04367nam 2200721Ia 450 991096283500332120251117115716.01-280-08561-497866100856131-4175-4386-810.1596/0-8213-5769-7(CKB)111098478194382(OCoLC)70722969(CaPaEBR)ebrary10064339(SSID)ssj0000089787(PQKBManifestationID)11111847(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000089787(PQKBWorkID)10092244(PQKB)10673316(MiAaPQ)EBC3050719(Au-PeEL)EBL3050719(CaPaEBR)ebr10064339(CaONFJC)MIL8561(The World Bank)2004048585(US-djbf)13600104(BIP)46128646(BIP)10095242(EXLCZ)9911109847819438220040520d2004 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierTargeting of transfers in developing countries review of lessons and experience /David Coady, Margaret Grosh, John Hoddinott1st ed.Washington, DC World Bank2004xi, 109 pages illustrations ;24 cm. +1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)World Bank regional and sectoral studiesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8213-5769-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.Drawing on a database of more than one hundred antipoverty interventions in 47 countries, this book provides a general review of experiences with methods used to target interventions in transition and developing countries. Written for policymakers and program managers in developing countries, in donor agencies, and NGOs who have responsibility for designing interventions that reach the poor, it conveys what targeting options are available, what results can be expected, and provides information about their implementation.World Bank regional and sectoral studies.Economic assistance, DomesticDeveloping countriesPovertyDeveloping countriesDeveloping countriesEconomic conditionsEconomic assistance, DomesticPoverty338.91/09172/4Coady David629944Grosh Margaret E1865223Hoddinott John1865224World Bank.International Food Policy Research Institute.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910962835003321Targeting of transfers in developing countries4472262UNINA