Effective Targeting for the Poor and Vulnerable

Phillippe Leite

No 93059, The Social Policy and Labor Discussion Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: The choice of targeting methods for a particular social program depends on the objective of the program and the particular country’s circumstances and experience. Literature suggests that three methods geographical targeting, community-based targeting, and (proxy) means-testing can be used in combination to identify households that are chronically poor or food-insecure, or that are vulnerable to these conditions. These methods must be flexible enough to be used across safety net programs of harmonized interventions.

Keywords: Safety Nets and Transfers; Services&Transfers to Poor; Poverty Monitoring&Analysis; Poverty Impact Evaluation; Food&Beverage Industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-06-01
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