Systemic Shocks and Social Protection : The Role and Effectiveness of Public Works Programs

• Tác giả: Fiona Mackintosh
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 362.9 Historical, geographic, persons treatment
• Thông tin xuất bản: World Bank, Washington, DC, 2012
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 322462
• Chủ đề: 1. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT; 2. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; 3. DROUGHT; 4. FAMINE; 5. INCOME

Tóm tắt

Public works programs have been an important safety net intervention in both developed and developing countries for many years. By providing temporary low-wage jobs to unskilled manual workers, income is transferred to poor households in a self-targeted manner while achieving useful projects such as road construction and maintenance, irrigation infrastructure, reforestation, and soil conservation.