Publication: Assisting the Poor with Cash : Design and Implementation of Social Transfer Programs

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2003-01
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2003-01
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Blomquist, John
Mackintosh, Fiona
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Cash transfers can be defined as the provision of assistance in the form of cash to the poor or those who face a probable risk, in the absence of the transfer, of falling into poverty. Cash transfers, broadly defined, can be given in the form of social assistance, insurance, near-cash tax benefits, and private transfers. This note focuses on government programs, recognizing that private transfers and public programs serve multiple objectives, of which social safety net protection is just one.
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Blomquist, John; Mackintosh, Fiona. 2003. Assisting the Poor with Cash : Design and Implementation of Social Transfer Programs. Social Safety Nets Primer Notes; No. 5. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/3b0d25ac-3f5c-55c2-886d-7d5276f61ad0 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
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