Myth-busting? Confronting six common perceptions about unconditional cash transfers as a poverty reduction strategy in Africa

This paper summarizes evidence on six perceptions associated with cash transfer programming, using eight rigorous evaluations conducted on large-scale government unconditional cash transfers in sub-Saharan Africa under the Transfer Project. Specifically, it investigates if transfers: 1) induce highe...

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Main Authors:	Handa, Sudhanshu, Daidone, Silvio, Peterman, Amber, Davis, Benjamin, Pereira, Audrey, Palermo, Tia, Yablonski, Jennifer
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Oxford University Press 2018
Subjects:	expenditure fertility household expenditure social protection alcoholic beverages evaluation household income family budget cash transfers tobacco poverty social safety nets household consumption public expenditure impact assessment
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145460