00832nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000008000190001724500850003626000610012130000150018250000270019752004670022458300190069120260716043629.0  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