Social protection for the poor in Latin America

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cepal.callNumberX/C 22(73/2001)
cepal.docTypeRevistas
cepal.idSade20119
cepal.topicEngSOCIAL INVESTMENT/SPENDING
cepal.topicEngPOVERTY
cepal.topicEngSOCIAL POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES
cepal.topicEngSOCIAL PROTECTION
cepal.topicEngPUBLIC INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
cepal.topicSpaINVERSIÓN/GASTO SOCIAL
cepal.topicSpaPOBREZA
cepal.topicSpaPOLÍTICAS Y PROGRAMAS SOCIALES
cepal.topicSpaPROTECCIÓN SOCIAL
cepal.topicSpaINGRESOS Y GASTOS PÚBLICOS
cepal.workareaEngSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
cepal.workareaEngSTATISTICS
cepal.workareaSpaDESARROLLO SOCIAL
cepal.workareaSpaESTADÍSTICAS
dc.contributor.authorHicks, Norman
dc.contributor.authorWodon, Quentin
dc.coverage.spatialEngLATIN AMERICA
dc.coverage.spatialSpaAMERICA LATINA
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-02T18:42:44Z
dc.date.available2014-01-02T18:42:44Z
dc.date.issued2001-04
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliography
dc.description.abstractConfronted with recurrent macroeconomic shocks, governments in Latin America and the Caribbean have increasingly been concerned about establishing or strengthening systems of social protection and safety net programmes. The goal of these programmes is to help mitigate the impact of shocks on the poor before they occur, and to help the poor cope with the shocks once they have occurred. In this paper, we focus on publicly funded or mandated safety nets functioning as risk-coping mechanisms. The paper reviews the characteristics of a good safety net, in comparison with the main types of safety nets currently in place, and finds in general that no single programme meets all of the criteria in terms of efficiency and effectiveness, although some are better than others. Finally, what has been the actual record in terms of protecting the poor through targeted public spending during crises? The paper finds that because of fiscal constraints during a crisis, social spending is often pro-cyclical when ideally it should be counter-cyclical. Ironically enough, social protection spending itself does not appear to be protected.
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dc.format.extentpáginas. 93-113
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/G.2130-P
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/10792
dc.language.isoeng
dc.physicalDescriptionp. 93-113
dc.relation.isPartOfCEPAL Review
dc.relation.isPartOfNo73
dc.relation.isPartOfSeriesCEPAL Review
dc.subject.unbisEngPOVERTY MITIGATION
dc.subject.unbisEngPOVERTY
dc.subject.unbisEngPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subject.unbisEngSOCIAL POLICY
dc.subject.unbisEngSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subject.unbisSpaGASTOS PUBLICOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaMITIGACION DE LA POBREZA
dc.subject.unbisSpaPOBREZA
dc.subject.unbisSpaPOLITICA SOCIAL
dc.subject.unbisSpaSEGURIDAD SOCIAL
dc.titleSocial protection for the poor in Latin America
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