Gender and the impact of credit and transfers (English)

Ignoring gender in the planning and evaluation of credit and transfer programs can lead to erroneous conclusions about who benefits from them. Access to institutional credit and targeted transfers can be an important mechanism in poverty reduction, social protection, and income redistribution programs. These formal sources of financing, however, may undermine traditional sources of support, such as inter-household transfers and informal credit from...

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McKernan,Signe-Mary;

Rivero-Fuentes,Maria Estela;
Document Date
2005/10/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
34967
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Gender and the impact of credit and transfers
Keywords
Poverty Reduction & Economic Management

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McKernan,Signe-Mary; Rivero-Fuentes,Maria Estela.

Gender and the impact of credit and transfers (English). PREM Notes ; no. 104. Gender Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/830191468333936548

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