A Case for Reframing the Cash Transfer Debate in India
Cash transfers are now suggested by many as a silver bullet for addressing the problems that plague India's anti-poverty programmes. This article argues instead for evidence-based policy and informed...
View ArticleMexico's Targeted and Conditional Transfers: Between Oportunidades and Rights
Oportunidades, Mexico's conditional cash transfer programme, which is linked to the education of children of a certain age and provision of health services, is often described as an outstanding...
View ArticleBrazil's Bolsa Família: A Review
After describing the origin, the main features and some of the impacts of Bolsa Família, a conditional cash transfer family welfare programme that has become one of Brazil's showpiece achievements,...
View ArticleConditional Cash Transfers as a Tool of Social Policy
The design of public cash transfers involves a careful balancing of policy priorities and objectives. Variations in the rationale for a conditional cash transfer shape benefit amounts, coverage,...
View ArticlePDS Forever?
There is a case to be made for cash transfers replacing the sale of food through the public distribution system. This article argues that cash transfers offer many advantages over in-kind food...
View ArticleImpact of Biometric Identification-Based Transfers
The National Food Security Bill, as drafted by the National Advisory Council, contains various reforms to reduce theft. However, the track record of previous legislation does not inspire confidence...
View ArticleThe Shift to Cash Transfers: Running Better But on the Wrong Road?
The Government of India has announced that subsidies on fertilisers, kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas will be replaced by cash transfers to end users. A close examination of the objectives of the...
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