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Do CCTs Lessen the Impact of the Current Economic Crisis? Yes, but...

IPC-IG One Pager No. 96

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Veras Soares, F.
International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth
2009
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This article discusses the potential of Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs) to make families less vulnerable to the impact of the crisis. It is argued that CCTs have this potential, but only “as long as they are integrated in a broader social protection strategy whose goal is not solely to work as a minimal and temporary safety net”.

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