Poverty Analysis and Social Safety Net
As part of the United States Government’s contribution to the global poverty reduction program envisioned in the Millennium Development Goals, and advanced at successive World Summits on Social Development, USAID sponsors programs and activities designed to help poor people improve and protect their assets. It also works to identify policy interventions that will foster an environment where the poor can convert their assets to capital with minimum risk.
USAID sponsors research on pro-poor economic growth and the impact of informal economies on poor people: -
Pro-poor economic growth research examines the complex relationship between economic growth and poverty reduction. The findings of this research will enlighten the public discourse on poverty, deepening the dialogue between government and civil society.
- The work of leading researchers who are examining the effects of informal economies on the poor enables assessments of their prospects for escaping poverty. These researchers’ findings make a compelling case for an inclusive property system that recognizes and protects the assets of the poor.
Other work in this area explores the roles of social safety nets in the context of protecting basic livelihoods through risk management. Of particular interest are social safety nets comprised of public interventions that empower individuals, firms, households and communities to build and protect assets through risk management strategies. Viable social safety nets can reduce transitory poverty, prevent poor people from falling into deeper poverty and provide a foundation for them to escape poverty.
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