From social assistance to social development : targeted education subsidies in developing countries / Samuel Morley and David Coady.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morley, Samuel A.

Contributor:

Coady, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education and state--Developing countries--Case studies.

Education and state.

Economic development--Effect of education on--Case studies.

Economic development.

Social planning--Developing countries--Case studies.

Social planning.

Economic development--Effect of education on.

Developing countries.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xiv, 136 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Center for Global Development, 2003.

Summary:

In this study, authors Samuel Morley and David Coady demonstrate how a promising new alternative to standard donor-financed education programs -- the conditioned transfer for education (CTE) program -- can advance both poverty reduction and education goals at the same time. CTE programs meet the immediate needs of the poorest families by providing cash or food, but only on the condition that they keep their children in school. These transfers reduce poverty in the short run, and the additional education of the children of poor families breaks the long-run cycle of poverty by increasing their earning potential. The book compiles a vast amount of unpublished and published material on existing CTE programs and their impact on poverty. Groundbreaking case studies and detailed evaluations of programs in Mexico, Brazil, Bangladesh, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Chile add up to an unusual and surprising success story for skeptics of development and foreign aid.

Contents:

The Role of Social Safety Nets 2

2 Poverty and Education in Developing Countries 9

Poverty in Developing Countries 9

Education in Developing Countries 13

3 Program Design 19

Program Size 20

Targeting 21

Benefit Structure 28

Costing CTE Programs 30

4 Impact of CTE Programs on Educational Outcomes 35

Educational Impact of Progresa in Mexico 37

Educational Impact of RPS in Nicaragua 40

Educational Impact of FFE in Bangladesh 42

Educational Impact of Bolsa Escola in Brazil 44

Are CTEs Cost Effective? 45

5 Impact of CTE Programs on Poverty 49

Transfer Levels 49

Program Size Relative to the Poverty Gap 51

Targeting Performance 54

Measuring Impact 58

Country Results 60

6 Comparative Performance 67

Calculating Net Direct Benefits to the Poor from CTE Programs 67

Current and Future Earnings Benefits Combined 70

CTE Programs and Targeted Employment Programs: A Comparision 76

Eligibility, Benefits, and the Trade-off Between More Education and Less Poverty 78

7 Cash for Education and the Search for More Effective Methods of Aid Delivery 85

Education 86

Poverty 87

The Block Grant Approach 88

CTEs and Permanent Safety Nets 89

The Cost of Extending CTE Programs 91

8 Conclusions and Issues for the Future 97

Review of the Evidence on Current Programs 97

Advantages of CTE-Type Programs 99

Issues for the Future 100.

Notes:

"August 2003."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-128) and index.

ISBN:

0881323578

OCLC:

51861965