scholarly journals Decent Work and Social Protection in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-97
Author(s):  
Mônica A. Haddad ◽  
Joshua Hellyer
Keyword(s):  
Social Protection ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfer ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Transfer Program ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Bolsa Familia ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfer Program ◽  
Belo Horizonte

This article examines how beneficiaries of Brazil’s Bolsa Família (BFP) conditional cash transfer program find employment in a Brazilian municipality and assesses their participation in decent work. Using Belo Horizonte as a case study, researchers conducted a survey of BFP recipients. The article compares responses of informally and formally employed workers to assess how their employment meets the criteria of the decent work agenda. Results indicate no significant difference between perceptions of formal and informal employees concerning discrimination and poor working conditions. Findings lead to recommendations about formalization of employment, coordination with existing job training programs, child care, and transportation.

Anti-Poverty Transfers and Poverty Reduction

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Armando Barrientos
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfer ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfers ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Political Crisis ◽  
Transfer Program ◽  
Policy Initiatives ◽  
Poverty And Inequality ◽  
Bolsa Familia ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfer Program

This chapter examines the role that public policy initiatives—specifically anti-poverty transfers—have played in the reduction of poverty and inequality in Brazil. A number of anti-poverty initiatives are considered in turn, and not just the widely known Bolsa Familia conditional cash transfer program. The analysis establishes that such transfers—including conditional cash transfers—have proved surprisingly effective, even helping to tackle long-standing income inequality. It is recognized that explicit anti-poverty initiatives were not the only drivers of the reduced incidence of poverty and inequality: factors such as growth and improved access to labor markets also played a role. However, progress is now threatened by the recent economic and political crisis.

scholarly journals Database on the coverage of the “Bolsa-Família” conditioning cash-transfer program: Brazil, 2005 to 2021

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lais Baroni ◽  
Ronaldo Fernandes Santos Alves ◽  
Cristiano Siqueira Boccolini ◽  
Rebecca Salles ◽  
Raquel Gritz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfer ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Transfer Program ◽  
Nutrition And Health ◽  
Data Description ◽  
Bolsa Familia ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfer Program

Abstract Objectives The “Bolsa-Família” Program (PBF) is a Brazilian conditional cash-transfer program in which families should comply with health, education, and social assistance conditionalities. The program aims to fight poverty and hunger, promoting nutrition and health services for low-income populations. This paper presents a database on the coverage of monitoring and compliance with the PBF health conditionalities in Brazil from January 2005 to July 2021. Data description Database on the PBF conditioning cash-transfer program coverage in Brazil from 2005 to 2021. It comprises information on the number of families benefited, health conditionalities, and the follow-up on vaccination and nutrition of children under seven years old. The cities and semesters are the minimal aggregation units.

scholarly journals Income transfer policies and the impacts on the immunization of children: the Bolsa Família Program

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 1347-1358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mônica Viegas Andrade ◽  
Flávia Chein ◽  
Laetícia Rodrigues de Souza ◽  
Jaume Puig-Junoy
Keyword(s):  
Conditional Cash Transfer ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Immunization Schedule ◽  
Transfer Program ◽  
Income Transfer ◽  
Its Regions ◽  
Matching Technique ◽  
Bolsa Familia ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfer Program ◽  
The Impact

This paper investigates the impact of the Bolsa Família Program on the immunization of children from 0 to 6 years of age in Brazil and its regions. The Bolsa Família program is a conditional cash transfer program. One of its conditionalities is the compliance of children with the immunization schedule ordered by the Ministry of Health. The evaluation was performed using the Propensity Score Matching technique. We used data from a survey conducted in 2005 evaluating the program - Pesquisa de Avaliação de Impacto do Programa Bolsa Família. The main findings suggest that the Bolsa Família Program does not affect the immunization status of children.

Mexico’s alleged influence on poverty reduction strategies in Latin America

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-40
Author(s):  
Julio Boltvinik ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfer ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Transfer Program ◽  
Middle Power ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
Reduction Strategies ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfer Program

This paper presents a case study of the origins of Progresa–Oportunidades, the conditional cash transfer program for which Mexico has gained an international reputation. The main argument is that, though Mexico is held up as a leader in this area, this is little more than a façade. Rather, Mexico is used by the World Bank to propel its favoured policies and NAFTA has limited its ability to engage in autonomous policymaking. Furthermore, it is shown that the alleged role of Mexico as an emerging power is misleading and that we can best characterize it as a sinking middle power.

scholarly journals EDUKASI PENCEGAHAN STUNTING BAGI KELUARGA PENERIMA MANFAAT BANTUAN SOSIAL KAMPUNG POLAY KECAMATAN GAPURA

Dharma LPPM ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Enza Resdiana ◽  
Laylatul Hasanah
Keyword(s):  
Social Protection ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfer ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Transfer Program ◽  
Energy Deficiency ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Chronic Energy Deficiency ◽  
Positive Side ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfer Program ◽  
The Government

The success of the program to combat and reduce the number of stunting sufferers cannot be separated from the cooperation of all parties, as well as the support of all levels of society to promote stunting prevention. This reduction in the stunting rate also involves a conditional cash transfer program that provides a positive side in providing assistance and health services to Pregnant Women with Chronic Energy Deficiency (KEK), children under two years old and Toddlers. One of the government programs that is carried out continuously in reducing stunting rates in Indonesia is the conditional cash transfer program where the conditional cash transfer program is a social protection program that provides conditional cash assistance to beneficiary families who are required to carry out the terms and conditions that have been set. These requirements and conditions are contained in the Regulation of the Minister of Social Affairs which discusses the rights and obligations that must be carried out by the beneficiary. Health and nutrition campaigns and education for the community also need to be done, one of the things that can be done is to improve prevention and care services for children who have nutritional problems, special and sustainable handling needs to be done.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document