More Resources: Publications - Social Safety Nets

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World Development Report 2000

World Development Report 2002

World Development Report 2004

Balancing Protection and Opportunity: A Strategy for Social Protection in Transition Economies  (pdf, 241kb)

Linking Microfinance and Safety Net Programs to Include the Poorest The Case of IGVGD in Bangladesh (pdf, 41kb)

Reducing Vulnerability And Increasing Opportunity: A Strategy for Social Protection in Middle East and North Africa (pdf, 244 kb)

Social Protection Section Strategy : From Safety Net Sector to Springboard (pdf, 495 kb)

Social Protection In Latin America And The Carribean (pdf, 111kb)

Toward an East Asian Social Protection Strategy  (pdf, 204 kb)

DAC Guidelines on Poverty Reduction (pdf, 682 kb)