Impacts of South Africa's child support grant

Social Protection for Africa's Children

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 117-145

  Samson, Michael ^a,b   Heinrich, Carolyn ^c   Kaniki, Sheshangai ^d   Regalia, Ferdinando ^e   Quene, Kenneth Mac ^a   Muzondo, Tendie ^a   Van Niekerk, Ingrid ^a   Williams, Martin ^f  

^a Economic Policy Research Institute   (South Africa)

^b WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^e INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84864551605     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203842812     Document Type: Chapter

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