Targeting the poor

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Olken, Benjamin
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Monetary Fund 2019
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/123085