Assisting the poor with cash: design and implementation of social tranfer programs : Assisting the poor with cash : design and implementation of social transfer programs (English)

Cash transfers can be defined as the provision of assistance in the form of cash to the poor or those who face a probable risk, in the absence of the transfer, of falling into poverty. Cash transfers, broadly defined, can be given in the form of social assistance, insurance, near-cash tax benefits, and private transfers. This note focuses on government programs, recognizing that private transfers and public programs serve multiple objectives, of which...

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Blomquist,John D.;

Mackintosh,Fiona J.;
Document Date
2003/01/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
33355
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Assisting the poor with cash : design and implementation of social transfer programs
Keywords
cash transfer program

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Blomquist,John D.; Mackintosh,Fiona J..

Assisting the poor with cash: design and implementation of social tranfer programs : Assisting the poor with cash : design and implementation of social transfer programs (English). Social Safety Nets Primer Notes; no. 5 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/494511468349830604

Assisting the poor with cash: design and implementation of social tranfer programs : Assisting the poor with cash : design and implementation of social transfer programs (English)

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