HOW EFFECTIVELY DO PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAM TRANSFER BENEFITS TO THE POOR? EVIDENCE FROM SOUTH AFRICA

Lawrence James Haddad and Michelle Adato

No 16394, FCND Discussion Papers from CGIAR, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: This paper uses project and household data to examine the ability of 100 or so public works projects in Western Cape Province, South Africa, to target benefits—both direct and indirect—to those living below the poverty line. We find that public works projects generally outperform hypothetical untargeted cash transfers in this regard under a wide range of assumptions about underlying parameters.

Keywords: Food Security and Poverty; Public Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29
Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.16394

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