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CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMMES
THE RECENT EXPERIENCE IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN |
| By: |
United Nations: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, United Nations |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
9211217571 |
| ISBN 13: |
9789211217575 |
| Publisher: |
UNITED NATIONS |
| Pub. date: |
30 January, 2012 |
| Series: |
Cuadernos de la CEPAL S. 95 |
| Pages: |
214 |
| Description: |
"This document was prepared ... in the framework of the component 'Social assistance: poverty reduction and income redistribution through conditional transfer programs' of the ECLAC/Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) Cooperation Programme 2010-2011 'Social protection and social inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean'."--Title page verso. |
| Synopsis: |
This publication analyses the role played by conditional cash transfer (CCT) or "co-responsibility" programmes. These programmes are among the main instruments used over the past 15 years to combat poverty in the region and have attracted attention and been replicated beyond its borders. Their purpose is to halt the intergenerational transmission of poverty by developing human capacities in the most vulnerable families. To that end, they deliver direct monetary transfers, subject to certain conditionalities relating to school attendance and health checks. Thus, CCTs not only help to reduce income poverty but also contribute to human-capacity-building, a key asset for the sustainable development and progress of our societies. |
| Illustrations: |
ill. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
United Nations |
| Returns: |
Returnable |