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Cash transfers - To condition or not to condition?

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Devereux, S.; Hoddinott, J.; Skoufias, E.; Di Maro, V.; Haarmann, D.; Samson, M.; Bradshaw, S.; Quirós Víquez, A.; Slater, R.; Mphale, M.; Sabates-Wheeler, R.
Mahendra, S.
Institute of Development Studies
2009
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Summary

The document collects eight articles on cash transfer dealing with the following topics:

  1. Cash transfers : To condition or not to condition?
  2. Are conditional cash transfers the way out for poor people?
  3. Do cash transfers discourage work?
  4. Is a universal ‘Basic Income Grant’ feasible in Namibia?
  5. Can cash transfers prevent inter-generational poverty in South Africa?
  6. Even if conditionalities work, do women pay the price?
  7. Can cash transfers improve gender relations?
  8. Are cash transfers susceptible to high food prices?

Dossier Rural workers , Women , Unemployment , Cash / in-kind benefits
27.08.2010