Conditional versus unconditional cash: A commentary

Journal of Development Effectiveness

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 130-133

  Gaarder, Marie ^a  

^a Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)   (Norway)

Author keywords

co responsibilities; conditional cash transfer programmes; human capital investment; rights based approach; unconditional social cash transfer programmes

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN CAPITAL; INVESTMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POLICY MAKING; SOCIAL SECURITY;

LATIN AMERICA;

CLUPEIDAE;

EID: 84864539089     PISSN: 19439342     EISSN: 19439407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2012.658635     Document Type: Article

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