3 CCTs yay or nay?

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Created on: 01-01-13 19:41


	CCTs yay or nay?
	Advantages More income potentially allows for better nutrition and thus health. This keeps concentration levels up whilst the child is in school and prevents them losing lots of studying time due to illness. Child gets an education > investing in future of economy > completed education > higher qualifications > capability of better job > potential for higher wages > improving human capital AND economic capital. Assisting those deemed to be 'in poverty' by decreasing inequality of opportunity. Girls get more financing to keep them in school. Greater effects on community as proven by development studies.	Disadvantages quantity of education doesn't necessarily mean quality more children in schools > less time for one-to-one tutoring potential for some more capable students to be held back by large numbers of children in classes potential for struggling students just get left behind just as enrollment does not equate to attendance, attendance does not equate to education: disabilities, struggles, bullying can all hinder achievement in school. although inequality of opportunity is decreased, there is also the potential for some children to be held back in their learning by those who wouldn't normally be there.
	Evaluation By building the human capital of the poor, the program provides the essential foundation for the poor to increase the capabilities and take advantage of opportunities as the economy grows. In sum, the program is a model of success in many ways. Evaluations show it has substantial effect on human welfare. Designed and implemented in the developing world with close attention paid to circumstance. Appropriate incentives. Cash tranfers rather than food supplement hugely decreases opportunity for bureaucratic corruption and inefficiency. Provides health and educational progress for poor families and opportunities for their permanent escape from poverty.

CCTs yay or nay?

Advantages

More income potentially allows for better nutrition and thus health.
This keeps concentration levels up whilst the child is in school and
prevents them losing lots of studying time due to illness.
Child gets an education > investing in future of economy > completed education > higher qualifications > capability of better job > potential for higher wages > improving human capital AND economic capital.
Assisting those deemed to be 'in poverty' by decreasing inequality of opportunity.
Girls get more financing to keep them in school. Greater effects on community as proven by development studies.

Disadvantages

quantity of education doesn't necessarily mean quality
more children in schools > less time for one-to-one tutoring
potential for some more capable students to be held back by large numbers of children in classes
potential for struggling students just get left behind
just as enrollment does not equate to attendance, attendance does not equate to education: disabilities, struggles, bullying can all hinder achievement in school.
although inequality of opportunity is decreased, there is also the potential for some children to be held back in their learning by those who wouldn't normally be there.

Evaluation

By building the human capital of the poor, the program provides the essential foundation for the poor to increase the capabilities and take advantage of opportunities as the economy grows. In sum, the program is a model of success in many ways. Evaluations show it has substantial effect on human welfare. Designed and implemented in the developing world with close attention paid to circumstance. Appropriate incentives. Cash tranfers rather than food supplement hugely decreases opportunity for bureaucratic corruption and inefficiency. Provides health and educational progress for poor families and opportunities for their permanent escape from poverty.

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3 CCTs yay or nay?

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