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  Poverty and employability effects of workfare programs in Argentina

  Poverty and Economic Policy Network, 2006

  Argentina's economic downturn of 11 percent in 2002 saw poverty and unemployment hit record numbers, with more than 50 percent of Argentine households living below the poverty line and a 20 percent unemployment rate. The government has responded by upgrading the existing workfare programmes by extended their benefits from 100,000 to 2 million people.
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  Gender and social security in South Africa

  Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2006

  This paper attempts to lay the basis for a gendered analysis of the scope, coverage and impact of the main components of social assistance in South Africa.
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  Empowering women to achieve food security

  2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture and the Environment, International Food Policy Research Institute, 2001

  This briefing outlines what safety nets are and how they work. Examples of safety nets in Mexico, South Africa and India are also summarised. It is argued that safety nets can strengthen marginalised people’s access to economic and social assets. Social differences can occur along gender, generational, and ethnic characteristics.
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  Is PROGRESA working? Summary of the results of an evaluation by IFPRI

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2001

  This document summarises an evaluation of the impact of PROGRESA on three poverty reduction focus areas: improving school enrolment, improving health and nutrition outcomes, and increasing household consumption for poor rural families.The findings suggest that PROGRESA’s combination of education, health, and nutrition interventions into one integrated package has a significant impact on the wel
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  The impact of PROGRESA on community social relationships

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2000

  This report examines the social costs arising from the PROGRESA programme in Mexico, focusing on community social relationships, which can be seen as a form of social capital. PROGRESA provides cash benefits linked to children’s school attendance and to regular clinic attendance, as well as in-kind health benefits and nutritional supplements.
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  The impact of PROGRESA on women’s status and intrahousehold relations

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2000

  The objective of this report is to examine the impact of Mexico’s PROGRESA on women’s status and intra-household relations. PROGRESA provides cash benefits linked to children’s school attendance and to regular clinic attendance, as well as in-kind health benefits and nutritional supplements.
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  Non-contributory pensions and social protection

  Institute for Development Policy and Management, Manchester, 2002

  This research paper critically examines the issue of non-contributory pension programmes. The researchers explore the impact, usefulness and sustainability of cash transfers for the old in various countries in Latin America and Africa.
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  Oxfam GB’s experience with cash for work: summaries of evaluations in Bangladesh, Uganda, Kenya, Afghanistan and Haiti

  Oxfam, 2005

  This paper gives an overview of Oxfam’s experience with cash for work programmes in five countries as part of their recovery programmes following natural disasters or conflicts.
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  Social safety nets for women

  United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2003

  The objective of this paper is to identify and evaluate whether gender issues were attended to in the design and implementation of the social safety net policies and programmes associated with the Asian economic crisis.
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  Social protection in the informal economy: home-based women workers and outsourced manufacturing in Asia

  UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, 2002

  This paper draws on surveys carried out in five Asian countries (India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Thailand, and Philippines) where home-based work (HBW) is widespread. It examines characteristics of home workers and, in particular, conditions of women as home workers.

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