Conditional Cash Transfers: The Case of Progresa/Oportunidades
Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs innovate by conditioning transfers to poor families
on investments in the human capital of children and other family members. The Mexican …
on investments in the human capital of children and other family members. The Mexican …
Strategies to avoid the loss of developmental potential in more than 200 million children in the developing world
PL Engle, MM Black, JR Behrman, MC De Mello… - The lancet, 2007 - thelancet.com
This paper is the third in the Child Development Series. The first paper showed that more
than 200 million children under 5 years of age in developing countries do not reach their …
than 200 million children under 5 years of age in developing countries do not reach their …
Resilience: new utopia or new tyranny? Reflection about the potentials and limits of the concept of resilience in relation to vulnerability reduction programmes
Resilience is becoming influential in development and vulnerability reduction sectors such
as social protection, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. Policy makers …
as social protection, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. Policy makers …
[图书][B] Just give money to the poor: The development revolution from the global South
J Hanlon, A Barrientos, D Hulme - 2012 - books.google.com
* Argues strongly for overlooked approach to development by showing how the poor use
money in ways that confound stereotypical notions of aid and handouts* Team authored by …
money in ways that confound stereotypical notions of aid and handouts* Team authored by …
Impact of small-scale irrigation on household food security: evidence from Ethiopia
Abstract Background Adamitulu Jido Komoblcha is one of the districts located in lowland
areas of the Oromia region with irrigation potentials of 14,000 hectares out of which only …
areas of the Oromia region with irrigation potentials of 14,000 hectares out of which only …
Generating employment in poor and fragile states: Evidence from labor market and entrepreneurship programs
C Blattman, L Ralston - Available at SSRN 2622220, 2015 - papers.ssrn.com
The world's poor--and programs to raise their incomes--are increasingly concentrated in
fragile states. We review the evidence on what interventions work, and whether stimulating …
fragile states. We review the evidence on what interventions work, and whether stimulating …
The effect of poverty on child development and educational outcomes
PL Engle, MM Black - Annals of the New York Academy of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Poverty affects a child's development and educational outcomes beginning in the earliest
years of life, both directly and indirectly through mediated, moderated, and transactional …
years of life, both directly and indirectly through mediated, moderated, and transactional …
Evaluating anti-poverty programs
M Ravallion - Handbook of development economics, 2007 - Elsevier
The chapter critically reviews the methods available for the ex post counterfactual analysis of
programs that are assigned exclusively to individuals, households or locations. The …
programs that are assigned exclusively to individuals, households or locations. The …
Investing cash transfers to raise long-term living standards
Using data from a randomized experiment, we find that poor rural Mexican households
invested part of their cash transfers from the Oportunidades program in productive assets …
invested part of their cash transfers from the Oportunidades program in productive assets …
Conditional cash transfers for improving uptake of health interventions in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review
ContextCash transfers conditional on certain behaviors, intended to provide access to social
services, have been introduced in several developing countries. The effectiveness of these …
services, have been introduced in several developing countries. The effectiveness of these …