Intra-Household Dynamics and the Design of Social Protection Programs : The Case of Polygamous Households in North Burkina Faso
A recent overview of World Bank social safety net programs and gender highlighted the need for greater consideration of intra-household dynamics in the design of social protection programs (Bardasi 2014). During program design, decisions have to be...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/332981468197391804/Intra-household-dynamics-and-the-design-of-social-protection-programs-the-case-of-polygamous-households-in-North-Burkina-Faso http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25448 |
| Summary: | A recent overview of World Bank social
safety net programs and gender highlighted the need for
greater consideration of intra-household dynamics in the
design of social protection programs (Bardasi 2014). During
program design, decisions have to be made about who to
target, how much and how often to give cash transfers, and
what measures should accompany cash transfers. These
decisions become even more complex in the context of
polygamous households. The conclusions above are meant to
illustrate important links between intra-household dynamics
and the design of cash transfer programs. As a preliminary
study, this research did not capture the actual effects of
cash transfers. It is important to remember that money
received from the government in the form of a regular cash
transfer may be treated differently than income from other
sources. Additional research is planned that will measure
differences in the use of cash transfers depending on the
social protection program design. |
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