Poverty focused aid and social safety nets
- Predicting the cost and impact of cash transfer programmes: the power of microsimulation tools
- C. O'Brien (ed) / Oxford Policy Management, 2013
- Cash transfers to households are becoming an increasingly common policy instrument for reducing poverty, particularly in some countries of sub-Saharan Africa. However pilot schemes are not always modelled at their design stage to esti...
- Bridging the gap between an educated workforce and high unemployment in Jordan
- T.H. Kanaan; M.D. Hanania / Jordan Center for Public Policy Research and Dialogue, 2009
- The economic volatility evident in Jordan has been driven largely by Jordan’s dependence on workers’ remittances and foreign aid. Furthermore, conflict in the region has fundamentally changed the economy and demography of ...
- Social protection in southern Africa: lessons from 20 case studies
- S. Devereux; F. Ellis; P. White / Wahenga, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme, 2008
- This series of briefs provides a regional synthesis of findings of 12 thematic studies and 20 individual case studies of social transfer schemes undertaken by the Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme (RHVP) in southern Africa. ...
- How can responses to emerging food insecurity crises be improved?
- E. Mathys / Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project, 2007
- In geographic areas and populations chronically vulnerable to food insecurity, early warning and response (EWR) systems can provide necessary information to help modify programme interventions and increase resources in response to sho...
- Cash transfers reduce inequality but not enough to break poverty cycle
- F.V. Soares; R.P. Ribas; R.G. Osório / International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2007
- Created in 2004, Brazil's Bolsa Familia programme consists of monthly cash transfers to poor households with children or pregnant women and unconditional transfers to extremely poor households. This paper examines how successfully and...
- How to effect successful cash transfer programming
- International Committee of the Red Cross, 2006
- This document presents a guide to cash transfer programming. It looks to ascertain whether a cash programme is an appropriate response – and if appropriate a practical, step-by-step guide how to design and implement a cash ...
- Addressing the needs of the Dhaka's urban poor
- World Bank Office, Dhaka, 2007
- Dhaka is the fastest growing mega-city in the world, attracting an estimated 300,000 to 400,000 mostly poor migrants a year. This paper argues that urgent measures are required to address the vital needs of the city's rapidly growing ...
- Can cash help in emergencies?
- P. Harvey / Overseas Development Institute, 2007
- People affected by disasters may need external assistance in order to survive and recover. To the extent that this involves transfers to individuals, this assistance can either be provided in-kind, in the form of food aid, shelter mat...
- Assessing the impact of World Bank interventions on the poor
- World Bank, 2005
- The Poverty Analysis, Monitoring and Impact Evaluation Thematic Group in the World Bank has launched a new online-searchable database of impact evaluations. This database provides access to impact evaluations of World Bank-supported i...
- Measuring the impact of transfer programmes
- D. Coady; R.L. Harris / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2004
- This report focuses on the indirect and direct effects of transfer programmes. In particular, it shows how modelling results can be combined with information from standard household surveys to provide an integrated analysis of the dir...
- Predicting the cost and impact of cash transfer programmes: the power of microsimulation tools
- C. O'Brien (ed) / Oxford Policy Management, 2013
- Cash transfers to households are becoming an increasingly common policy instrument for reducing poverty, particularly in some countries of sub-Saharan Africa. However pilot schemes are not always modelled at their design stage to esti...
- Bridging the gap between an educated workforce and high unemployment in Jordan
- T.H. Kanaan; M.D. Hanania / Jordan Center for Public Policy Research and Dialogue, 2009
- The economic volatility evident in Jordan has been driven largely by Jordan’s dependence on workers’ remittances and foreign aid. Furthermore, conflict in the region has fundamentally changed the economy and demography of ...
- Social protection in southern Africa: lessons from 20 case studies
- S. Devereux; F. Ellis; P. White / Wahenga, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme, 2008
- This series of briefs provides a regional synthesis of findings of 12 thematic studies and 20 individual case studies of social transfer schemes undertaken by the Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme (RHVP) in southern Africa. ...
- How can responses to emerging food insecurity crises be improved?
- E. Mathys / Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project, 2007
- In geographic areas and populations chronically vulnerable to food insecurity, early warning and response (EWR) systems can provide necessary information to help modify programme interventions and increase resources in response to sho...
- Cash transfers reduce inequality but not enough to break poverty cycle
- F.V. Soares; R.P. Ribas; R.G. Osório / International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2007
- Created in 2004, Brazil's Bolsa Familia programme consists of monthly cash transfers to poor households with children or pregnant women and unconditional transfers to extremely poor households. This paper examines how successfully and...
- How to effect successful cash transfer programming
- International Committee of the Red Cross, 2006
- This document presents a guide to cash transfer programming. It looks to ascertain whether a cash programme is an appropriate response – and if appropriate a practical, step-by-step guide how to design and implement a cash ...
- Addressing the needs of the Dhaka's urban poor
- World Bank Office, Dhaka, 2007
- Dhaka is the fastest growing mega-city in the world, attracting an estimated 300,000 to 400,000 mostly poor migrants a year. This paper argues that urgent measures are required to address the vital needs of the city's rapidly growing ...
- Can cash help in emergencies?
- P. Harvey / Overseas Development Institute, 2007
- People affected by disasters may need external assistance in order to survive and recover. To the extent that this involves transfers to individuals, this assistance can either be provided in-kind, in the form of food aid, shelter mat...
- Assessing the impact of World Bank interventions on the poor
- World Bank, 2005
- The Poverty Analysis, Monitoring and Impact Evaluation Thematic Group in the World Bank has launched a new online-searchable database of impact evaluations. This database provides access to impact evaluations of World Bank-supported i...
- Measuring the impact of transfer programmes
- D. Coady; R.L. Harris / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2004
- This report focuses on the indirect and direct effects of transfer programmes. In particular, it shows how modelling results can be combined with information from standard household surveys to provide an integrated analysis of the dir...
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