Francisco V. Ayala is President of Ayala Consulting Corporation/SOPROEN (since 1996) and has more than 25 years of experience as an international social protection consultant.David Lawson is Associate Professor, Development Economics and Public Policy at the University of Manchester, Adjunct Professor at the University of Helsinki, and Visiting Professor at the University of International Business and Economics, Beijing.

“This excellent book contributes on the basics of the design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of cash transfer programs in developing countries. One of its great strengths is the use of country examples and experiences to illustrate key concepts and lessons learned.” Cem Mete, PhD, Practice Manager, the World Bank."It is a valuable contribution to learning how to design and implement social protection interventions. It provides information which is essential to enhance the human capital of the most vulnerable people in the world.”Eulalia Flor Recalde, professor at the Universidad Andina Simon Bolivar, Ecuador.

• 1. Social Protection Systems: a deeper understanding 2. The Genesis of Designing and Implementing Cash Transfers 3. Assessing Supply Capacity of Services Providers 4. Reaching the Poorest: Using Targeting Mechanisms to Focus Resources on Vulnerable People 5. Targeting Engineering: Cost Analysis 6. From being Targeted to becoming a Beneficiary 7. Providing Cash to the Poor and Vulnerable 8. Track Conditionalities Compliance to Increase Human Capital 9. Case Management: Empowering Poor and Vulnerable People 10. Monitoring: Implementing Actions while Achieving Goals 11. Answers to end-of-chapter Exercises