Conditional cash transfer programmes: Experiences from Latin America / Pablo Villatoro.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Villatoro, Pablo, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic and Social Development.

Local Subjects:

Economic and Social Development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (14 pages)

Contained In:

CEPAL Review Vol. 2005, no. 86, p. 83-96 2005:86<83 16840348

Place of Publication:

New York : United Nations, 2005.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

This article analyses the experience of five conditional cash transfer programmes established in Latin America to reduce poverty and increase human capital in the form of education, health and nutrition. These innovative programmes should help towards the Millennium Development Goals, and some have become pillars of their countries' anti-poverty efforts. The article begins by presenting some of the concepts that underlie conditional transfer programmes. It then goes on to examine the following experiences: the Bolsa Escola programme and the Programme for the Eradication of Child Labour (Brazil), Families in Action (Colombia), the Social Protection Network (Nicaragua) and the Oportunidades programme (Mexico), analysing their goals, components, targeting mechanisms, impact and efficiency. The article concludes by offering some policy recommendations and identifying design components that might serve as good practice when programmes of this kind are implemented.

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