Impact Evaluation of a Conditional Cash Transfer Program: The Nicaraguan Red de Protección Social

Impact Evaluation of a Conditional Cash Transfer Program: The Nicaraguan Red de Protección Social
ISBN-10
0896291464
ISBN-13
9780896291461
Category
Social Science
Pages
78
Language
English
Published
2005
Publisher
Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Authors
John Maluccio, Rafael Flores

Description

In 2000, the Nicaraguan government implemented a conditional cash transfer program designed to improve the nutritional, health, and educational status of poor households, and thereby to reduce short- and long-term poverty. Based on the Mexican government's successful PROGRESA program, Nicaragua's Red de Proteccion Social (RPS) sought to supplement household income, reduce primary school dropout rates, and increase the health care and nutritional status of children under the age of five. This report represents IFPRI's evaluation of phase I of RPS. It shows that the program was effective in low-income areas and particularly effective when addressing health care and education needs. The report offers the first extensive assessment of a Nicaraguan government antipoverty program.

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