paper will critically analyze the program effect model with respect to health and nutrition outcomes, present the health and … nutrition evaluation results to date, draw some conclusions regarding the use of CCT programs to improve health and nutrition …

efforts of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the Inter … Caribbean (LAC) in the year 2010, and is the result of a year-long research and information analysis project supported by …

The evidence shows that government spending for health in many developing countries benefits the well-to-do more than … expenditures toward the poor. Doing this is an essential part of any effective poverty reduction program in developing countries. …

This article discusses the plight of poor women around the world and the feminization of poverty. The evidence is …

This paper examines the causal link between early childhood nutrition and cognition, applying instrumental variables to … sibling-differences for a sample of preschool aged Peruvian children. Child-specific shocks in the form of food price changes …

For decades, the prevailing sentiment was that, since geography is unchangeable, there is no reason why public policies … racist, made the subject a virtual taboo in academic and policymaking circles alike. "Is Geography Destiny?" challenges that … premise and joins a growing body of literature studying the links between geography and development. Focusing on Latin America …

For decades, the prevailing sentiment was that, since geography is unchangeable, there is no reason why public policies … racist, made the subject a virtual taboo in academic and policymaking circles alike. "Is Geography Destiny?" challenges that … premise and joins a growing body of literature studying the links between geography and development. Focusing on Latin America …

This presentation deals with the following issue: how poverty, poor health, nutrition and care affect child development …

The discussion paper presents a summary of health specialist concerns, followed by a summary of concerns for those … three different kinds of "health programs": those that aim to make "Western Medicine" available for indigenous peoples …