Poverty & Social Protection
After decades of strong growth, large countries such as India, Indonesia, and Pakistan now have the economic activity to conduct large-scale social protection programs to reduce their still-significant poverty rates. How can governments best identify and reach the poor?
After decades of strong growth, large countries such as India, Indonesia, and Pakistan now have the economic activity to conduct large-scale social protection programs to reduce their still-significant poverty rates. How can governments best identify and reach the poor?
Highlights
News, events, and insights from our policy-research engagements on social protection programs that aim to relieve poverty.
Our November newsletter covers recent publications and the Rethinking Financial Inclusion executive education program.
Rema Hanna's analysis from Peru and Indonesia show that targeted schemes can meet welfare goals more effectively.
EPoD Faculty Co-director Rema Hanna spoke about a government program on education in Indonesia.