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9780821357699

Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries

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  • ISBN13:

    9780821357699

  • ISBN10:

    0821357697

  • Edition: CD
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-10-01
  • Publisher: World Bank
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Summary

This publication considers lessons learned from 122 anti-poverty programmes established in 47 transition and developing countries, including design and targeting methods, implementation and cost issues. The publication includes a CD-ROM with summary data on each of the programme interventions, as well as an annotated bibliography and translations of the book in Spanish and Russian (as pdf files).

Table of Contents

Foreword vii
Acknowledgments ix
Acronyms and Abbreviations xi
1. Introduction 1(4)
2. Targeting: An Overview 5(14)
The Benefits of Targeting
5(2)
The Costs of Targeting
7(3)
Measuring Targeting Performance
10(3)
Classifying Targeting Methods
13(6)
3. The International Evidence on Targeting Outcomes 19(26)
Database Construction
19(2)
Programs Identified
21(4)
Indicators of Targeting Performance
25(1)
Descriptive Analysis
26(7)
Regression Analysis
33(6)
Caveats and Limitations
39(3)
Summary
42(3)
4. Implementing Targeting Methods 45(38)
Means Testing
45(6)
Proxy Means Testing
51(8)
Community-Based Targeting
59(3)
Geographical Targeting
62(7)
Demographic Targeting
69(4)
Self-Targeting
73(10)
5. Summary and Discussion 83(8)
What Can We Say about the Effectiveness of Targeting?
83(2)
What Can We Say about the Implementation of
Targeting Methods?
85(1)
Final Remarks
86(5)
References 91(14)
Index 105

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