Jan 2001
Author(s): Phillips, Katherin Ross;Gertler, Paul;Smeeding, Timothy M.;Attanasio, Orazio P.;Zeller, Manfred;Hopenhayn, Hugo A.;James, Estelle;Ríos-Rull, José-Victor;Jørgensen, Steen Lau;Lustig, Nora;Sadoulet, Elisabeth;Márquez, Gustavo;Nicolini, Juan Pablo;Mesa-Lago, Carmelo;De Janvry, Alain;Van Domelan, Julie
Shielding the Poor presents a group of studies on social protection in the developing world from leading researchers. These studies address the issue of vulnerability of the poor to adverse shocks…