Conditional cash transfers : reducing present and future poverty / Ariel Fiszbein and Norbert Schady ; with Francisco H.G. Ferreira ... [et al.]. Fiszbein, Ariel. Schady, Norbert R�udiger, 1967- Ferreira, Francisco H. G. World Bank. Transfer payments Latin America Case studies. Economic assistance, Domestic Latin America Case studies. Poverty Government policy Latin America Case studies. 338.91098 FIC Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-350) and index. This report reviews the evidence on conditional cash transfers (CCTs), safety net programs that have become popular in developing countries over the last decade. It concludes that CCTs generally have been successful in reducing poverty and encouraging parents to invest in the health and education of their children. The CCT programs studied in the report span a range of low and middle income countries; large and small programs; and those that work at local, regional, and national levels. Although there are important differences between countries and regions in how CCTs are used, they all share one defining characteristic: they transfer cash while asking beneficiaries to make prespecified investments in child education and health. Washington D.C. : World Bank, c2009. c2009. 2009 Text xviii, 361 p. : eng A World Bank policy research report Also available online to subscribers. Also available online to subscribers. Latin America Latin America Latin America