Poverty analysis targeting
- How politics can shape poverty reduction efforts
- S. Hickey; T. Braunholtz-Speight / Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2007
- This policy brief looks at the role that politics plays in shaping efforts towards poverty reduction. While this has received growing recognition within international development over the past decade, from the ‘good governance&r...
- Using the household economy approach in cash transfer programmes
- J. Seaman; J. Acidri; M. Kachale / Wahenga, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme, 2007
- Cash transfer programmes have been proposed as a means of providing benefits to targeted individuals or households in poorer African countries. A large programme aimed at poverty relief would require information to establish targ...
- Reducing poverty in Sri-Lanka: could the government do better?
- A.G.W. Nanayakkara / Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka, 2007
- This paper discusses the methodology that is being used by the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) in computing Official Poverty Line (OPL).. It also gives the definitions of various measures used in measuring poverty for resear...
- The successes and constraints of South Africa's public health care system
- R. Burger; C. Swanepoel / Bureau for Economic Research, South Africa, 2006
- Since the advent of the post-apartheid era in 1994, the South African health care system has undergone numerous radical policy changes. Free primary health care was introduced in 1996, and budget allocations have largely shifted to tr...
- Effective ultra-poor targeting of microfinance efforts in Bangladesh requires specifically tailored programmes
- P. Barua; M. Sulaiman / Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, 2006
- In 2001 the BDP microfinance ultra-poor programme was established in rural Bangladesh. To attract and sustain the participation of the ultra-poor, this experimental programme provides credit and enterprise training, as well as service...
- Effectiveness of targeting interventions in developing countries
- D. Coady; M. Grosh; J. Hoddinott / World Bank, 2004
- This book provides a general review of experiences and lessons learned with methods used to target interventions in developing countries. The objective is to convey available targeting options, anticipated results, and relevant inform...
- Strategies to address chronic poverty in Uganda
- C. Lwanga-Ntale / Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2006
- This policy brief describes the circumstances of the chronically poor in Uganda, and offers a range of suggestions on programmes and areas for attention to support the Ugandan government's social protection agenda. The paper sp...
- Taking poverty mapping to a new level
- D. Rogers; T. Emwanu; T. Robinson / Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Initiative, 2006
- Global poverty alleviation efforts have long produced mixed results, and attempts at identifying their various pitfalls have reinforced the need to establish accurate targeting of poverty reduction initiatives. The fundamental pre-req...
- Poverty alleviation in Bangladesh
- M. Rabbani; V.A. Prakash; M. Sulaiman / Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, 2006
- The Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction - Targeting the Ultra Poor (CFPR/ TUP) programme was launched in 2002 with the vision of enhancing the sustainable economic and social capabilities of ultra poor households in Banglad...
- Measuring the pro-poorness of government programs
- N. Kakwani; H. H. Son / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2006
- This research paper provides a formula for better assessment of the targeting efficiency of government programs. Using Thailand, Russia, and Vietnam as case studies the paper utilizes the pro-poor- policy (PPP) index to investigate th...
- Using the household economy approach in cash transfer programmes
- J. Seaman; J. Acidri; M. Kachale / Wahenga, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme, 2007
- Cash transfer programmes have been proposed as a means of providing benefits to targeted individuals or households in poorer African countries. A large programme aimed at poverty relief would require information to establish targ...
- Reducing poverty in Sri-Lanka: could the government do better?
- A.G.W. Nanayakkara / Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka, 2007
- This paper discusses the methodology that is being used by the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) in computing Official Poverty Line (OPL).. It also gives the definitions of various measures used in measuring poverty for resear...
- The successes and constraints of South Africa's public health care system
- R. Burger; C. Swanepoel / Bureau for Economic Research, South Africa, 2006
- Since the advent of the post-apartheid era in 1994, the South African health care system has undergone numerous radical policy changes. Free primary health care was introduced in 1996, and budget allocations have largely shifted to tr...
- Effective ultra-poor targeting of microfinance efforts in Bangladesh requires specifically tailored programmes
- P. Barua; M. Sulaiman / Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, 2006
- In 2001 the BDP microfinance ultra-poor programme was established in rural Bangladesh. To attract and sustain the participation of the ultra-poor, this experimental programme provides credit and enterprise training, as well as service...
- Effectiveness of targeting interventions in developing countries
- D. Coady; M. Grosh; J. Hoddinott / World Bank, 2004
- This book provides a general review of experiences and lessons learned with methods used to target interventions in developing countries. The objective is to convey available targeting options, anticipated results, and relevant inform...
- Strategies to address chronic poverty in Uganda
- C. Lwanga-Ntale / Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2006
- This policy brief describes the circumstances of the chronically poor in Uganda, and offers a range of suggestions on programmes and areas for attention to support the Ugandan government's social protection agenda. The paper sp...
- Taking poverty mapping to a new level
- D. Rogers; T. Emwanu; T. Robinson / Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Initiative, 2006
- Global poverty alleviation efforts have long produced mixed results, and attempts at identifying their various pitfalls have reinforced the need to establish accurate targeting of poverty reduction initiatives. The fundamental pre-req...
- Poverty alleviation in Bangladesh
- M. Rabbani; V.A. Prakash; M. Sulaiman / Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, 2006
- The Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction - Targeting the Ultra Poor (CFPR/ TUP) programme was launched in 2002 with the vision of enhancing the sustainable economic and social capabilities of ultra poor households in Banglad...
- Measuring the pro-poorness of government programs
- N. Kakwani; H. H. Son / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2006
- This research paper provides a formula for better assessment of the targeting efficiency of government programs. Using Thailand, Russia, and Vietnam as case studies the paper utilizes the pro-poor- policy (PPP) index to investigate th...
- Measuring the sustainability of poverty reduction efforts in Asia and the Pacific
- Operations Evaluation Department, Asian Development Bank, 2006
- The Asian Development Bank's (ADB) foremost goal is the eradication of poverty in Asia and the Pacific. In order to achieve this, the Bank has undertaken a number of programmes directly targeting the poor. Whilst there are a number of...
- Andes/Amazon Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) program (ESPA-AA)
- A research project focusing on ecosystems services and poverty in the Andes and Amazon
