Social Assistance Programmes in South Asia: An Evaluation of Socio-Economic Impacts

Over the last two decades, the number of social assistance programmes has increased across South Asia, as changes in government policies and unprecedented economic growth have led to greater domestic attention to poverty alleviation and social exclusion. This report provides a critical review of the...

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Autores: Bird, Nicolò, Franciscon, Isabela, Markhof, Yannick, Arruda, Pedro, Alvarenga, Krista
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da IPEA (RCIpea)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ipea.gov.br:11058/15667
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.ipea.gov.br/handle/11058/15667
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:social protection
social assistance
South Asia
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Sumario:Over the last two decades, the number of social assistance programmes has increased across South Asia, as changes in government policies and unprecedented economic growth have led to greater domestic attention to poverty alleviation and social exclusion. This report provides a critical review of the literature to summarise the impacts of different types of social assistance on socio-economic outcomes across South Asian countries.