Institutional analysis toolkit for safety net interventions

摘要: Safety Nets are defined as mechanisms that mitigate the effects of poverty and other risks on vulnerable households. Risks can be temporary or permanent, they also idiosyncratic, affecting specific households (such illness death a breadwinner), covariate, impacting communities countries (like drought shift in terms trade). Various safety nets instruments tackle these risks, including private informal mechanisms, for instance when support each through hard times with cash, food, labor. Others formal programs run by governments others aim to provide additional income in-kind help In wake economic crisis late 1990s adjustments followed, have experienced renewed interest. Yet, often, those most need (i.e., low per capita incomes very large population who is poor) ones least afford them capacity implement interventions. The spectrum options wide, reality, prioritizing strategy not just technical decision, but reflection political economy situation. Though net interventions vary from one country other, all relate effectiveness efficiency their interventions, which assessed outcome indicators such accessibility, coverage, targeting, actual benefit. All elements highly dependent upon institutional organizational design environment programs.