Examining Conditional Cash Transfer Programs : A Role for Increased Social Inclusion?

Conditional Cash Transfer programs (CCTs) provide money to poor families contingent upon certain verifiable actions, generally minimum investments in children s human capital such as regular school attendance or basic preventative health care. They...

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Main Authors: de la Brière, Bénédicte, Rawlings, Laura B.
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/20170396/examining-conditional-cash-transfer-programs-role-increased-social-inclusion
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topic ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
ADOLESCENTS
ADULT EDUCATION
AGING
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFICIARY
CASH BENEFITS
CASH GRANT
CASH TRANSFER
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
CASH TRANSFERS
CHILD CARE
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CHILD LABOR
CHILDBEARING
CITIZENS
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
CONDITIONAL CASH
CONFLICT
CONTRACEPTIVE USE
COST-EFFECTIVENESS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS
DISABILITY
DISCRIMINATION
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
DROPOUT
EARLY CHILDHOOD
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC POLICIES
EDUCATION GRANT
EDUCATION GRANTS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
ELDERLY
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES
EXPOSURE TO PREGNANCY
EXTENDED FAMILIES
EXTREME POOR HOUSEHOLDS
EXTREME POVERTY
EXTREME POVERTY LINE
FEE WAIVERS
FEMALE PARTICIPATION
FERTILITY
FINANCIAL CAPACITY
FISCAL CONSTRAINTS
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD EXPENDITURES
FOOD STAMPS
FOOD TRANSFER
FORMAL EMPLOYMENT
GENDER DIMENSIONS
GENDER DISCRIMINATION
GENDER ISSUES
GENERAL PRACTITIONERS
GENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION OF POVERTY
GIRLS IN SCHOOL
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CENTER
HEALTH CENTERS
HEALTH EDUCATION
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEIGHT FOR AGE
HIGH INEQUALITY
HIGHER INEQUALITY
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD ELIGIBILITY
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLNESS
IMPACT ON FERTILITY
IMPROVEMENTS IN MANAGEMENT
INCOME
INCOME SUPPORT
INCOME TRANSFER
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS
INEQUALITY
INFORMAL INSURANCE
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSURANCE SCHEMES
INSURANCE SYSTEMS
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY
INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
LACK OF INFORMATION
LEVELS OF CONSUMPTION
LIMITED CAPACITY
LIVING STANDARDS
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL ECONOMY
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
LOW-INCOME SETTINGS
MALNOURISHED CHILDREN
MALNUTRITION
MARKET FAILURES
MEANS TEST
MEANS TESTS
MICRO CREDIT
MICRO-CREDIT
MICRO-ENTERPRISE
MIGRATION
MODERNIZATION
MOTHER
NATIONAL EFFORTS
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
NATURAL DISASTERS
NEEDY FAMILIES
NEW DEAL
NUTRITION GRANT
NUTRITION GRANTS
PARENTING
PENSION
PENSIONS
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
POLICY LEVEL
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL SUPPORT
POOR
POOR COUNTRIES
POOR FAMILIES
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR LIVING
POOR PEOPLE
POOR POPULATIONS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY LEVEL
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY MAPS
POVERTY PROGRAMS
POVERTY REDUCTION
PREGNANCY
PREGNANT WOMEN
PREVENTATIVE HEALTH
PREVENTIVE HEALTH
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE
PROTECTION POLICIES
PROTECTION SYSTEMS
PUBLIC SAFETY NETS
PUBLIC SPENDING
PUBLIC TRANSFERS
PUBLIC WORKS
QUALITY CONTROL
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESPECT
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK-COPING
ROLE OF WOMEN
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
SANITATION
SAVINGS
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL CHILDREN
SCHOOL COMPLETION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
SCHOOL FEES
SCHOOL MATERIALS
SCHOOL STUDENTS
SCHOOL SUBSIDIES
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE PROVISION
SHOCK
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL EXCLUSION
SOCIAL FUNDS
SOCIAL INSURANCE
SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS
SOCIAL NORMS
SOCIAL PENSION
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL PROGRAM
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL RISKS
SOCIAL SAFETY NET
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
SOCIAL SERVICE
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL WORKER
TARGETED TRANSFERS
TARGETING
TARGETING MECHANISMS
TEACHING MATERIALS
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSFER PROGRAM
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TRANSPORTATION
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNINSURED RISKS
URBAN AREAS
VIOLENCE
VULNERABILITY
VULNERABLE CHILDREN
VULNERABLE GROUP
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WELFARE REFORM
WORK REQUIREMENT
YOUNG CHILDREN
spellingShingle ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
ADOLESCENTS
ADULT EDUCATION
AGING
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFICIARY
CASH BENEFITS
CASH GRANT
CASH TRANSFER
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
CASH TRANSFERS
CHILD CARE
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CHILD LABOR
CHILDBEARING
CITIZENS
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
CONDITIONAL CASH
CONFLICT
CONTRACEPTIVE USE
COST-EFFECTIVENESS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS
DISABILITY
DISCRIMINATION
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
DROPOUT
EARLY CHILDHOOD
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC POLICIES
EDUCATION GRANT
EDUCATION GRANTS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
ELDERLY
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES
EXPOSURE TO PREGNANCY
EXTENDED FAMILIES
EXTREME POOR HOUSEHOLDS
EXTREME POVERTY
EXTREME POVERTY LINE
FEE WAIVERS
FEMALE PARTICIPATION
FERTILITY
FINANCIAL CAPACITY
FISCAL CONSTRAINTS
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD EXPENDITURES
FOOD STAMPS
FOOD TRANSFER
FORMAL EMPLOYMENT
GENDER DIMENSIONS
GENDER DISCRIMINATION
GENDER ISSUES
GENERAL PRACTITIONERS
GENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION OF POVERTY
GIRLS IN SCHOOL
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CENTER
HEALTH CENTERS
HEALTH EDUCATION
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEIGHT FOR AGE
HIGH INEQUALITY
HIGHER INEQUALITY
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD ELIGIBILITY
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLNESS
IMPACT ON FERTILITY
IMPROVEMENTS IN MANAGEMENT
INCOME
INCOME SUPPORT
INCOME TRANSFER
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS
INEQUALITY
INFORMAL INSURANCE
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSURANCE SCHEMES
INSURANCE SYSTEMS
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY
INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
LACK OF INFORMATION
LEVELS OF CONSUMPTION
LIMITED CAPACITY
LIVING STANDARDS
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL ECONOMY
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
LOW-INCOME SETTINGS
MALNOURISHED CHILDREN
MALNUTRITION
MARKET FAILURES
MEANS TEST
MEANS TESTS
MICRO CREDIT
MICRO-CREDIT
MICRO-ENTERPRISE
MIGRATION
MODERNIZATION
MOTHER
NATIONAL EFFORTS
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
NATURAL DISASTERS
NEEDY FAMILIES
NEW DEAL
NUTRITION GRANT
NUTRITION GRANTS
PARENTING
PENSION
PENSIONS
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
POLICY LEVEL
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL SUPPORT
POOR
POOR COUNTRIES
POOR FAMILIES
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR LIVING
POOR PEOPLE
POOR POPULATIONS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY LEVEL
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY MAPS
POVERTY PROGRAMS
POVERTY REDUCTION
PREGNANCY
PREGNANT WOMEN
PREVENTATIVE HEALTH
PREVENTIVE HEALTH
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE
PROTECTION POLICIES
PROTECTION SYSTEMS
PUBLIC SAFETY NETS
PUBLIC SPENDING
PUBLIC TRANSFERS
PUBLIC WORKS
QUALITY CONTROL
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESPECT
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK-COPING
ROLE OF WOMEN
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
SANITATION
SAVINGS
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL CHILDREN
SCHOOL COMPLETION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
SCHOOL FEES
SCHOOL MATERIALS
SCHOOL STUDENTS
SCHOOL SUBSIDIES
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE PROVISION
SHOCK
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL EXCLUSION
SOCIAL FUNDS
SOCIAL INSURANCE
SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS
SOCIAL NORMS
SOCIAL PENSION
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL PROGRAM
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL RISKS
SOCIAL SAFETY NET
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
SOCIAL SERVICE
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL WORKER
TARGETED TRANSFERS
TARGETING
TARGETING MECHANISMS
TEACHING MATERIALS
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSFER PROGRAM
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TRANSPORTATION
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNINSURED RISKS
URBAN AREAS
VIOLENCE
VULNERABILITY
VULNERABLE CHILDREN
VULNERABLE GROUP
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WELFARE REFORM
WORK REQUIREMENT
YOUNG CHILDREN
de la Brière, Bénédicte
Rawlings, Laura B.
Examining Conditional Cash Transfer Programs : A Role for Increased Social Inclusion?
relation Social protection and labor discussion paper;no. 0603
description Conditional Cash Transfer programs (CCTs) provide money to poor families contingent upon certain verifiable actions, generally minimum investments in children s human capital such as regular school attendance or basic preventative health care. They therefore hold promise for addressing the inter-generational transmission of poverty and fostering social inclusion by explicitly targeting the poor, focusing on children, delivering transfers to women, and changing social accountability relationships between beneficiaries, service providers and governments. CCT programs are at the forefront of applying new social policy theories and program administration practices. They address demand-side barriers, have a synergistic focus on investments in health, education and nutrition, and combine short-term transfers for income support with incentives for long-run investments in human capital. They also are public sector leaders in program administration, using modern targeting, registering, and monitoring systems along with strategic evaluations. Their impact depends on the supply of quality, accessible health and education services and may increase with strengthened links to the labor market, and a greater focus on early childhood and transient support to households facing shocks. CCT programs are facing a number of challenges as they evolve, from reaching vulnerable groups to fostering transparency and accountability, especially at the community level. Centralized programs have been criticized for limiting the engagement of local governments and civil society and it is clear that in limited capacity environments, a greater reliance on communities is warranted. In sum, though promising, these programs are not a panacea against social exclusion and should form part of comprehensive social and economic policy strategies and be applied carefully in different policy contexts.
format Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author de la Brière, Bénédicte
Rawlings, Laura B.
author_facet de la Brière, Bénédicte
Rawlings, Laura B.
author_sort de la Brière, Bénédicte
title Examining Conditional Cash Transfer Programs : A Role for Increased Social Inclusion?
title_short Examining Conditional Cash Transfer Programs : A Role for Increased Social Inclusion?
title_full Examining Conditional Cash Transfer Programs : A Role for Increased Social Inclusion?
title_fullStr Examining Conditional Cash Transfer Programs : A Role for Increased Social Inclusion?
title_full_unstemmed Examining Conditional Cash Transfer Programs : A Role for Increased Social Inclusion?
title_sort examining conditional cash transfer programs : a role for increased social inclusion?
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/20170396/examining-conditional-cash-transfer-programs-role-increased-social-inclusion
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20204
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spelling okr-10986-202042021-04-23T14:03:54Z Examining Conditional Cash Transfer Programs : A Role for Increased Social Inclusion? de la Brière, Bénédicte Rawlings, Laura B. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADOLESCENTS ADULT EDUCATION AGING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY CASH BENEFITS CASH GRANT CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CHILD CARE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHILD LABOR CHILDBEARING CITIZENS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONDITIONAL CASH CONFLICT CONTRACEPTIVE USE COST-EFFECTIVENESS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DROPOUT EARLY CHILDHOOD ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICIES EDUCATION GRANT EDUCATION GRANTS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELDERLY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES EXPOSURE TO PREGNANCY EXTENDED FAMILIES EXTREME POOR HOUSEHOLDS EXTREME POVERTY EXTREME POVERTY LINE FEE WAIVERS FEMALE PARTICIPATION FERTILITY FINANCIAL CAPACITY FISCAL CONSTRAINTS FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD EXPENDITURES FOOD STAMPS FOOD TRANSFER FORMAL EMPLOYMENT GENDER DIMENSIONS GENDER DISCRIMINATION GENDER ISSUES GENERAL PRACTITIONERS GENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION OF POVERTY GIRLS IN SCHOOL HEALTH CARE HEALTH CENTER HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH INSURANCE HEIGHT FOR AGE HIGH INEQUALITY HIGHER INEQUALITY HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD ELIGIBILITY HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLNESS IMPACT ON FERTILITY IMPROVEMENTS IN MANAGEMENT INCOME INCOME SUPPORT INCOME TRANSFER INDIGENOUS PEOPLE INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS INEQUALITY INFORMAL INSURANCE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSURANCE SCHEMES INSURANCE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET POLICIES LACK OF INFORMATION LEVELS OF CONSUMPTION LIMITED CAPACITY LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL ECONOMY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES LOW-INCOME SETTINGS MALNOURISHED CHILDREN MALNUTRITION MARKET FAILURES MEANS TEST MEANS TESTS MICRO CREDIT MICRO-CREDIT MICRO-ENTERPRISE MIGRATION MODERNIZATION MOTHER NATIONAL EFFORTS NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NATURAL DISASTERS NEEDY FAMILIES NEW DEAL NUTRITION GRANT NUTRITION GRANTS PARENTING PENSION PENSIONS PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES POLICY LEVEL POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL SUPPORT POOR POOR COUNTRIES POOR FAMILIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR LIVING POOR PEOPLE POOR POPULATIONS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY LEVEL POVERTY LINE POVERTY MAPS POVERTY PROGRAMS POVERTY REDUCTION PREGNANCY PREGNANT WOMEN PREVENTATIVE HEALTH PREVENTIVE HEALTH PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE PROTECTION POLICIES PROTECTION SYSTEMS PUBLIC SAFETY NETS PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC TRANSFERS PUBLIC WORKS QUALITY CONTROL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESPECT RISK MANAGEMENT RISK-COPING ROLE OF WOMEN RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL HOUSEHOLDS SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SANITATION SAVINGS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL CHILDREN SCHOOL COMPLETION SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SCHOOL FEES SCHOOL MATERIALS SCHOOL STUDENTS SCHOOL SUBSIDIES SCHOOL SUPPLIES SECONDARY SCHOOL SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SHOCK SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL FUNDS SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL PENSION SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROGRAM SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL RISKS SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WORKER TARGETED TRANSFERS TARGETING TARGETING MECHANISMS TEACHING MATERIALS TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSFER PROGRAM TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPORTATION UNEMPLOYMENT UNINSURED RISKS URBAN AREAS VIOLENCE VULNERABILITY VULNERABLE CHILDREN VULNERABLE GROUP VULNERABLE GROUPS WELFARE REFORM WORK REQUIREMENT YOUNG CHILDREN Conditional Cash Transfer programs (CCTs) provide money to poor families contingent upon certain verifiable actions, generally minimum investments in children s human capital such as regular school attendance or basic preventative health care. They therefore hold promise for addressing the inter-generational transmission of poverty and fostering social inclusion by explicitly targeting the poor, focusing on children, delivering transfers to women, and changing social accountability relationships between beneficiaries, service providers and governments. CCT programs are at the forefront of applying new social policy theories and program administration practices. They address demand-side barriers, have a synergistic focus on investments in health, education and nutrition, and combine short-term transfers for income support with incentives for long-run investments in human capital. They also are public sector leaders in program administration, using modern targeting, registering, and monitoring systems along with strategic evaluations. Their impact depends on the supply of quality, accessible health and education services and may increase with strengthened links to the labor market, and a greater focus on early childhood and transient support to households facing shocks. CCT programs are facing a number of challenges as they evolve, from reaching vulnerable groups to fostering transparency and accountability, especially at the community level. Centralized programs have been criticized for limiting the engagement of local governments and civil society and it is clear that in limited capacity environments, a greater reliance on communities is warranted. In sum, though promising, these programs are not a panacea against social exclusion and should form part of comprehensive social and economic policy strategies and be applied carefully in different policy contexts. 2014-09-17T18:17:30Z 2014-09-17T18:17:30Z 2006-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/20170396/examining-conditional-cash-transfer-programs-role-increased-social-inclusion http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20204 English en_US Social protection and labor discussion paper;no. 0603 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper