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  DAY 1
SP Sector Strategy Paper, The World Bank
Towards an East Asian Social Protection Strategy,
The World Bank
Social Protection in Latin America and the Caribbean,
The World Bank
A Strategy for Social Protection in Middle East and North Africa, The World Bank
Developing a Social Protection Strategy in Africa,
The World Bank
A Strategy for Social Protection in Transition Economies, The World Bank
"SP PRSP: Sourcebook", The World Bank.
"SP PRSP: Technical Notes", The World Bank.
"Social Risk Management: The World Bank's Approach to Social Protection in a Globalizing World",
Robert Holzmann, Lynne Sherburne-Benz, Emile Tesliuc.
   
  DAY 2
"Guidelines for Assessing the Sources of Risk and Vulnerability", Karin Heitzmann, R. Sudharshan Canagarajah, Paul B. Siegel.
"Data Sources for Microeconometric Risk and Vulnerability Assessment", John Hoddinottand, Agnes Quisumbing.
"Public Attitudes Matter: A Conceptual Frame for Accounting for Political Economy in Safety Nets and Social Assistance Policies", Carol Graham.
"Public Attitudes Matter: Political Economy in the Design of Safety Nets Policies", World Bank Social Safety Nets Primer Notes.
"Vulnerability and Poverty Measurement Issues for Public Policy", Jean-Yves Duclos.
"Vulnerability: A View From Different Disciplines",
Jeffrey Alwang, Paul B. Siegel, Steen L. Jorgensen
"Guidance for the Conduct of a Social Protection Expenditure, Performance and Finance Review",
Karin Heitzmann, S. Canagarajah, Robert Holzmann
   
  DAY 3
"The Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries: Review of Experiences and Lessons", Margaret Grosh, David Coady, John Hoddinott
"Targeted Transfers in Poor Countries: Revisiting the Trade-Offs and Policy Options", Martin Ravallion.
"Community Based Targeting Mechanisms for Social Safety Nets", Jonathan Conning, Michael Kevane.
"Targeting Methods for Transfers", World Bank Social Safety Nets Primer Notes.
"Systemic Shocks and Social Protection: Role and Effectiveness of Public Works Programs", K. Subbarao
World Bank Social Safety Nets Primer Notes on Public Works.
   
  DAY 4
"Household Effects of Community Education and Health Initiatives", Robert S. Chase
"Assisting the Poor with Cash: Design and Implementation of Social Transfer Programs",
Steven R. Tabor.
Cash Transfers: Session Guidance and Recommended Links, Steven R. Tabor.
"Transferring Cash Benefits Through the Banking Sector in Colombia", Maria Teresa Lafaurie, Claudia A. Velasquez Leiva.
"Assisting the Poor with Cash: Design and Implementation of Social Transfer Programs", World Bank Social Safety Nets Primer Notes.
"Waivers and Exemptions for Health Services in Developing Countries ", Ricardo Bitrán and Ursula Giedion.
"Ensuring Access to Essential Services: Demand-Side Housing Subsidies", Harold M. Katsura, Clare T. Romanik.
"Maintaining Food Security in the Wake of a Natural Disaster: Policy and Household Response to the 1998 Floods in Bangladesh", Carlo del Ninno
"Improving the Efficiency of Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh", Carlo del Ninno
"In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption: Implications for Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh", Carlo del Ninno, Paul A. Dorosh
"Food-Based Safety Nets and Related Programs", Beatrice Lorge Rogers, Jennifer Coates
"Food-based Safety Nets and Related Programs", World Bank Social Safety Nets Primer Notes.
"Subsidies as a Social Safety Net: Effectiveness and Challenges", Harold Alderman
"Price and Tax Subsidies: Effectiveness and Challenges", World Bank Social Safety Nets Primer Notes.
   
  DAY 5
"Benchmarking Government Provision of Social Safety Nets", Timothy Besley, Robin Burgess, Imran Rasul.
"Principles and Methods of Ex-Post Impact Evaluation", References, Dominique van de Walle.
"Evaluating the Impact of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: Lessons from Latin America", Laura B. Rawlings, Gloria M. Rubio.
"Impact Evaluation of Social Programs: A policy Perspective", John Blomquist.
"Impact Evaluation of Social Programs: A Policy Perspective", World Bank Social Safety Nets Primer Notes.
"The Mistery of the Vanishing Benefits: An Introduction to Impact Evaluation", Martin Ravallion
"Evaluating the Impact of Development projects on Poverty: a Handbook for Practitioners", Judy L. Baker.
(this publication is available at the IMF Library)
   
  DAY 6
"Gender and Risk in the Design of Social Protection Interventions", Kene Ezemenari, Nazmul Chaudhury, Janet Owens
"What Role for Safety Net Transfers in Very Low Income Countries? ", James Smith and Kalanidhi Subbarao.
   
  DAY 7
"Social Safety Nets in Response to Crisis: Lessons and Guidelines from Asia and Latin America", The World Bank.
"Post-Conflict Reconstruction ", The World Bank.
"Development Cooperation Conflict", The World Bank.
The World Bank Cosnflict Prevention and Resolution Unit
"Social Safety Nets in Conflict-Affected Countries",
Per Wam.
"Conflict-Induced Displacement Study", The World Bank.
"Emerging from Ethnic Conflict: Challenges for Social Protection Design in Transition Countries",
Christian Bodewig.

 

 
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