Interhousehold Transfers : Using Research to Inform Policy
Inter-household transfers are an important resource for low-income households, yet have been almost ignored by donors. Though they are no substitute for public programs, these private transfers merit more attention in poverty research, gender analy...
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okr-10986-114402021-04-23T14:02:55Z Interhousehold Transfers : Using Research to Inform Policy Bamberger, Michael Kaufmann, Daniel Velez, Eduardo COMMUNITY LEVEL COMMUNITY RELATIONS CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ETHNIC MINORITIES FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FIELD WORK HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LIVING STANDARDS HOUSING HOUSING INCOME INCOME HOUSEHOLDS INCOME TRANSFERS INFORMAL NETWORKS INSURANCE INTERGENERATIONAL SUPPORT INTERHOUSEHOLD TRANSFERS LABOR FORCE OLD AGE POLICY IMPLICATIONS POOR POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY RESEARCH PRIVATE TRANSFERS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC TRANSFERS RECIPROCITY ROADS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS SAFETY NETS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL SECURITY SURVIVAL STRATEGIES TARGETING URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN HOUSEHOLDS URBAN POOR VULNERABLE GROUPS FAMILY ALLOWANCES FAMILY ASSISTANCE PRIVATE TRANSFERS LOW-INCOME PEOPLE SOCIAL ACTION PROGRAMS SOCIAL SAFETY NETS POVERTY RESEARCH GENDER ANALYSIS PROJECT DESIGN DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES WOMEN HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS POLICY FRAMEWORK HEALTH INSURANCE OLD AGE ASSISTANCE VULNERABLE GROUPS PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT Inter-household transfers are an important resource for low-income households, yet have been almost ignored by donors. Though they are no substitute for public programs, these private transfers merit more attention in poverty research, gender analysis, project design, and development strategies. The note provides insight on what drives inter-household transfers - of money, goods, and services - through anthropological, and sociological explanations, but most importantly the inter-generational support, which act as an informal social security system, by which children take care of their parents in old age, or parents provide for their children in emergencies. As well, the note looks into coping strategies for women, and women-headed households, who increasingly bear the brunt of economic crises. This raises a number of questions on policy implications: what net re-distributive effect do public transfers have on health, old age security, on net private flows? Furthermore, can some services be provided more efficiently through private, rather than public transfers? Similarly, other questions address how to reach vulnerable groups - ethnic minorities or women-household heads -effectively through private transfers, and, how can informal private networks, make public sector targeting more effective. 2012-08-13T15:04:40Z 2012-08-13T15:04:40Z 2000-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/03/2511525/interhousehold-transfers-using-research-inform-policy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11440 English PREM Notes; No. 36 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research |
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COMMUNITY LEVEL COMMUNITY RELATIONS CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ETHNIC MINORITIES FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FIELD WORK HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LIVING STANDARDS HOUSING HOUSING INCOME INCOME HOUSEHOLDS INCOME TRANSFERS INFORMAL NETWORKS INSURANCE INTERGENERATIONAL SUPPORT INTERHOUSEHOLD TRANSFERS LABOR FORCE OLD AGE POLICY IMPLICATIONS POOR POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY RESEARCH PRIVATE TRANSFERS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC TRANSFERS RECIPROCITY ROADS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS SAFETY NETS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL SECURITY SURVIVAL STRATEGIES TARGETING URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN HOUSEHOLDS URBAN POOR VULNERABLE GROUPS FAMILY ALLOWANCES FAMILY ASSISTANCE PRIVATE TRANSFERS LOW-INCOME PEOPLE SOCIAL ACTION PROGRAMS SOCIAL SAFETY NETS POVERTY RESEARCH GENDER ANALYSIS PROJECT DESIGN DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES WOMEN HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS POLICY FRAMEWORK HEALTH INSURANCE OLD AGE ASSISTANCE VULNERABLE GROUPS PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT |
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COMMUNITY LEVEL COMMUNITY RELATIONS CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ETHNIC MINORITIES FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FIELD WORK HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LIVING STANDARDS HOUSING HOUSING INCOME INCOME HOUSEHOLDS INCOME TRANSFERS INFORMAL NETWORKS INSURANCE INTERGENERATIONAL SUPPORT INTERHOUSEHOLD TRANSFERS LABOR FORCE OLD AGE POLICY IMPLICATIONS POOR POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY RESEARCH PRIVATE TRANSFERS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC TRANSFERS RECIPROCITY ROADS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS SAFETY NETS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL SECURITY SURVIVAL STRATEGIES TARGETING URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN HOUSEHOLDS URBAN POOR VULNERABLE GROUPS FAMILY ALLOWANCES FAMILY ASSISTANCE PRIVATE TRANSFERS LOW-INCOME PEOPLE SOCIAL ACTION PROGRAMS SOCIAL SAFETY NETS POVERTY RESEARCH GENDER ANALYSIS PROJECT DESIGN DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES WOMEN HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS POLICY FRAMEWORK HEALTH INSURANCE OLD AGE ASSISTANCE VULNERABLE GROUPS PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT Bamberger, Michael Kaufmann, Daniel Velez, Eduardo Interhousehold Transfers : Using Research to Inform Policy |
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Inter-household transfers are an
important resource for low-income households, yet have been
almost ignored by donors. Though they are no substitute for
public programs, these private transfers merit more
attention in poverty research, gender analysis, project
design, and development strategies. The note provides
insight on what drives inter-household transfers - of money,
goods, and services - through anthropological, and
sociological explanations, but most importantly the
inter-generational support, which act as an informal social
security system, by which children take care of their
parents in old age, or parents provide for their children in
emergencies. As well, the note looks into coping strategies
for women, and women-headed households, who increasingly
bear the brunt of economic crises. This raises a number of
questions on policy implications: what net re-distributive
effect do public transfers have on health, old age security,
on net private flows? Furthermore, can some services be
provided more efficiently through private, rather than
public transfers? Similarly, other questions address how to
reach vulnerable groups - ethnic minorities or
women-household heads -effectively through private
transfers, and, how can informal private networks, make
public sector targeting more effective. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Bamberger, Michael Kaufmann, Daniel Velez, Eduardo |
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Bamberger, Michael Kaufmann, Daniel Velez, Eduardo |
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Bamberger, Michael |
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Interhousehold Transfers : Using Research to Inform Policy |
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Interhousehold Transfers : Using Research to Inform Policy |
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Interhousehold Transfers : Using Research to Inform Policy |
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Interhousehold Transfers : Using Research to Inform Policy |
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Interhousehold Transfers : Using Research to Inform Policy |
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interhousehold transfers : using research to inform policy |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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