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    The impact of unconditional cash transfers on nutrition: the South African Child Support Grant

    International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2007
    This paper estimates the impact of South Africa’s Child Support Grant (CSG) on child nutrition as measured by child height-for-age. It finds that large dosages of CSG treatment early in life significantly boosts child height.
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    Varied pension schemes reach most poor households in Brazil

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Some researchers claim that non-contributory state pensions can reduce household poverty, increase family solidarity, improve access to health services and enhance school enrolment rates for girls. But they are also expensive – absorbing around eight percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Brazil.
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    Protecting against poverty and vulnerability in Malawi

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Levels of poverty and vulnerability in Malawi are very high. And many poor people are vulnerable to falling deeper into poverty. A key reason is inability to cope with increasing exposure to sudden and unexpected changes (shocks). What types of social protection measures could prevent people falling deeper into poverty?
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    Reducing poverty through cash transfers for African children

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Conditional cash transfer programmes have had some success in reducing poverty in developing countries, notably in Latin America. In sub-Saharan Africa, where poverty levels are high and government resources limited, cash transfers must have significant impact at low cost. Selecting appropriate target groups for cash transfers is key to achieving this.
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    Moving from food aid to cash transfers in Ethiopia

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    The debate on whether cash transfers are more effective than food aid continues. Governments and organisations seeking to transfer cash to poor households should be aware of the challenges in targeting and the availability and price of food in local markets.
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    Tackling obstacles to social protection for chronically poor people

    Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2007
    This briefing paper examines some of the negative perceptions of social protection transfers. It focuses specifically on cash transfers since these tend to receive most criticism. Some of the findings and recommendations include:
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    Developing social protection in Tanzania within a context of generalised insecurity

    Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania, 2006
    Research on Poverty Alleviation’s (REPOA) is a leading development research centre in Tanzania. This paper outlines REPOA’s programme for social protection. It provides a conceptual framework and sets out the overall agenda for the programme. Research themes put forward include:• protecting income against impoverishment: transfers and consumption smoothing
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    Conditional cash transfers in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico: impacts on inequality

    International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2007
    This working paper examines whether Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programmes have had an inequality reducing effect in three Latin American countries: Brazil, Mexico and Chile.
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    Migration, remittances and development in Southern Africa

    Southern African Migration Project, 2006
    What are the development impacts of remittances by migrants in Southern Africa? This extensive paper, based on the migration and remittances survey (MARS), provides nationally-representative data on remittance flows and usage at the household level for Botswana, Lesotho, Southern Mozambique, Swaziland and Zimbabwe.
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    Beating the hungry season through food and cash transfers in Malawi

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Humanitarian responses to food crises usually involve providing food or cash aid. Both approaches have their limitations. In Malawi, the success of Concern Worldwide’s Food and Cash Transfers Project justifies using a complementary, flexible approach on a wider, long-term basis.

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