Impact
- 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...
- Assessing a scheme to raise the consumption levels of the extreme poor in Zambia
- B. Schubert / Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2005
- This working paper, published by the UK Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC), reviews and analyses the Kalomo Pilot Social Cash Transfer Scheme in Zambia. The scheme targeted households suffering critical levels of food poverty and ...
- Changes needed to education voucher system in Chile
- P. González; A. Mizala; P. Romaguera / National Center for the Study of Privatisation in Education, USA, 2004
- This paper looks at how the structure of a specific voucher scheme affects the distribution of the scheme. This article examines Chile’s twenty years of experience with a flat voucher from the perspective of social inequality. ...
- Conditional cash transfer programmes in Southern Africa and Latin America
- P. Gertler; B. Barungi; I. Woolard / Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2005
- This paper reflects on assessments of Mexico's Conditional Cash Transfer scheme (called PROGRESA) and draws comparisons with South Africa's Child Support Grant (CSG). It captures key highlights of a discussion on the impact of incenti...
- Dynamics of change and responses to childhood poverty in urban China
- C. Solomon / Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre, 2004
- This paper examines the problem of urban poverty in China, particularly in relation to its impact on disadvantaged children, including children of migrants and street children. It focuses on the causes and features of urban poverty, a...
- Examining the role of public works programmes within the context of chronic poverty
- A. McCord / Institute for Development Policy and Management, Manchester, 2005
- This paper examines the role of public works as a social protection instrument in the context of chronic poverty. From a wide range of possible social assistance options, public works are experiencing continued popularity and policy p...
- What effect are non-contributory pension schemes having in South Africa and Brazil?
- A. Barrientos / Institute for Development Policy and Management, Manchester, 2005
- This paper considers the incidence of cash transfer programmes for the old in Brazil and South Africa on poverty among households with older people. Using comparable datasets the paper constructs conditional and unconditional estimate...
- Are conditional cash transfers (CCTs) effective as a social protection measure?
- T. Britto / Institute for Development Policy and Management, Manchester, 2005
- This paper analyses the characteristics, design and implementation factors contributing to the popularity of conditional cash transfers (CCT) in Latin America. It is based on an analysis of the Mexican Program of Education, Health and...
- Education, child labour and shocks: children benefit from cash transfers
- E. Sadoulet; R. Vakis; A. de Janvry; F. Finan / World Bank, 2004
- This paper examines whether or not shocks adversely affect child schooling and labour choices, and to what extent Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programmes can help mitigate these effects. In particular, the paper analyses the effect...
- 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...
- 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...
- Assessing a scheme to raise the consumption levels of the extreme poor in Zambia
- B. Schubert / Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2005
- This working paper, published by the UK Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC), reviews and analyses the Kalomo Pilot Social Cash Transfer Scheme in Zambia. The scheme targeted households suffering critical levels of food poverty and ...
- Changes needed to education voucher system in Chile
- P. González; A. Mizala; P. Romaguera / National Center for the Study of Privatisation in Education, USA, 2004
- This paper looks at how the structure of a specific voucher scheme affects the distribution of the scheme. This article examines Chile’s twenty years of experience with a flat voucher from the perspective of social inequality. ...
- Conditional cash transfer programmes in Southern Africa and Latin America
- P. Gertler; B. Barungi; I. Woolard / Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2005
- This paper reflects on assessments of Mexico's Conditional Cash Transfer scheme (called PROGRESA) and draws comparisons with South Africa's Child Support Grant (CSG). It captures key highlights of a discussion on the impact of incenti...
- Dynamics of change and responses to childhood poverty in urban China
- C. Solomon / Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre, 2004
- This paper examines the problem of urban poverty in China, particularly in relation to its impact on disadvantaged children, including children of migrants and street children. It focuses on the causes and features of urban poverty, a...
- Examining the role of public works programmes within the context of chronic poverty
- A. McCord / Institute for Development Policy and Management, Manchester, 2005
- This paper examines the role of public works as a social protection instrument in the context of chronic poverty. From a wide range of possible social assistance options, public works are experiencing continued popularity and policy p...
- What effect are non-contributory pension schemes having in South Africa and Brazil?
- A. Barrientos / Institute for Development Policy and Management, Manchester, 2005
- This paper considers the incidence of cash transfer programmes for the old in Brazil and South Africa on poverty among households with older people. Using comparable datasets the paper constructs conditional and unconditional estimate...
- Are conditional cash transfers (CCTs) effective as a social protection measure?
- T. Britto / Institute for Development Policy and Management, Manchester, 2005
- This paper analyses the characteristics, design and implementation factors contributing to the popularity of conditional cash transfers (CCT) in Latin America. It is based on an analysis of the Mexican Program of Education, Health and...
- Education, child labour and shocks: children benefit from cash transfers
- E. Sadoulet; R. Vakis; A. de Janvry; F. Finan / World Bank, 2004
- This paper examines whether or not shocks adversely affect child schooling and labour choices, and to what extent Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programmes can help mitigate these effects. In particular, the paper analyses the effect...
- 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...
We are currently looking for new documents from this country to feature on Eldis. Please contact us if you have any suggestions.
