Cash Transfers in Africa

The World Bank has a new book out reviewing the state of cash transfer programs in Africa, which gives a nice high-level overview, and lots of juicy detail on targeting, coverage, and transfer mechanisms, 

including a timeline ... 

... the cost of programs (they get easier to fund as countries become wealthier) ...

... admin costs are a relatively fixed cost - they become a shrinking share of the program budget as coverage increases ...

... and as a sensible response to the limited capacity of the poorest countries to fund their own programs, donors play a key role in funding systems in the poorest countries ...



Yes all I did was skim the report for the prettiest charts. What!