Social Safety Nets and Poverty Reduction in Developing Countries

This book investigates the origins, current state, and fundamental value of social safety nets in developing countries, as well as their effectiveness in these settings.

List of contents

1.Introduction: Rethinking social safety nets. 2.Existing theories, conceptualization, and critics. 3.Poverty and social safety nets: A global picture. 4.Empirics and theories: Bridging evidence and insight. 5.Beneath the safety net: Is SSN a viable program? 6.Discussions and conclusions: Towards sustainable transformations.

About the author

Jannatul Ferdous is Associate Professor at the Department of Public Administration, Comilla University, Bangladesh, and has a diverse academic background and extensive research contributions. Dr Ferdous holds a master's degree, an MPhil in Public Administration, and a Ph.D. in development studies from Dhaka University. Her research interests include population migration, governance, trust, gender, public policy, climate change, and development.
AKM Ahsan Ullah is Associate Professor of Geography, Environment, and Development at the University of Brunei Darussalam (UBD). He has an extensive research portfolio and has worked with prestigious institutions such as the City University of Hong Kong, Institute of Population Health (IPH) at the University of Ottawa, McMaster University, Saint Mary's University, Dalhousie University in Canada, the American University in Cairo (AUC), Osnabruck University, Germany, and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand.

Summary

This book investigates the origins, current state, and fundamental value of social safety nets in developing countries, as well as their effectiveness in these settings.

Product details

• Authors: Jannatul Ferdous, Jannatul (Comilla University Ferdous, Jannatul Ullah Ferdous, AKM Ahsan Ullah
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.12.2023
• EAN: 9781032547015
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3254701-5
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: Social Welfare Around the World
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Sociology, Medicine, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security, Social Work, Social issues & processes, Public Administration, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Social and ethical issues, Development Studies, Indian sub-continent, Medicine and Nursing