Brazil's Bolsa Escola Program : The Role of Local Governance in Decentralized Implementation

Brazil's Bolsa Escola Program : The Role of Local Governance in Decentralized Implementation

This study analyzes the role of local governance in the implementation of Bolsa Escola, a decentralized conditional cash transfer program for child education in Brazil. It is based on a survey of 260 municipalities in four states of the Northeast....

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Main Authors:	de Janvry, Alain, Finan, Frederico, Sadoulet, Elisabeth, Nelson, Donald, Lindert, Kathy, de la Briere, Benedicte, Lanjouw, Peter
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITIES ATTENDANCE IN SCHOOL BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BUREAUCRACY CASH BENEFITS CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CENTRAL AGENCIES CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CITIZENS CONDITIONAL CASH CONSENSUS CONSTITUENCY DECENTRALIZATION DECISION-MAKING DECISION-MAKING POWER DECREE DEVOLUTION DISCLOSURE DISTRICTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS EXECUTIVE POWER FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FEE WAIVERS FINANCIAL SUPPORT GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS HEALTH CLINICS HEALTH INSURANCE HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT NETWORK INCOME INCOME INEQUALITY INEQUALITY INFORMAL INSURANCE INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT JUDICIARY LEGISLATORS LEGISLATURE LIVE BIRTHS LIVING CONDITIONS LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MAYORS MEANS TEST MICRO CREDIT MINISTRIES OF HEALTH MUNICIPAL COUNCILS MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS MUNICIPAL LEVEL MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS MUNICIPALITIES MUNICIPALITY NATIONAL POLICY NUMBER OF CHILDREN PER CAPITA INCOME POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL SUPPORT POLITICIANS POOR POVERTY REDUCTION PRENATAL CARE PREVENTATIVE HEALTH PROGRAM COVERAGE PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY PUBLIC PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC SAFETY NETS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC WORKS REPRESENTATIVES SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SELECTION CRITERIA SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE PROVIDERS SINGLE MOTHERS SOCIAL CONTROL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL PROGRAM SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL RISKS SOCIAL SAFETY SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOCIAL SAFETY NETS TARGETING TRANSFER PROGRAM TRANSFER PROGRAMS TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPARENCY VOTERS VULNERABLE GROUP
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/12/20191477/brazils-bolsa-escola-program-role-local-governance-decentralized-implementation-brazil s-bolsa-escola-program-role-local-governance-decentralized-implementation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20383

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