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    Multiple dimensions of social assistance: the case of Peru's 'Glass of Milk' programme

    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 contemporary policy debates about social protection from a wellbeing perspective through a case study of the 'Glass of Milk' food distribution programme in Peru.
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    Using social transfers to scale up equitable access to education and health services

    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.
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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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    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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    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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