Cash transfers, children and the crisis: Protecting current and future investments

Development Policy Review

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 585-601

  Fiszbein, Ariel ^a   Ringold, Dena ^a   Srinivasan, Santhosh ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cash transfers; Children; Economic shocks; Safety net programmes

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; DEVELOPING WORLD; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FOOD SECURITY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY STRATEGY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE PROVISION;

EID: 79961155214     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: 14677679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7679.2011.00548.x     Document Type: Article

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