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Conditional Cash Transfer : Programs an Effective Tool for Reaching the Poorest and Most Vulnerable

Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs give families cash to pay for basic health and school expenses (if children attend school and regularly visit health clinics). CCTs have two main objectives: to increase income and alleviate poverty in the...

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Main Author:	Vermehren, Andrea
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGED BASELINE SURVEYS BENEFICIARIES CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CLINICS COUNTERFACTUAL EDUCATION FAMILIES FOOD SUBSIDIES GEOGRAPHIC TARGETING HEALTH HEALTH CARE HYGIENE INCOME INCOME TRANSFERS INEQUALITY MANAGERS MEANS TESTING MOTHERS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NUTRITION PARENTS POLITICAL SUPPORT POOR PROGRAM DESIGNS PROSTITUTION SAFETY SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NETS SCHOOL FEEDING SOCIAL SERVICES TARGETED TRANSFERS TARGETING TRANSACTION COSTS VICTIMS CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS EDUCATION & THE POOR POVERTY HUMAN CAPITAL SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/12/3272232/conditional-cash-transfer-programs-effective-tool-reaching-poorest-most-vulnerable http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10370