00803nam a2200109Ia 4500080001900000245008500019260006100104300001500165500002700180520046700207583001900674  a03.02.05 G7862  aSocial transfers and chronic poverty : emerging evidence and the challenge ahead  bDepartment for International DevelopmentaLondonGBc2005  aiii, 40 p.  aBibliography: p. 38-40  aDescribes the type of social transfer programmes that can currently be found in developing countries.  Considers the evidence on the impact of effective social transfer schemes on chronic poverty and their role in promoting and distributing growth.  Demonstrates that social transfers are affordable in even the poorest countries.  Assesses some of the challenges to be faced when implementing social transfer programmes and suggests how these could be overcome.  c11/16/05kJOYD