Cash Transfers and Children's Education and Labour among Malawi's Poor
作者： Candace Miller , Maxton Tsoka
DOI: 10.1111/J.1467-7679.2012.00586.X
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摘要: This article examines the impact on children's education and labour of monthly cash grants targeted ultra-poor households designed to reduce poverty enable families invest in human development. It conducts a randomised community trial, with baseline endline surveys intervention control households; verifies school enrolment; completes key-informant interviews focus-group discussions. Compared non-beneficiaries, children experienced 5 percentage point difference enrolment, higher educational expenditures, fewer absences, 10 decrease outside home. Qualitative data confirm quantitative findings. Transfers poor had positive impact. However, Malawian system needs be improved for short-term impacts lead long-term development capital.
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