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Conditional cash transfers as a tool of social policy

Bastagli, Francesca (2011) Conditional cash transfers as a tool of social policy. Economic and Political Weekly, 46 (21). pp. 61-66. ISSN 0012-9976

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Abstract

The design of public cash transfers involves a careful balancing of policy priorities and objectives. Variations in the rationale for a conditional cash transfer shape benefit amounts, coverage, duration of programme participation, targeting practices and the definition of conditionality. Drawing on the experience of low- and middle-income countries in Latin America, this article highlights differences in the design of CCTs and the central issues and trade-offs associated with income transfers, targeting and conditionality. It also reviews the evidence on the impact of CCTs on income poverty, service utilisation and outcomes in education and health.

Item Type: Article
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Additional Information: © 2011 Economic and Political Weekly
Divisions: STICERD
Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance
Date Deposited: 15 Jun 2011 12:49
Last Modified: 13 Sep 2024 23:04
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/36720

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