Social assistance and conditional cash transfers : proceedings of the regional workshop, July 2009
/ edited by Sri Wening Handayani, Clifford Burkley
- xxxii, 225 pages
Includes bibliographical references.
Workshop highlights and executive summary Social protection and the foundations of conditional cash transfers Opening address / Vice-President Ursula Schaefer-Preuss Keynote speech / Secretary Esperanza Cabral Opening presentation : social protection and conditional cash transfers / David E. Bloom Social protection - expanding human capacities Conditional cash transfers Monitoring and evaluation Limits of conditional cash transfers Prioritizing social protection options Challenges to social security in Asia and the Pacific : crisis and beyond / Krysztof Hagemejer and Kee Beom Kim Labor market impact of the global economic crisis in Asia and the Pacific Social security systems in Asia and the Pacific : coverage deficit and the efforts to extend the effective coverage Social assistance in Asia and the Pacific : an overview / Axel Weber Typology of social assistance programs Social assistance programs in Asia Social safety nets : Cambodia's experiences Cambodia country profile Challenges Poverty and vulnerability profile Background of social protection in Cambodia Legal framework of social protection in Cambodia Review of social sector interventions Social protection mechanisms in the formal sector Education Health Informal social safety net mechanisms Safety nets and pro-poor programs Ways forward The poor and vulnerable in Cambodia and the impact of the crises The identification of the poor program Health equity funds and education identification Community-based collective cash transfers-SEWA's experience in implementing social assistance SEWA's approach Community-based collective cash transfer Achievements Challenges faced The Philippine experience in social assistance Social assistance in the Philippines The government's response to improve social assistance delivery Country experience, benefits, and challenges of conditional cash transfers Conditional cash transfers : reducing present and future poverty Motivation Policy research report Conceptual framework CCT impacts on consumption poverty CCT impacts on health and education outcomes Policy implications CCTs as a component of social protection Evaluation and learning Conditional cash transfers : an overview of theory, practice, and evidence The context The microeconomics of conditional cash transfers Design features and practices Evidence of program results Conditional cash transfers in Latin America : problems and opportunities Conditional cash transfers : lessons from Indonesia's program Keluarga Harapan Summary, lessons from, and the future of conditional cash transfers The designs and implementation of conditional cash transfers programs : issues and lessons for the future Social assistance and conditional cash transfers : strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats