Formal and Informal Social Safety Nets

Mohammad (Mitu) Ashraf is Professor of Economics at the University of North Carolina - Pembroke, USA. His research interests include: Managerial Economics, Quantitative Methods and Business Statistics. His articles have appeared in academic journals such as: Applied Economics Letters, Contemporary Economics Policy, Annals of Economics and Finance and the Journal of Economics.

1. Why do Social Safety Nets Matter? 2. The Need for Formal Social Safety Nets 3. Research and Development, Innovation, and Economic Growth 4. Innovation and Social Safety Nets 5. Income Distribution and Economic Growth and Development 6. Formal Social Safety Nets, Income Distribution, and the Society 7. Financing of Formal Social Safety Nets 8. Faith-Based Organizations and the Provision of Informal Social Safety Nets 9. Concluding Remarks