Interhousehold Transfers : Using Research to Inform Policy
Inter-household transfers are an
important resource for low-income households, yet have been
almost ignored by donors. Though they are no substitute for
public programs, these private transfers merit more
attention in poverty research, gender analysis, project
design, and development strategies. The note provides
insight on what drives inter-household transfers - of money,
goods, and services - through anthropological, and
sociological explanations, but most importantly the
inter-generational support, which act as an informal social
security system, by which children take care of their
parents in old age, or parents provide for their children in
emergencies. As well, the note looks into coping strategies
for women, and women-headed households, who increasingly
bear the brunt of economic crises. This raises a number of
questions on policy implications: what net re-distributive
effect do public transfers have on health, old age security,
on net private flows? Furthermore, can some services be
provided more efficiently through private, rather than
public transfers? Similarly, other questions address how to
reach vulnerable groups - ethnic minorities or
women-household heads -effectively through private
transfers, and, how can informal private networks, make
public sector targeting more effective.
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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: |
Bamberger, Michael,
Kaufmann, Daniel,
Velez, Eduardo |
Format: | Brief
biblioteca
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Language: | English |
Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
2000-03
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Subjects: | COMMUNITY LEVEL,
COMMUNITY RELATIONS,
CONSTRUCTION,
DEVELOPMENT POLICY,
ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT,
ETHNIC MINORITIES,
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS,
FIELD WORK,
HOUSEHOLD INCOME,
HOUSEHOLD LIVING STANDARDS,
HOUSING,
INCOME,
INCOME HOUSEHOLDS,
INCOME TRANSFERS,
INFORMAL NETWORKS,
INSURANCE,
INTERGENERATIONAL SUPPORT,
INTERHOUSEHOLD TRANSFERS,
LABOR FORCE,
OLD AGE,
POLICY IMPLICATIONS,
POOR,
POOR HOUSEHOLDS,
POVERTY REDUCTION,
POVERTY RESEARCH,
PRIVATE TRANSFERS,
PUBLIC POLICY,
PUBLIC RESOURCES,
PUBLIC SERVICES,
PUBLIC TRANSFERS,
RECIPROCITY,
ROADS,
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS,
SAFETY NETS,
SOCIAL CAPITAL,
SOCIAL JUSTICE,
SOCIAL SECURITY,
SURVIVAL STRATEGIES,
TARGETING,
URBAN DEVELOPMENT,
URBAN HOUSEHOLDS,
URBAN POOR,
VULNERABLE GROUPS FAMILY ALLOWANCES,
FAMILY ASSISTANCE,
LOW-INCOME PEOPLE,
SOCIAL ACTION PROGRAMS,
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS,
GENDER ANALYSIS,
PROJECT DESIGN,
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES,
WOMEN HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS,
POLICY FRAMEWORK,
HEALTH INSURANCE,
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE,
VULNERABLE GROUPS,
PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT, |
Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/03/2511525/interhousehold-transfers-using-research-inform-policy
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11440
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