Mexico's PROGRESA : Innovative Targeting, Gender Focus and Impact on Social Welfare

Mexico's PROGRESA : Innovative Targeting, Gender Focus and Impact on Social Welfare

PROGRESA (Programa de Educacion, Salud y Alimentacion) is an innovative Mexican program that provides cash transfers to poor rural households, on condition that their children attend school and their family visits local health centers regularly. Co...

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Main Authors: Wodon, Quentin, de la Briere, Benedicte, Siaens, Corinne, Yitzhaki, Shlomo
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
ADULTHOOD
AGED
BABIES
BASIC EDUCATION
BIRTH SPACING
CASH TRANSFERS
CLINICS
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
ENROLLMENT
ENROLLMENT RATES
FAMILIES
GIRLS
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH SERVICES
HYGIENE
INCOME
INEQUALITY
INFANTS
MALNUTRITION
MOTHERS
NUTRITION
NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS
PARENTS
POOR
POVERTY REDUCTION
PREGNANCY
PREGNANT WOMEN
PRENATAL CARE
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PUBLIC HEALTH
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
RURAL AREAS
SCHOOLS
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
TARGETING
TRANSFER AMOUNTS
WASTE
YOUNG PEOPLE CASH TRANSFERS
SOCIAL WELFARE
GENDER ISSUES
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
HEALTH ISSUES
POVERTY
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
GRANTS IN AID
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
HEALTH & NUTRITION PROGRAMS
POOR FAMILIES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/2519958/mexicos-progresa-innovative-targeting-gender-focus-impact-social-welfare
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10396

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/2519958/mexicos-progresa-innovative-targeting-gender-focus-impact-social-welfare
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10396

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