The cost of poverty alleviation transfer programs: a comparative analysis of three programs in Latin America

This paper proposes and implements a methodology for a detailed, comparative analysis of the level and structure of costs for three similar poverty alleviation programs in Latin America: the Programa Nacional de Educación, Salud y Alimentación (PROGRESA) in Mexico, the Programa de Asignación Familia...

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Autores principales: Caldés, Natàlia, Coady, David, Maluccio, John A.
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157230
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author Caldés, Natàlia
Coady, David
Maluccio, John A.
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description This paper proposes and implements a methodology for a detailed, comparative analysis of the level and structure of costs for three similar poverty alleviation programs in Latin America: the Programa Nacional de Educación, Salud y Alimentación (PROGRESA) in Mexico, the Programa de Asignación Familiar-Fase II (PRAF) in Honduras, and the pilot Red de Protección Social (RPS) in Nicaragua. These innovative programs target cash transfers to the poorest communities and households, and condition them on attendance at school and health clinics. This conditionality effectively transforms the cash transfers into human capital subsidies for poor households.
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spelling CGSpace1572302025-01-10T06:42:43Z The cost of poverty alleviation transfer programs: a comparative analysis of three programs in Latin America Caldés, Natàlia Coady, David Maluccio, John A. poverty alleviation human capital cost benefit analysis This paper proposes and implements a methodology for a detailed, comparative analysis of the level and structure of costs for three similar poverty alleviation programs in Latin America: the Programa Nacional de Educación, Salud y Alimentación (PROGRESA) in Mexico, the Programa de Asignación Familiar-Fase II (PRAF) in Honduras, and the pilot Red de Protección Social (RPS) in Nicaragua. These innovative programs target cash transfers to the poorest communities and households, and condition them on attendance at school and health clinics. This conditionality effectively transforms the cash transfers into human capital subsidies for poor households. 2004 2024-10-24T12:48:15Z 2024-10-24T12:48:15Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157230 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Caldés, Natàlia; Coady, David; Maluccio, John. 2004. The cost of poverty alleviation transfer programs: a comparative analysis of three programs in Latin America. FCND Discussion Paper Brief. 174. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157230
spellingShingle poverty alleviation
human capital
cost benefit analysis
Caldés, Natàlia
Coady, David
Maluccio, John A.
The cost of poverty alleviation transfer programs: a comparative analysis of three programs in Latin America
title The cost of poverty alleviation transfer programs: a comparative analysis of three programs in Latin America
title_full The cost of poverty alleviation transfer programs: a comparative analysis of three programs in Latin America
title_fullStr The cost of poverty alleviation transfer programs: a comparative analysis of three programs in Latin America
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title_short The cost of poverty alleviation transfer programs: a comparative analysis of three programs in Latin America
title_sort cost of poverty alleviation transfer programs a comparative analysis of three programs in latin america
topic poverty alleviation
human capital
cost benefit analysis
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157230
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