High labor intensive (HIMO) public works in Madagascar : issues and policy options (English)

High labor intensive (HIMO) public work programs have been very popular in recent years in Madagascar. They have been one of the most common safety net program used to address poverty and vulnerability. The objective of these programs has been to provide income support to the poor in critical times, e.g. after natural disasters, or to respond to seasonal shortfalls in employment during the agricultural slack period (soudure), and to improve much needed...

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Milazzo, Anna Maria;
Document Date
2008/12/31
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
47554
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Madagascar,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
High labor intensive (HIMO) public works in Madagascar : issues and policy options
Keywords
natural disaster

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Milazzo, Anna Maria.

High labor intensive (HIMO) public works in Madagascar : issues and policy options (English). Social Safety Nets Primer Notes ; no. 27 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/693671468053950870

High labor intensive (HIMO) public works in Madagascar : issues and policy options (English)

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