Conditions for Success in Implementing CCT Programs: Lessons for Asia from Latin America and the Caribbean
Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs have become the main social assistance interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), reaching 129 million individuals in 18 countries in 2010. Programs shared key characteristics such as the payment of cash grants and the incorporation of co-responsibilities, but varied greatly in terms of coverage, infrastructure, routines, and even objectives. In this study, we analyze the experience of six countries (Brazil, Colombia, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico and Peru) and attempt to identify important lessons for countries that have recently started or that are currently considering the introduction of a CCT. The methodology includes a review of scientific and technical literature, as well as interviews with key government and program personnel.
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| Format: | Policy Briefs biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Inter-American Development Bank
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| Subjects: | Social Policy and Protection, Poverty, I38 - Government Policy • Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs, Conditional cash transfers (CCTs), Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), financial sustainability, targeting, monitoring and evaluation, program implementation, gender balance, |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0008506 https://publications.iadb.org/en/conditions-success-implementing-cct-programs-lessons-asia-latin-america-and-caribbean |
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| Summary: | Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs have become the main social assistance interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), reaching 129 million individuals in 18 countries in 2010. Programs shared key characteristics such as the payment of cash grants and the incorporation of co-responsibilities, but varied greatly in terms of coverage, infrastructure, routines, and even objectives. In this study, we analyze the experience of six countries (Brazil, Colombia, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico and Peru) and attempt to identify important lessons for countries that have recently started or that are currently considering the introduction of a CCT. The methodology includes a review of scientific and technical literature, as well as interviews with key government and program personnel. |
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