The evolution of Nepal’s child grant: from humble beginnings to a real driver of change for children?

Maricar Garde, Nicholas Mathers and Thakur Dhakal

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Abstract: Nepal’s Child Grant was introduced in 2009, and the government made a commitment to enhance and expand the programme in 2016. This contribution argues that good evidence, local popularity, and a combination of political legitimacy and opportunity were all necessary to bring about the reforms. Despite initial underinvestment and various design and implementation challenges, the reforms provide a solid platform to help the programme realise its full potential

Keywords: Cash transfers; Nepal; social protection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-12-01
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Published in Global Social Policy, 1, December, 2017, 17(3), pp. 359-364. ISSN: 1468-0181

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