Social funds: evidence on targeting, impacts and sustainability

Julie van Domelen
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Julie van Domelen: Social Protection Unit, Human Development Network, World Bank, Wishington DC, USA, Postal: Social Protection Unit, Human Development Network, World Bank, Wishington DC, USA

Journal of International Development, 2002, vol. 14, issue 5, 627-642

Abstract: Impact evaluations show that social fund resources are pro-poor, and that targeting has improved over time. Despite the leakage which occurs to better-off areas and households, social fund performance compares favorably with other public programmes. Investments largely reflect community needs and priorities and have increased access to, quality and utilization of basic social infrastructure. These benefits have generally translated into improvements in the health and education status of households, though specific impacts vary by country, region, and sector. The vast majority of facilities are operating several years after completion, but long-term sustainability of water systems is particularly problematic given insufficient cost recovery. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1002/jid.900

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