Private transfers and public policy in developing countries : a case study for Peru (English)

Private interhousehold cash transfers are an important source of income in many developing countries. Although precise transfer patterns are only beginning to be researched, the authors review the preliminary evidence from other studies and conduct original analysis based on the recent Peru Living Standards Survey. The paper reveals that private transfers are being directed toward vulnerable groups in society. The poor, the elderly, the very young...

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Cox,Donald C.;

Jimenez,Emmanuel Y.;
Document Date
1989/12/31
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS345
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Peru,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Doc Name
Private transfers and public policy in developing countries : a case study for Peru
Keywords
market rate of interest

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Cox,Donald C.; Jimenez,Emmanuel Y..

Private transfers and public policy in developing countries : a case study for Peru (English). Policy, Planning and Research Department working papers ; no. WPS 345 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/153831468763236383

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