"Over the last 20 years, more than 100 countries have implemented social safety nets, targeted at the poorest and most vulnerable. Impact evaluations have shown the effectiveness of these programmes, and policymakers have explored different methods of delivery, including cash transfers. Cash...

Social Protection Systems: a deeper understanding -- The Genesis of Designing and Implementing Cash Transfers -- Assessing Supply Capacity of Services Providers -- Reaching the Poorest: Using Targeting Mechanisms to Focus Resources on Vulnerable People -- Targeting Engineering: Cost Analysis --...

Klappentext: "Following the 2007-2009 financial and economic crises, there has been an unprecedented demand among economics students for an alternative approach, which offers a historical, institutional and multidisciplinary treatment of the discipline. Economic development lends itself ideally...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- PART I: Background -- 1. Introduction -- What is development economics? -- Is "development economics" really a field? -- Paradigms, approaches...

Introduction: Africa in changing perspective -- Section A: Analysing the African experience -- Dimensions of development : geography, ecology, history -- Concepts of African economic development : growth, structural change, poverty and gender -- Development theories, political economy and...

Introduction: Africa in changing perspective -- Part A. Analyzing the African experience. Dimensions of development: geography, ecology, history -- Concepts of African economic development: growth, structural change, poverty and gender -- Development theories, political economy and governance --...

Latin America and the world economy -- Latin American economic history -- Economic growth and Latin America -- Growth and the environment in Latin America -- Latin America and primary commodities -- Import substitution in Latin America -- Latin American trade policy -- Exchange rate policy --...