Tarek Hoteit Notebook

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Alongside other initiatives in the area of social assistance, the adoption of conditional cash transfers (CCTs) represents an opportunity to develop inclusive social policy. At the same time, particular CCT features risk promoting the further residualisation and fragmentation of safety nets. Drawing on the experience of six countries in Latin America, this paper identifies the variations and recent trends in CCT parameter design and implementation. It then considers the contribution of CCTs to the potential transition from a largely absent or minimal safety net to a coordinated system of social policies.