Non-contributory social protection for adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: a review of government programmes and impacts

Cristina Cirillo, Tia Palermo and Francesca Viola

Oxford Development Studies, 2024, vol. 52, issue 2, 179-194

Abstract: Poverty in early life can have lasting effects on health and human capital; social protection can counter these effects to promote the development of capabilities across the life course. This paper examines how social protection can promote adolescent well-being and facilitate safe and productive transitions to adulthood in lower and middle-income countries. Focusing on governmental non-contributory programmes the paper investigates (i) whether and how current non-contributory social protection programmes are adolescent-sensitive and (ii) what the impact of non-contributory social protection programmes on adolescents is. To examine these questions, we conducted an extensive review of the literature on existing non-contributory social protection programmes and related impact evaluations.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/13600818.2024.2376613

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