Targeting of transfers in developing countries : review of lessons and experience / / David Coady, Margaret Grosh, John Hoddinott

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910814516203321
• Autore: Coady David
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004
• ISBN: 1-280-08561-4; 9786610085613; 1-4175-4386-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xi, 109 pages : illustrations ; ; 24 cm. + + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
• Collana: World Bank regional and sectoral studies
• Altri autori (Persone): GroshMargaret E; HoddinottJohn
• Disciplina: 338.91/09172/4
• Soggetti: Economic assistance, Domestic - Developing countries; Poverty - Developing countries; Developing countries Economic conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Targeting: An Overview -- The Benefits of Targeting -- The Costs of Targeting -- Measuring Targeting Performance -- Classifying Targeting Methods -- 3. The International Evidence on Targeting Outcomes -- Database Construction -- Programs Identified -- Indicators of Targeting Performance -- Descriptive Analysis -- Regression Analysis -- Caveats and Limitations -- Summary -- 4. Implementing Targeting Methods -- Means Testing -- Proxy Means Testing -- Community-Based Targeting -- Geographical Targeting -- Demographic Targeting -- Self-Targeting -- 5. Summary and Discussion -- What Can We Say about the Effectiveness of Targeting? -- What Can We Say about the Implementation of Targeting Methods? -- Final Remarks -- References -- Index -- Tables -- 2.1 Calculating Leakage and Undercoverage Rates -- 3.1 Distribution of Interventions by Region and Country Income Levels -- 3.2 Distribution of Targeting Methods by Region,Country Income Level, and Program Type -- 3.3 Targeting Performance by Antipoverty Intervention for Sample Programs, 1985-2003 -- 3.4 ; Targeting Performance by Targeting Method -- 3.5 Multivariate Analysis of Targeting Performance -- 3.6 Association between Targeting Performance and Number of Methods Used -- 4.1 Comparing Targeting Methods: Overview -- Figure -- 2.1 Targeting Poverty Alleviation Transfer -- Box -- 5.1 Minimal Desired Reporting for International Comparability.