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Workfare for whom? : a critical assessment of workfare programs in the Philippines

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  • Acosta,Pablo Ariel
  • Hamanaka,Rosechin Olfindo
  • Acosta,Pablo Ariel
  • Hamanaka,Rosechin Olfindo

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Workfare programs are social protection instruments used by governments to address the lack of jobs or inadequate incomes among the poor. In the Philippines, they are the largest public employment programs of the government. Despite this, there is very little understanding on how these programs actually work and whether or not they reach the intended beneficiaries. Synthesis of experience is limited and program data is inadequate, which altogether constrain the analytical work on this area. With a view to stir up policy debate on workfare programs in the Philippines, this paper provides an assessment of the key design and implementation features, including an analysis of benefit incidence.

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  • Acosta,Pablo Ariel & Hamanaka,Rosechin Olfindo & Acosta,Pablo Ariel & Hamanaka,Rosechin Olfindo, 2016. "Workfare for whom? : a critical assessment of workfare programs in the Philippines," Policy Research Working Paper Series 111940, The World Bank.
    • Handle: RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:111940
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