Social Policy

FIELD Report No. 5: Mobilization of Savings in the West Bank & Gaza

Global Assets — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:26:48 -0500

FIELD Report No. 5: Mobilization of Savings in the West Bank & Gaza

Rural Microfinance Technical Assistance Project (PATMIR)

Global Assets — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:58:06 -0500

Rural Microfinance Technical Assistance Project (PATMIR)

Household Assets and Health in China: Evidence and Policy Implications

Global Assets — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:23:51 -0400

Household Assets and Health in China: Evidence and Policy Implications
Guo, B., Zhang, L., & Sherraden, M. (2008) (CSD Working Paper 08-28). St. Louis: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Dual incentives and dual asset building: Policy implications of the Hutubi Rural Social Security Loan Programme in China

Global Assets — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:48:51 -0400

Dual incentives and dual asset building: Policy implications of the Hutubi Rural Social Security Loan Programme in China. Guo, B., Huang, J., Sherraden, M., & Zou, L. (2008). Journal of Social Policy, 37(3), 453-470.

Child Savings Accounts: A Primer

Global Assets — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:35:39 -0400

Child Savings Accounts: A Primer

This primer describes the concept of Child Savings Accounts (CSAs), various purposes for and features of the accounts, impacts CSAs can have on a child’s development, and obstacles that impede the widespread provision of the accounts.

Global Savings, Assets, and Financial Inclusion: Lessons, Challenges & Directions

Global Assets — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:31:18 -0400

Global Savings, Assets, and Financial Inclusion: Lessons, Challenges & Directions

This report synthesizes the learning that emerged from the Global Asset Project's Symposium on Savings, Assets, and Financial Inclusion, held in Singapore in 2007.

Child Savings Accounts: Global Trends in Design and Practice

Global Assets — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:56:45 -0400

Child Savings Accounts: Global Trends in Design and Practice

Saving for What?

Global Assets — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:45:18 -0400

Savings for What?

The Global Assets Project's Ray Boshara explains how asset building can enhance microfinance programs on CGAP's Microfinance Gateway.

"Building Assets From Birth: A Global Comparison of Child Development Accout Policies"

Global Assets — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:54:12 -0400

This paper published by the Center for Social Development in 2008, "provides an overview of the Child Development Account policies in Singapore, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Korea, and the proposed policy in the United States.

"Integrating Savings into Care and Support of Orphaned and Vulnerable Children in Uganda"

Global Assets — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:39:52 -0400

This presentation presents lessons from the SUUBI and SEED research programs that test the impact of children's development accounts (CDAs) on educational planning and HIV/AIDS prevention attitudes of orphaned and vulnerable children in Uganda.

"CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS: A “Magic Bullet” for Reducing Poverty?"

Global Assets — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:14:38 -0500

"A Novel Economic Intervention to Reduce HIV Risks Among School-Going AIDS Orphans in Rural Uganda"

Global Assets — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:23:46 -0500

This paper, published by New America Foundation Senior Fellow Fred Ssewamala and co-authors in the Journal of Adolescent Health in 2008, describes findings of a study that tested an economic intervention for AIDS-orphaned adolescents in Uganda.

Hungary and Slovakia: Matched Savings Initiatives

Global Assets — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:46:09 -0500

"Two asset-based matched savings initiatives are underway in southern Hungary and eastern Slovakia. These three-year asset-building pilot programs will focus on the rural poor with the goal of encouraging low-income families to save for assets that will pave the way to a better life.

Cheque-Bebe - Spain

Global Assets — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:01:27 -0500

Spain's "baby cheque" program offers the mother of each baby born in the country after July 1, 2007 a check for 2,500 euros.

"Building Inclusive Financial Sectors for Development"

Global Assets — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:45:26 -0500

This 182-page report, published by the United Nations in 2006, "aims to help policymakers develop national policies and strategies for building inclusive financial sectors."

"Low-Income Households' Access to Financial Services: International Experience, Measures for Improvement, and the Future"

Global Assets — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:12:52 -0500

This paper, published by the Asian Development Bank in 2007, "discusses different dimensions of the problem of access to finance of low-income people and provides cross-country experience in improving access to highlight the diversity of approaches that different countries follow.

"The Case For Child Accounts"

Global Assets — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:01:06 -0500

The publication, published by The Aspen Institute's Initiative on Financial Security in 2007, describes Child Accounts as providing "a vehicle to start smart savings policy from an early age.

Clearinghouse on International Developments in Child, Youth and Family Policies

Global Assets — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:46:58 -0500

The Clearinghouse, sponsored by Columbia University, "provides cross-national, comparative information about the policies, programs, benefits and services available in the advanced industrialized countries to address child, youth, and family needs. Coverage focuses on 23 advanced industrialized countries.

Dual Incentives and Dual Asset Building: The Hutubi Rural Social Security Loan Program in China

Global Assets — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:01:43 -0500

Dual Incentives and Dual Asset Building: The Hutubi Rural Social Security Loan Program in China

"Asset Building in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China"

Global Assets — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:57:45 -0500

The abstract of this paper published by the Center for Social Development in 2007 reads: "Asset-building concepts are being explored by the Chinese government as a possible avenue for socioeconomic reforms that are responsive to President Jintao HU’s calls for scientific development and for a focus on