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1 online resource (xviii, 361 pages) : Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs aim to reduce poverty by making welfare programs conditional upon the receivers' actions. That is, the government only transfers the money to persons who meet certain criteria. These criteria may include enrolling children into public schools, getting regular check-ups at the doctor's office, receiving vaccinations, or the like. They have been hailed as a way of reducing inequality and helping households break out of a vicious cycle whereby poverty is transmitted from one generation to another. Do these and other claims make sense? Are they supported by Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-350) and index Introduction -- The economic rationale for conditional cash transfers -- Design and implementation features of CCT programs -- The impact of CCTs on consumption poverty and employment -- The impact of CCT programs on the accumulation of human capital -- CCTs : policy and design options Print version record Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproducti

Author

Ariel Fiszbein; Norbert Rüdiger Schady; Francisco H G Ferreira

Publisher

Washington D.C.: World Bank

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780821373538

Subjects

Economics, Business