Towards a Unified Scheme for Environmental and Social Protection: Learning from PES and CCT Experiences in Developing Countries
Environmental protection and poverty alleviation in the developing world are usually heralded as joint objectives. However, these two goals are often associated with different sectoral policy instruments. While so-called payments for environmental services (PES) are increasingly being promoted for environmental protection, poverty alleviation is increasingly addressed by conditional cash transfers (CCT) program. These instruments although aimed to achieve distinct objectives have a number of similarities and challenges in their design and implementation phases. This paper elaborates on these similarities and develops a unifying generic framework that is used to discuss the extent to which both approaches could be unified.
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Journal Article biblioteca |
| Language: | EN |
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2011
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| Subjects: | Taxation and Subsidies: Externalities, Redistributive Effects, Environmental Taxes and Subsidies H230, Welfare and Poverty: Government Programs, Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs I380, Economic Development: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Energy, Environment, Other Primary Products O130, Economic Development: Human Resources, Human Development, Income Distribution, Migration O150, Environmental Economics: Government Policy Q580, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4896 |
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| Summary: | Environmental protection and poverty alleviation in the developing world are usually heralded as joint objectives. However, these two goals are often associated with different sectoral policy instruments. While so-called payments for environmental services (PES) are increasingly being promoted for environmental protection, poverty alleviation is increasingly addressed by conditional cash transfers (CCT) program. These instruments although aimed to achieve distinct objectives have a number of similarities and challenges in their design and implementation phases. This paper elaborates on these similarities and develops a unifying generic framework that is used to discuss the extent to which both approaches could be unified. |
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