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Improving the Targeting of Social Programs in Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorWodon, Quentin
dc.contributor.editorWodon, Quentin
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-02T17:23:47Z
dc.date.available2013-04-02T17:23:47Z
dc.date.issued2012-10-31
dc.description.abstractThis study provides a diagnostic of the benefit incidence and targeting performance of a large number of social programs in Ghana. Both broad-based programs (such as spending for education and health, and subsidies for food, oil-related products and electricity) as well as targetd programs (such as LEAP, the indigent exemption under the NHIS, school lunches and uniforms, or fertilizer subsidies) are considered. In addition, the study provides tools and recommendations for better targeting of those programs in the future. The tools include new maps and data sets for geographic targeting according to poverty and food security, as well as ways to implement proxy means-testing. The purpose of this introductory chapter is to provide a brief synthesis of the key findings and messages from the study.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-9593-6
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-9593-6
dc.identifier.other10.1596/978-0-8213-9593-6
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13082
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorld Bank Study;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectTargeting
dc.subjectSubsidies
dc.subjectProxy means-testing
dc.subjectCommunity-based targeting
dc.subjectpoverty map
dc.subjectcaloric intake
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectfood prices
dc.subjectschool uniforms
dc.subjecteducation costs
dc.subjectconditional cash transfers
dc.subjecttax cuts
dc.subjectfertilizer subsidies
dc.subjectelectricity subsidies
dc.subjectbenefit incidence analysis
dc.subjectschool lunches
dc.subjectnational health insurance
dc.subjectLEAP
dc.subjectlivelihood empowerment against poverty
dc.subjectyouth employment
dc.subjectpublic works
dc.titleImproving the Targeting of Social Programs in Ghanaen
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okr.crossref.titleImproving the Targeting of Social Programs in Ghana
okr.date.disclosure2012-10-31
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-15T11:00:50.509816Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid851201468030342038
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-9593-6
okr.language.supporteden
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryGhana
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Insurance
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Monitoring & Analysis
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor
okr.unitAfrica Human Development Office (AFTHD)
okr.volume1 of 1
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