Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/199380 
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Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
Discussion Paper No. 11/2012
Publisher: 
Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Bonn
Abstract: 
The global economic and financial crisis affected countries all over the world. Although, poorer economies were on average less affected by the crisis, some developing countries still experienced considerable output losses. This paper shows that households living in developing countries were in a bad position to cope with the crisis. Worsening labour market conditions and decreased remittances reduced the welfare of many households, and the effects were particularly harsh for poor and vulnerable households. The absence of functioning social protection schemes in many developing countries made the situation even worse. This paper argues that promoting social cash transfers in developing countries could help protect their populations from the adverse consequences of economic shocks.
Subjects: 
Armut und Ungleichheit
Internationales Finanzsystem
Soziale Sicherung und Inklusion
ISBN: 
978-3-88985-554-1
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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