Cash
Transfers as a Strategy for Poverty Reduction:
A critical assessment |
IDEAs
Policy Brief No. 03/2011 |
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In
the past decade, cash transfers have been
gaining in popularity as a preferred strategy
for poverty reduction in different parts
of the world. This policy brief discusses
some of the pros and cons of using cash
transfers as a strategy for poverty reduction.
It also discusses the need for seeing cash
transfers as supplements, rather than as
substitutes of public provisioning of goods
and services. |
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Investment
Provisions in Trade Agreements: Critical
issues |
IDEAs
Policy Brief No. 02/2011 |
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A
prominent feature of recent trade and economic
agreements is the inclusion of investment
provisions, which involve profound public
policy commitments. This policy brief focuses
on some of the key aspects that developing
country policymakers have to bear in mind
while entering into investment negotiations. |
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