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The Rapid Social Response (RSR) library offers publications related to RSR program activities. Here you find stories and project briefs from RSR's projects, RSR-supported publications from government counterparts and other partners, as well as toolkits and guidelines.

Country Stories and Policy

Cameroon - Social Safety Nets
How can a country's social safety net system be made more comprehensive and flexible so that it better suits a country's prevailing economic and social conditions? This report contains anassessment of the situation in Cameroon and provides recommendations for reform.
The Social Protection Sector in Liberia: A Policy Note
This policy note, developed with support from RSR, provides recommendations on how the country can make the transition from fragmented social protection programs to an integrated system that can support the poor in stable times and in times of crises.
Stories from RSR projects around the world

Publications

RSR Brochure
December 2022
Adaptive Social Protection: Building Resilience to Shocks
May 2020
Sourcebook on the Foundations of Social Protection Delivery Systems
July 2020
Rapid Social Response Program: Building adaptive social protection systems to protect the poor and vulnerable
January 2020
Rapid Social Response Program: Building Effective and Adaptive Social Protection and Jobs Systems for Rapid Response to Urgent Social Needs
February 2018

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Featured Books

Revisiting Targeting in Social Assistance: A New Look at Old Dilemmas
Targeting is a commonly used, but much debated, policy within global social assistance practice. This book examines the well- known dilemmas in light of the growing body of experience, new implementation capacities, and the potential to bring new data and data science to bear.
Exploring Universal Basic Income: A Guide to Navigating Concepts, Evidence, and Practices
Drawing from global evidence, literature, and survey data, this volume provides a framework to elucidate issues and trade-offs in UBI with a view to help inform choices around its appropriateness and feasibility in different contexts.

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