Impact
- Material and non-material value of a social assistance initiative in Peru
- J. Copestake / ESRC Research Group on Wellbeing in Developing Countries . University of Bath, 2006
- Research into the material effects of social assistance programmes is important but it can be misleading if it fails to capture the true value of such programmes to intended beneficiaries and other stakeholders. This paper considers c...
- Administrative costs do not correlate with targeting effectiveness or programme outcomes
- N. Caldés; D. Coady; J.A. Maluccio / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2004
- A common criticism of social safety net programmes is that large proportions of their budgets are absorbed by administrative costs. However, there is very little rigorous empirical evidence on the costs and cost structures of such pro...
- What are the impacts of social transfers on access to health and education services?
- K. Chapman / Department for International Development, UK, 2006
- This paper focuses on the impact of one form of demand-side policy option – social transfers, particularly cash transfers and vouchers - on access to health and education services by the extreme poor. It also touches upon the bro...
- Evaluation of the impacts of PROGRESA in Mexico
- E. Skoufias / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2005
- In early 1998, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) was asked to assist the PROGRESA administration to "determine if PROGRESA is functioning in practice as it is intended to by design". This document synthesises th...
- Effectiveness of targeting interventions in developing countries
- D. Coady; M. Grosh; J. Hoddinott / World Bank, 2004
- This book provides a general review of experiences and lessons learned with methods used to target interventions in developing countries. The objective is to convey available targeting options, anticipated results, and relevant inform...
- Protecting the vulnerable in Brazil during economic crises
- N. Kakwani; M. Neri; H.H. Son / International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2006
- Following decades of volatility, the Brazilian economy has, in the last few years, undergone numerous policy changes, which have triggered great improvements in the social sector. The social welfare system perhaps the most notable of ...
- The impact of cash transfers on labour market participation, poverty and leisure
- E. Skoufias; V. Di Maro / World Bank, 2006
- This research paper critically examines the impact of the Conditional Cash Transfer programme in Mexico, PROGRESA. The research investigates the effects of the programme on adult participation in the labour market and on leisure time,...
- Alternative humanitarian assistance for food insecure southern Africa
- P. Harvey; K. Savage / Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2006
- In response to predictions of an impending food crisis in southern Africa in 2005 - 2006, Oxfam deployed a relief response. As an alternative to emergency food aid, the agency undertook cash transfer schemes in both Malawi and Zambia....
- Have cash transfers in Brazil been pro-poor?
- F. Soares; S. Soares; M. Medeiros; R. Guerreiro Osorio / International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2006
- This paper looks at the issue of cash transfers to low income populations. Using Brazil as a case study, the research analyses the how cash transfers have contributed to the visible reduction in poverty in inequality between 1995 and ...
- Southern African experience and lessons in social safety net mechanisms
- S. Devereux / Wahenga, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme, 2006
- Social protection is a relatively new concept in southern Africa. Regular, predictable and guaranteed transfers to the vulnerable in most countries have yet to be integrated into existing policies safeguarding lives following liveliho...
- Material and non-material value of a social assistance initiative in Peru
- J. Copestake / ESRC Research Group on Wellbeing in Developing Countries . University of Bath, 2006
- Research into the material effects of social assistance programmes is important but it can be misleading if it fails to capture the true value of such programmes to intended beneficiaries and other stakeholders. This paper considers c...
- Administrative costs do not correlate with targeting effectiveness or programme outcomes
- N. Caldés; D. Coady; J.A. Maluccio / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2004
- A common criticism of social safety net programmes is that large proportions of their budgets are absorbed by administrative costs. However, there is very little rigorous empirical evidence on the costs and cost structures of such pro...
- What are the impacts of social transfers on access to health and education services?
- K. Chapman / Department for International Development, UK, 2006
- This paper focuses on the impact of one form of demand-side policy option – social transfers, particularly cash transfers and vouchers - on access to health and education services by the extreme poor. It also touches upon the bro...
- Evaluation of the impacts of PROGRESA in Mexico
- E. Skoufias / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2005
- In early 1998, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) was asked to assist the PROGRESA administration to "determine if PROGRESA is functioning in practice as it is intended to by design". This document synthesises th...
- Effectiveness of targeting interventions in developing countries
- D. Coady; M. Grosh; J. Hoddinott / World Bank, 2004
- This book provides a general review of experiences and lessons learned with methods used to target interventions in developing countries. The objective is to convey available targeting options, anticipated results, and relevant inform...
- Protecting the vulnerable in Brazil during economic crises
- N. Kakwani; M. Neri; H.H. Son / International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2006
- Following decades of volatility, the Brazilian economy has, in the last few years, undergone numerous policy changes, which have triggered great improvements in the social sector. The social welfare system perhaps the most notable of ...
- The impact of cash transfers on labour market participation, poverty and leisure
- E. Skoufias; V. Di Maro / World Bank, 2006
- This research paper critically examines the impact of the Conditional Cash Transfer programme in Mexico, PROGRESA. The research investigates the effects of the programme on adult participation in the labour market and on leisure time,...
- Alternative humanitarian assistance for food insecure southern Africa
- P. Harvey; K. Savage / Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2006
- In response to predictions of an impending food crisis in southern Africa in 2005 - 2006, Oxfam deployed a relief response. As an alternative to emergency food aid, the agency undertook cash transfer schemes in both Malawi and Zambia....
- Have cash transfers in Brazil been pro-poor?
- F. Soares; S. Soares; M. Medeiros; R. Guerreiro Osorio / International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2006
- This paper looks at the issue of cash transfers to low income populations. Using Brazil as a case study, the research analyses the how cash transfers have contributed to the visible reduction in poverty in inequality between 1995 and ...
- Southern African experience and lessons in social safety net mechanisms
- S. Devereux / Wahenga, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme, 2006
- Social protection is a relatively new concept in southern Africa. Regular, predictable and guaranteed transfers to the vulnerable in most countries have yet to be integrated into existing policies safeguarding lives following liveliho...
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