Adato, Michelle; Ahmed, Akhter U.; Lund, Francie - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2004
"In Africa and elsewhere, safety nets were promoted in the 1980s as a response to the (presumably short-term) adverse effects of structural adjustment. Though some safety nets had a developmental component, safety nets are still largely associated with the idea of a short-term buffer. “Social...