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

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dc.creatorCaldés, Natàlia
dc.creatorCoady, David
dc.creatorMaluccio, John A.
dc.date2004
dc.date2024-10-24T12:48:15Z
dc.date2024-10-24T12:48:15Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:41:31Z
dc.descriptionThis 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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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/157230
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/111872
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceCaldés, 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
dc.subjectpoverty alleviation
dc.subjecthuman capital
dc.subjectcost benefit analysis
dc.titleThe cost of poverty alleviation transfer programs: a comparative analysis of three programs in Latin America
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