The objective of social protection policies is to help families, individuals and communities with the prevention and mitigation of social and economic risks. Social protection policies are a range of public interventions to support the poor and vulnerable, and assist families, individuals and...

The multiplier effects of cash transfers are receiving renewed attention globally. The existence of multipliers-or the generation of additional dollars for every one dollar injected as cash transfers-illuminates new aspects of the impacts of social assistance and holds the potential to redefine...

This paper seeks to develop a methodology towards measuring multidimensional vulnerability in post conflict environments. Vulnerability is defined as the combination of lack of entitlements and exposure to risks (Ahmed & Gassmann, 2009). The occurrence of a shock has varying impact on...

This paper seeks to conceptualize multi-dimensional vulnerability in a post conflict environment. Such environments are characterized by four types of losses. These include human security, losses of exchange freedom, loss in sense of belonging, and loss of access to markets and services. These...

Child poverty can be measured using approaches that aim to make cross-country comparisons on a regional or global scale or to capture a country's specific poverty context. The first can be referred to as a global approach and the second as a country-specific approach. These underlying rationales...

Since the start of the transition, the Russian Federation has experienced a number of regulatory and administrative reforms with respect to the provision child benefits. Besides changes in financing from local to federal budget, the introduction of means testing of previously universal child...