Abstract
In 2001-02, Argentina suffered through one of the worst economic crises in its history. Unemployment rose, the share of people living below the poverty line increased and there was widespread political instability and social unrest. In 2006, as the economic recovery began to take hold, the government – in an effort to reduce poverty in a more sustainable manner – re-oriented Plan Jefes, a traditional Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programme introduced in the aftermath of the crisis.