The Cash Dividend : The Rise of Cash
            Transfer Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa

Garcia, Marito; Moore, Charity M. T.

dc.creator	Garcia, Marito
dc.creator	Moore, Charity M. T.
dc.date	2012-03-19T08:44:27Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T08:44:27Z
dc.date	2012
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:33:25Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:33:25Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000386194_20120301002842
dc.identifier	978-0-8213-8897-6
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2246
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/242628
dc.description	The results of the review do not disappoint. The authors identified more than 120 cash transfer programs that were implemented between 2000 and mid-2009 in Sub-Saharan Africa. These programs have varying objectives, targeting, scale, conditions, technologies, and more. A sizable number of these programs conducted robust impact evaluations that provide important information, presented here, on the merits of cash transfer programs and their specific design features in the African context. The authors present summary information on programs, often in useful graphs, and provide detailed reference material in the appendixes. They highlight how many of the cash transfer programs in Africa that had not yet begun implementation at the time of writing will continue to provide important evaluation results that will guide the design of cash transfer programs in the region. In addition to presenting data and analysis on the mechanics of the programs, the authors discuss issues related to political economy. They highlight the importance of addressing key tradeoffs in cash transfers, political will, and buy-in, and they emphasize the need to build evidence-based debates on cash transfer programs. Useful anecdotes and discussion illustrate how some programs have dealt with these issues with varying degrees of success. This text will serve as a useful reference for years to come for those interested in large- and small-scale issues of cash transfer implementation, both in Africa and beyond. However, the book is not an end in itself. It also raises important questions that must be addressed and knowledge gaps that must be filled. Therefore, it is useful both in the information it provides and in the issues and questions it raises.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.relation	Directions in Development ; human development
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCESS TO FINANCING
dc.subject	ACCOUNTING
dc.subject	ACTIVE LABOR
dc.subject	ACTIVE LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subject	ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICY
dc.subject	ADVANCED ECONOMIES
dc.subject	ADVERSE EFFECTS
dc.subject	AGGREGATE DEMAND
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subject	AVERAGE WAGES
dc.subject	BANK FINANCING
dc.subject	BRIBES
dc.subject	CAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subject	CAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subject	CAPITAL MARKETS
dc.subject	CENTRAL BANKS
dc.subject	COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
dc.subject	COMPETITIVE PRESSURE
dc.subject	COMPETITIVE PRESSURES
dc.subject	CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
dc.subject	CORRUPTION
dc.subject	CREDIT ACCESS
dc.subject	DEBT
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT BANK
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subject	DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
dc.subject	DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
dc.subject	DOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subject	DOWNSIDE RISKS
dc.subject	EARNINGS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC RECOVERY
dc.subject	ECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTS
dc.subject	EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES
dc.subject	EMERGING MARKETS
dc.subject	EMPLOYABILITY
dc.subject	EMPLOYEE
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT GENERATION
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT IMPACT
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT POLICIES
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATION
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT SHARE
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT SUBSIDIES
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT TRENDS
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dc.subject	ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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dc.subject	EXTREME POVERTY
dc.subject	FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subject	FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subject	FEMALE LABOR
dc.subject	FEMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	FIRM PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	FISCAL POLICY
dc.subject	FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject	GENDER
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dc.subject	GENDER INEQUALITIES
dc.subject	GENDER ROLES
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT POLICY
dc.subject	HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD DEBT
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subject	HOUSING
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	ID
dc.subject	INCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	INCOME GROUP
dc.subject	INCOME INEQUALITIES
dc.subject	INCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL WAGE
dc.subject	INFLATION
dc.subject	INFORMAL ECONOMY
dc.subject	INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	INFORMAL LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	INFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subject	INNOVATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subject	JOB CREATION
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dc.subject	JOB MATCHES
dc.subject	JOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	JOB SEEKERS
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dc.subject	LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
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dc.subject	LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET INDICATORS
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET ISSUES
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dc.subject	LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET REGULATION
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET REGULATIONS
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET SITUATION
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dc.subject	LABOR POLICIES
dc.subject	LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	LABOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subject	LABOR REGULATION
dc.subject	LABOR REGULATIONS
dc.subject	LABOR SUPPLY
dc.subject	LABOUR
dc.subject	LABOUR TURNOVER
dc.subject	LAWS
dc.subject	LAYOFFS
dc.subject	LIVING STANDARDS
dc.subject	LOAN
dc.subject	LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subject	MACROECONOMICS
dc.subject	MANPOWER
dc.subject	MANPOWER POLICY
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dc.subject	MARKET ENTRY
dc.subject	MARKET FAILURES
dc.subject	MIGRATION
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dc.subject	MINIMUM WAGES
dc.subject	MONETARY POLICIES
dc.subject	MONETARY POLICY
dc.subject	MORAL HAZARD
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	OCCUPATIONS
dc.subject	OPERATING PERMITS
dc.subject	OUTREACH
dc.subject	PASSIVE LABOR
dc.subject	POLITICAL ECONOMY
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dc.subject	PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVE WORK
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subject	PROGRAM DESIGN
dc.subject	PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subject	PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	PUBLIC POLICY
dc.subject	PUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subject	PUBLIC WORKS
dc.subject	PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
dc.subject	PURCHASING POWER
dc.subject	REAL INTEREST RATES
dc.subject	REAL WAGE
dc.subject	REAL WAGES
dc.subject	RECESSION
dc.subject	REGULATORY POLICY
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dc.subject	SERVICE INDUSTRIES
dc.subject	SERVICE SECTOR
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dc.subject	SMALL BUSINESSES
dc.subject	SMALL ENTERPRISES
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dc.subject	SOCIAL SECURITY
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dc.subject	TAXATION
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dc.subject	TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
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dc.subject	TRADE UNIONS
dc.subject	TRAINING POLICIES
dc.subject	TRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subject	TRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subject	TRANSPORT
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dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT
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dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
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dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subject	UNION
dc.subject	UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS
dc.subject	VENTURE CREATION
dc.subject	WAGE DETERMINATION
dc.subject	WAGE INEQUALITY
dc.subject	WAGE LEVEL
dc.subject	WAGE PREMIUM
dc.subject	WAGE RATE
dc.subject	WAGE RATES
dc.subject	WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
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dc.subject	WORKERS
dc.subject	WORKING CONDITIONS
dc.subject	WORKING HOURS
dc.subject	WORKING POOR
dc.subject	YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.title	The Cash Dividend : The Rise of Cash Transfer Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication
dc.coverage	Africa
dc.coverage	Sub-Saharan Africa