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Non-contributory pensions and social protection
Institute for Development Policy and Management, Manchester, 2002This 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.DocumentIDS In Focus Issue 1: Social Protection
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006Social protection has come a long way in a short time. Ten years ago, it was a new phrase for social safety nets, and was limited to interventions that provided short-term support to people lacking the capacity to cope on their own.DocumentSocial assistance in developing countries database
Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2006This paper presents a searchable index of social assistance interventions in over 30 developing countries.DocumentEnding child poverty and securing child rights: the role of social protection
Plan, 2005This paper examines social protection interventions and how these relate to child rights. It specifically looks at social protection and child rights in relation to cash transfers, in-kind transfers, and microfinance.The author argues that social protection instruments, and in particular, cash transfers, have enormous potential to reduce child poverty.DocumentMaking cash count: lessons from cash transfer schemes in east and southern Africa for supporting the most vulnerable children and households
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2005This study reviews unconditional cash transfers in 15 countries of east and southern Africa. It examines four programmes in more depth, in Ethiopia, Lesotho, Mozambique and Zambia, with an emphasis on design issues such as cost-effectiveness, accuracy of targeting, delivery modalities, institutionalisation and potential for scaling up.DocumentOn assessing pro-poorness of government programmes: international comparisons
International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2005This paper proposes a new "Pro-Poor Policy (PPP)" index, which measures the pro-poorness of government programmes, as well as basic service delivery in education, health and infrastructure.DocumentEducation choices in Mexico: using a structural model and a randomised experiment to evaluate Progresa
Institute for Fiscal Studies, London, 2005This paper evaluates a large welfare programme in rural Mexico called Progresa, whose main aim is to improve the process of human capital accumulation in the poorest communities by providing cash transfers conditional on specific types of behaviour in three key areas targeted by the programme: nutrition, health and education.The aim of this paper is to analyse the impact of monetary incentivesDocumentThe impact of conditional cash transfers on human development outcomes: a review of evidence from PROGRESA in Mexico and some implications for policy debates in South and Southern Africa
Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2005This paper reflects on assessments of Mexico's Conditional Cash Transfer scheme (called PROGRESA) and draws comparisons with South Africa's Child Support Grant (CSG).DocumentSocial security policy reform in post-apartheid South Africa: a focus on the basic income grant
Centre for Civil Society, South Africa, 2004In 2000 a South African government committee recommended the introduction of a basic income grant (BIG), consisting of a grant of R100 per month for every South African citizen, regardless of age or income level.