Targeting effectiveness of social cash transfer programmes in three African countries

Journal of Development Effectiveness

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 78-108

  Handa, Sudhanshu ^a   Huang, Carolyn ^a   Hypher, Nicola ^b   Teixeira, Clarissa ^c   Soares, Fabio V ^c   Davis, Benjamin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^c International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth   (Brazil)

^d FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Africa; social cash transfers; social protection; targeting

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUNGER; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL SECURITY;

AFRICA;

EID: 84864557533     PISSN: 19439342     EISSN: 19439407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2011.641994     Document Type: Article

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