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Social Safety Nets
Issues and Recent Experience
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Abstract

The 14 papers that comprise this book, edited by Ke-young Chu and Sanjeev Gupta, provide a comprehensive review of the IMF's work on social safety nets. Part I provides a broad overview of the social concerns in structural policy and the basic work related to social safety nets. Part II deals with the design of social safety nets. Part III provides case studies on nine countries from different parts of the world.

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Editor: Mr. Ke-young Chu and Mr. Sanjeev Gupta
Series:
Books
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
Language:
English
Publication Date:
15 Apr 1998
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557756800.071
ISBN:
9781557756800
Pages:
275
Keywords:
BOOK; government; price; wage bill; retirement age; price effect; ESAF program; transition country; Income; Pension spending; Social assistance spending; Wages; Personal income; Eastern Europe; Baltics; Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Middle East; East Asia; Pensions; Caribbean
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