Social Protection for Child Development in Crisis: A Review of Evidence and Knowledge Gaps

IF 8.7 1区 经济学 Q1 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
E. Aurino, S. Giunti
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Abstract

Globally, humanitarian needs have reached an historically unprecedented scale, undermining the ability of affected children to survive, grow, and thrive. Social protection holds the promise of addressing acute needs and risks faced by children in crisis contexts, while allowing for human capital investments. We review evidence of the impact of emergency cash, food, and other in-kind transfers implemented by governments or humanitarian actors on child development in different contexts. Compared with development settings, rigorous evidence for crises is limited. Most existing studies focus on either schooling or acute malnutrition, highlighting that transfers can mitigate the detrimental effects of crises on these outcomes. Evidence on linear growth, micronutrient deficiencies, health, labor, learning, psychosocial outcomes, and child protection is limited. Also, most studies are set in contexts characterized by high institutional fragility in which emergency social protection is undertaken by international organizations, while evidence from settings where institutional capacity for shock-responsive social protection exists is scarce. Further gaps relate to the cost-effectiveness of alternative program designs and delivery modalities; heterogeneity by child and household backgrounds; and longer-term effects of interventions. Filling these gaps is critical to support child-sensitive approaches to social protection in crises to effectively pursue Sustainable Development Goal 1.
危机中儿童发展的社会保护:证据和知识差距的回顾
在全球范围内,人道主义需求达到了历史上前所未有的规模,削弱了受影响儿童的生存、成长和繁荣能力。社会保护有望解决儿童在危机环境中面临的迫切需求和风险,同时允许进行人力资本投资。我们审查了政府或人道主义行为者在不同情况下实施的紧急现金、粮食和其他实物转移对儿童发展影响的证据。与发展环境相比,危机的严格证据是有限的。现有的大多数研究都集中在学校教育或急性营养不良方面,强调转移可以减轻危机对这些结果的不利影响。关于线性生长、微量营养素缺乏、健康、劳动、学习、心理社会结果和儿童保护的证据有限。此外,大多数研究都是在机构高度脆弱的背景下进行的,在这种背景下,紧急社会保护由国际组织承担,而来自存在应对冲击的社会保护机构能力的环境的证据很少。其他差距涉及替代方案设计和交付方式的成本效益;儿童和家庭背景的异质性;以及干预措施的长期效果。填补这些空白对于支持在危机中采取对儿童敏感的社会保护方法以有效实现可持续发展目标1至关重要。
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CiteScore
12.60
自引率
1.20%
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8
期刊介绍: The World Bank Journals, including the Research Observer, boast the largest circulation among economics titles. The Research Observer is distributed freely to over 9,100 subscribers in non-OECD countries. Geared towards informing nonspecialist readers about research within and outside the Bank, it covers areas of economics relevant for development policy. Intended for policymakers, project officers, journalists, and educators, its surveys and overviews require only minimal background in economic analysis. Articles are not sent to referees but are assessed and approved by the Editorial Board, including distinguished economists from outside the Bank. The Observer has around 1,500 subscribers in OECD countries and nearly 10,000 subscribers in developing countries.
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