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The Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC) provides cutting-edge knowledge services on demand and online. It aims to help reduce poverty by informing policy and practice in relation to governance, conflict and social development. The GSDRC is funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID).
Spotlight: DFID Social Transfers Evaluation Summary Report
What can be learned from DFID-supported social protection and social transfer programmes? This review of 24 programmes in 16 countries across Africa, Asia and Europe finds that outcomes and impacts vary greatly relative to the unique conditions applied in specific contexts. A set of generalised findings can be identified, but these are not prescriptive policy options, and should be examined further in specific contexts. The effectiveness of social transfers is largely dependent on their level and regularity.
Latest Document Summaries
A Review of Social Protection in Latin America
Author: Armando Barrientos and Leonith Hinojosa-Valencia (2009)
Size:
40 pages
(637 KB)
This study reviews social protection trends and policy responses in Latin America and the Caribbean. In the last two decades, the region has seen reforms of social insurance pensions and health insurance and the rapid expansion of social assistance. These changes have re-shaped social protection in most countries in the region. Nevertheless, significant challenges remain. The implementation and delivery of social assistance programmes require long-term partnerships under the direction of secure and well-resourced public sector agencies.
A Practitioner's Guide to Evaluating the Impacts of Labor Market Programs
Author: Emla Fitzsimons and Marcos Vera-Hernández (2009)
Size:
12 pages
(241 kB)
How can the impact of labour market programmes in developing countries be credibly evaluated? This note outlines the main issues that need to be considered when planning an impact evaluation. It also covers the techniques used to estimate impacts. Knowledge of evaluation techniques is important even at the programme planning stage; the types of data that need to be collected will influence the optimal design of a programme pilot.
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