Systematic Review of the Impact of Employment Guarantee Schemes and Cash Transfers on the Poor

This review identifies and synthesises the evidence on employment guarantee schemes (EGSs) and cash transfers (CTs)

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2011
Document Type:
Systematic Review
Theme:
Economic Growth, Social Change
Authors:
Holmes, R., Hagen-Zanker, J., McCord, A., Booker, F., Molinari, E.

Abstract

This systematic review identifies and synthesizes the current evidence on employment guarantee schemes (EGSs) and cash transfers (CTs) in order to assess the effectiveness of these interventions in terms of poverty outcomes for the poor in low and middle income countries. The review describes and analyses the empirical evidence currently available, in terms of content, quality, and comparability, and identifies research gaps, offering a contribution to future evaluation and policy development.

There is a protocol for this systematic review

Citation

Overseas Development Institute, London, UK, 96 pp.

Systematic Review of the Impact of Employment Guarantee Schemes and Cash Transfers on the Poor

Published 1 January 2011
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