Social Assistance in Developing Countries

Armando (University of Manchester) Barrientos

Cambridge University Press, 2013

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This book provides the first comprehensive account of the global growth of social assistance transfers in developing countries. It explains the emergence of programmes such as Brazil's Bolsa Família, India's National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and South Africa's Child Support Grant, and examines their potential to address global poverty.

ISBN-13
9781107039025
ISBN-10
1107039029
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2013
Publication date
2013-08-15
Pages
272
Dimensions
235x150x19
Weight
498