Barriers and challenges in accessing social transfers and role of social welfare services in improving targeting efficiency: A study of conditional cash transfers

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

Volumn 4, Issue , 2009, Pages 41-54

  Vadapalli, Diwakar K ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conditional cash transfers; Social protection; Social welfare services

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950774833     PISSN: 17450128     EISSN: 17450136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450120903111883     Document Type: Article

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