Cash transfers for school-age children in African countries: Simulation of impacts on poverty and school attendance

Development Policy Review

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 553-569

  Kakwani, Nanak ^a   Soares, Fabio ^a   Son, Hyun H ^a  

^a International Poverty Centre   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AID; CHILD WELFARE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SIMULATION;

AFRICA;

EID: 33747352818     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: 14677679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7679.2006.00347.x     Document Type: Article

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