Conditionality, targeting and cash transfer system reforms in social policies
Workshop on monetary transfers to benefit the poor
Rabat, 22 May 2007

 

Presentations (ppt) Indonesia fuel subsidy reallocation  Weaving the social safety net Conditional cash transfers : equity vs. efficiency Social assistance targeting Conditionnal cash transfers in Turkey Lear more Other resources on cash transfers programs Global development learning network(GDLN)

May 2007 - On May 22, the World Bank in collaboration with the Global Development Learning Network (GDLN), organized a workshop at the request of the Government of Morocco on Cash Transfers Programs, with the goal of improving the effectiveness of the government‘s social policies.

The workshop is part of a World Bank technical assistance program provided to the Government of Morocco within the framework of the programmatic economic and sectoral studies relative to poverty alleviation.

In view of the importance of this theme for the government, a high level audience representing various departments involved in the preparation and the implementation of social programs and projects and poverty alleviation projects, participated in this workshop.

Objectives
One of the main objectives of this workshop was to initiate discussions among the different stakeholders in Morocco on conditional and unconditional transfer programs and the targeting methodologies. Best practices from international experiences of conditional monetary transfers and subsidies systems reforms were introduced and discussed. (See presentations at the right).

The audience highlighted the relevance of conditional cash transfers for Morocco with their dual advantage of contributing to poverty alleviation and human development.

Themes
• A review of safety nets in social policies and their role in protecting the poor, particularly those affected by the reforms; balance between equity and efficiency. 
• A review of the advantages and disadvantages of conditional and unconditional transfers and their relevance respective to international experiences.
• International experiences in using the Proxy Means Test for targeting the advantages of safety nets.
• The experience of the Conditional Cash Transfer program in Turkey; design and implementation.
• The role of cash transfers for the reduction of price subsidies: experience of Indonesia.