ABSTRACT

Over the past 20 years, more than 100 countries have implemented social safety nets, targeted at the poorest and most vulnerable. Impact evaluations have shown the effectiveness of these programmes, and policymakers have explored different methods of delivery, including cash transfers.

Cash Transfers for Poverty Reduction offers the first systematic discussion of the design and implementation of poverty reduction schemes, and cash transfer programmes in particular. The authors also draw on their own practical experienceand present global case studies to show the effects that these decisions have on operations and outcomes.

Featuring end-of-chapter questions and answers to help test your knowledge, this book offers an operational guide for key stakeholders, officials and students in understanding the design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of cash transfer programmes.

chapter 1|37 pages

Social Protection Systems

A Deeper Understanding

chapter 4|36 pages

Reaching the Poorest

Using Targeting Mechanisms to Focus Resources on Vulnerable People

chapter 5|36 pages

Targeting Engineering: Cost Analysis

chapter 7|33 pages

Providing Cash to the Poor and Vulnerable

chapter 9|40 pages

Case Management

Empowering Poor and Vulnerable People

chapter 10|50 pages

Monitoring

Implementing Actions While Achieving Goals