dc.subject | SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT | |
| dc.subject | SOCIAL INSURANCE | |
| dc.subject | SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS | |
| dc.subject | SOCIAL PENSIONS | |
| dc.subject | SOCIAL PROTECTION | |
| dc.subject | SOCIAL SAFETY NET | |
| dc.subject | SOCIAL SAFETY NETS | |
| dc.subject | SOCIAL TRANSFER | |
| dc.subject | SOCIAL TRANSFERS | |
| dc.subject | SOCIAL WELFARE | |
| dc.subject | SSN | |
| dc.subject | SUBSISTENCE | |
| dc.subject | SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING | |
| dc.subject | SUSTAINABLE POVERTY REDUCTION | |
| dc.subject | TARGETING | |
| dc.subject | TARGETING MECHANISMS | |
| dc.subject | TRANSACTION COSTS | |
| dc.subject | TRANSFER PROGRAM | |
| dc.subject | TRANSFER PROGRAMS | |
| dc.subject | TUBERCULOSIS | |
| dc.subject | UNEMPLOYMENT | |
| dc.subject | VULNERABILITY | |
| dc.subject | VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT | |
| dc.subject | VULNERABILITY OF WOMEN | |
| dc.subject | VULNERABLE CHILDREN | |
| dc.subject | VULNERABLE CITIZENS | |
| dc.subject | VULNERABLE GROUP | |
| dc.subject | VULNERABLE GROUPS | |
| dc.subject | VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS | |
| dc.subject | VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS | |
| dc.subject | VULNERABLE PEOPLE | |
| dc.subject | VULNERABLE POPULATIONS | |
| dc.subject | WATER SOURCES | |
| dc.subject | WEALTH GROUPS | |
| dc.subject | WEATHER SHOCKS | |
| dc.subject | WIDESPREAD POVERTY | |
| dc.subject | WORKFARE | |
| dc.subject | WORKS PROGRAM | |
| dc.subject | WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION | |
| dc.title | Swaziland : Using Public Transfers to Reduce Extreme Poverty |
