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Wednesday Sep 16, 2009

Do CCT Programmes Have a Pro-Poor Spillover Effect?

Conditional Cash Transfer programmes (CCTs), such as Progresa in Mexico or Bolsa Família in Brazil, have been compared to a “magic golden bullet in development”. A plethora of rigorous evaluations of such programmes points to a significant increase in food consumption among cash-recipient households. A topic that has not received much attention yet is the impact of cash transfer programmes on the food consumption of households that do not receive the transfer (programme-ineligible households) but that are in the same village as cash recipients.

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Posted at 08:45AM Sep 16, 2009 by IPC in Social Protection and CCTs  |  Comments[1]

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It is clear that low income people show a tendency to spend their money within the community. So, CCTs are a very effective way to stimulate the local resilience. However, I still see CCTs as a temporary solution, or stepping stone (of course, pointing out in the right direction).

Posted by Eduardo Lima on October 27, 2009 at 04:48 AM BRST #

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