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    Can low income countries afford basic social protection?: first results of a modelling exercise

    International Labour Organization, 2005
    This report presents the methodology and the results of a modelling exercise that demonstrates that basic social protection benefits are not out of reach for low-income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, even though some international assistance would be necessary for a transitory period.
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    Minimum Income for School Attendance (MISA) initiative: achieving international development goals in African least developed countries

    International Labour Organization, 2001
    In some Latin American countries, an innovative approach has been introduced to reduce poverty, to enhance the human capital of the poor and to combat child labour. The approach involves providing a minimum income to the poorest and most vulnerable families, conditional on regular school attendance by all their children of school going age.
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    The role of cash transfers in tackling childhood poverty

    Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre, 2004
    This briefing paper focuses on the contribution one main social protection instrument - child-oriented cash transfers - can make to reducing childhood poverty and vulnerability.The paper argues that child-oriented cash transfers and wider social protection strategies can play an important role in reaching various Millennium Development Goals, including those on health, education, nutrition and
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    Does Chronic Poverty Matter in Uganda?

    Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2006
    This policy brief describes the circumstances of the chronically poor in Uganda, and offers a range of suggestions on programmes and areas for attention to support the Ugandan government's social protection agenda.The paper specifically notes the need for efforts to target very poor households.
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    Linkages between pro-poor growth, social programmes and labour market: the recent Brazilian experience

    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 these efforts. Today, there is a strong association between growth and poverty reduction in Brazil.
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    Conditional cash transfers, adult work incentives, and poverty

    World Bank, 2006
    This research paper critically examines the impact of the Conditional Cash Transfer programme in Mexico, PROGRESA.
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    No small change: Oxfam GB Malawi and Zambia emergency cash transfer projects - a synthesis of key learning

    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.
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    Cash transfers in Brazil: impacts on equality and poverty

    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 2004. Cash transfers such as non-contributory pension funds in Brazil are seen as one of the key methods in reducing poverty in the country.
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    Social protection mechanisms in southern Africa

    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 livelihood shocks such as drought and conflict.
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    Poverty in Focus: social protection - the role of cash transfers

    International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2006
    Poverty reduction is the result of several interacting factors, including importantly: redistribution of incomes, assets, and opportunities; pro-poor economic growth; and social provision and protection.

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