Public works programs in developing countries have the potential to reduce poverty

Artikel

Public works programs in developing countries can reduce poverty in the long term and help low-skilled workers cope with economic shocks in the short term. But success depends on a scheme’s design and implementation. Key design factors are: properly identifying the target population; selecting the right wage; and establishing efficient implementation institutions. In practice, rationing, corruption, mismanagement, and other implementation flaws often limit the effectiveness of public works programs.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: IZA World of Labor ; ISSN: 2054-9571 ; Year: 2014 ; Bonn: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; National Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs ; Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs ; Time Allocation and Labor Supply ; Labor Demand ; Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: Public Policy ; Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
• Subject: public works programs ; poverty reduction ; transfers ; safety net ; antipoverty program ; shock mitigation

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Zimmermann, Laura
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2014

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.15185/izawol.25
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/125249
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 3:07 PM CET