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Productive Role of Safety Nets

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  • Harold Alderman
  • Ruslan Yemtsov

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  • Harold Alderman & Ruslan Yemtsov, 2012. "Productive Role of Safety Nets," World Bank Publications - Reports 13551, The World Bank Group.
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