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On more ambitious conditional cash transfers, social protection and permanent reduction of poverty

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  • José Cuesta

    (Inter-American Development Bank, Washington DC, USA)

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Conditional Cash Transfer Programs (CCTPs) show a remarkable flexibility. Based on that property, CCTPs might be extended to provide a more comprehensive and cohesive social protection umbrella. These programs might widen their scope by facilitating sector specific reforms and providing protection to large-scale contingencies. By mobilising assets other than human capital and targeting more selectively population groups in changing circumstances, these programs might well become effective instruments to crack permanent poverty. This note discusses enabling changes to achieve such ambitious goals. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • José Cuesta, 2007. "On more ambitious conditional cash transfers, social protection and permanent reduction of poverty," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 19(7), pages 1016-1019.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jintdv:v:19:y:2007:i:7:p:1016-1019
    DOI: 10.1002/jid.1345
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