Differential Approaches to CCTs in Urban and Rural Areas
There are significant rural-urban differences in the nature of poverty, and in the severity, frequency and distribution of shocks to household welfare. Rural and urban households may also differ in the range and choice of coping strategies they have at their disposal. The costs to a family of participating in a CCT program may again be different in rural and urban settings. And of course the operation costs of running a CCT program may vary significantly across geographical areas depending on factors such as accessibility, existence of a banking network etc. The sum of all these differences may, on occasion, call for different design of CCTs in urban and rural areas. This session will review the pros and cons of using differential approaches, and the existing (limited) country experience with implementing such differentiated mechanisms.
In the format of an open forum discussion, this session will enable participants to discuss and debate in small groups a set of pre-prepared questions. Participants will also have the opportunity to share the lessons learned from the group discussions and from their own country experiences
Questions for discussion
- When is there a need for a differentiated approach?
- Which features of CCT programs could potentially be different in urban or rural areas (targeting, delivery of benefit, monitoring of conditions)?
- How can targeting instruments be adjusted to urban/rural settings?
- Can/should the same conditions apply in cities and rural areas?
- Should the level of benefits vary across regions?
- Should beneficiaries be left to chose their service provider or be tied to one? Implications in terms of the local supply/demand of health and education services.
- What can be the political economy implications of differential approaches?
Moderator
Rapporteur
- Caridad Araujo, World Bank
- Rapporteur Notes:
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