This Quarterly Progress Report for the Poverty Reduction Support Facility (PRSF) covers the period from January to March 2013, providing a detailed account of the facility’s activities, achievements, and challenges during this timeframe. The PRSF is a key initiative aimed at enhancing poverty reduction efforts through financial support and technical assistance.
The Reality Check Approach (RCA) study was commissioned by the National Team for the Acceleration of Poverty Reduction Monitoring and Evaluation Working Group. The project aimed to gather people’s perspectives on the uptake and experience of two of the current social assistance programmes, the Cash Transfers for Poor Students programme (Bantuan Siswa Miskin – BSM), with recent modifications…
This discussion paper examines the potential of Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) schemes as a strategy for alleviating human poverty in India. By providing financial incentives linked to specific behaviors, such as education and health care utilization, CCT programs aim to address the multifaceted nature of poverty and promote human development.
This study was funded through the Reality Check Approach Plus (RCA+) project support provided by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Government of Australia. It was commissioned by the Monitoring and Evaluation working group of the National Team for the Acceleration of Poverty Reduction. The study aimed to gather people’s perspectives regarding the uptake and experiences of two of th…
This paper assesses the relationship between economic growth and poverty reduction in Indonesia before and after the Asian financial crisis (AFC). Indonesia has a significantly slower poverty reduction post-AFC compared to the pre-AFC era. The trend in the growth elasticity of poverty indicates that the power of each% of economic growth to reduce poverty did not change greatly between the p…
Lords of Poverty is a case study in betrayals of a public trust. The shortcomings of aid are numerous, and serious enough to raise questions about the viability of the practice at its most fundamental levels. Hancocks report is thorough, deeply shocking, and certain to cause critical reevaluation of the governments motives in giving foreign aid, and of the true needs of our intended beneficiaries.