Swaziland : Using Public Transfers to Reduce Extreme Poverty

• Tác giả: Lorraine Blank
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 968.87 *Swaziland
• Thông tin xuất bản: World Bank, Washington, DC, 2014
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 303339
• Chủ đề: 1. ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY; 2. ACCESS TO SERVICES; 3. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; 4. AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT; 5. AGRICULTURAL INPUTS

Tóm tắt

 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.