Targeting the poor
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181030 IMF Piece Clean.pdf
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Author(s)
Olken, Benjamin
Alternative Title
Targeting the Poor: Developing economies face special challenges in delivering social protection
Date Issued
December 2018
Journal
Finance and Development
Publisher
International Monetary Fund
Citation
Hanna, Rema et al. "Targeting the Poor: Developing economies face special challenges in delivering social protection." Finance and Development 55, 4 (December 2018): 28-31
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Author's final manuscript
Abstract
Many people believe that social protection generally involves rich countries aiding those that are poor. Aid is important, particularly for extremely poor countries. Bad shocks can quickly devolve into humanitarian disasters and promote conflict in fragile states, as seen with the current famine in South Sudan, the incipient famine and cholera in Yemen, and the recent Ebola outbreak in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
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https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2018/12/developing-economies-and-social-protection-hanna.htm
