Comparing Food and Cash Transfers to the Ultra Poor in Bangladesh: IFPRI Research Monograph 163

Type

Book

Authors

Akhter U. Ahmed

Agnes R. Quisumbing

Mahbuba Nasreen

John F. Hoddinott

Elizabeth Bryan

ISBN 10

0896291731

ISBN 13

9780896291737

Tags

CAF Books - Poverty, Globalization

Description

Bangladesh has some social safety net programs that transfer food to the poor, some that transfer cash, and some that provide a combination of both. This study evaluates the relative impacts of food and cash transfers on food security and livelihood outcomes among the ultra poor in Bangladesh. The programs impacts are evaluated according to various measures, including how well transfers are delivered; which transfers beneficiaries prefer; how accurately the programs target the extremely poor; effects on food security, livelihoods, and women's empowerment; and cost effectiveness. The report identifies what has and has not worked in food and cash transfers and recommends ways of improving these programs. This study will be valuable to policymakers and others concerned with poverty reduction in Bangladesh and elsewhere. - from Amzon

Biblio Notes

HV 696 F6 C5

Comparing Food and Cash Transfers to the Ultra Poor in Bangladesh: IFPRI Research Monograph 163

Akhter U. Ahmed; Agnes R. Quisumbing; Mahbuba Nasreen; John F. Hoddinott; Elizabeth Bryan

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2009

Food relief--Bangladesh--Case studies ; Transfer payments--Bangladesh--Case studies,

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