Governments in low and middle-income countries are increasingly investing in social protection, and also address many of their own people's 'humanitarian' needs themselves. For their international partners, who may have an important role in filling gaps when household needs exceed national...

Over 60 million people are currently displaced due to conflict or violence, and about 140 million are exposed to natural disasters. As part of humanitarian responses to those affected populations, growing attention is paid to cash transfers as a form of assistance. Cash is being strongly...

"Over 60 million people are currently displaced due to conflict or violence, and about 140 million are exposed to natural disasters. As part of humanitarian responses to those affected populations, growing attention is paid to cash transfers as a form of assistance. Cash is being strongly...

Front Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Executive Summary -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Positioning the Debate: A Strategic Perspective -- Note -- Chapter 3 Choice and Paternalism: The Economics of Transfer Selection -- Notes -- Chapter 4...

The debate on if and how to connect humanitarian assistance for refugees with national social protection systems can elicit polarizing views. Hence, it is not unusual to observe country-level approaches getting somewhat 'stuck' - especially where refugees represent a sizable share of the...