Many countries have used socialprotection to achieve broader development goals,particularly on poverty reduction and inclusive growth. Awide range of social protection programs allows countries totackle specific development constraints at national,community, and household levels; provide support toparticular population groups; and enhance growth-promotingopportunities.For instance, public works programs and cashtransfers are important and flexible social assistanceprograms that can be tailored to achieve specific objectivesand adjusted to various levels of institutional capacity.They can also be implemented as national and centralizedprograms or delivered in a more decentralized fashionthrough community-driven development platforms.