Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries : Review of Lessons and Experience

doi:10.1596/0-8213-5769-7

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Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries : Review of Lessons and Experience

dc.contributor.author	Coady, David
dc.contributor.author	Grosh, Margaret
dc.contributor.author	Hoddinott, John
dc.date.accessioned	2013-08-08T13:45:03Z
dc.date.available	2013-08-08T13:45:03Z
dc.date.issued	2004
dc.description.abstract	Drawing on a database of more than one hundred anti-poverty interventions in 47 countries, this report 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 in nongovernmental organizations who have responsibility for designing interventions that reach the poor, it conveys what targeting options are available, what results can be expected as well as information that will assist in choosing among them and in their implementation. Key messages are: 1) While targeting "works" - the median program transfers 25 percent more to the poor than would a universal allocation - targeting performance around the world is highly variable. 2) Means testing, geographic targeting, and self-selection based on a work requirement are the most robustly progressive methods. Proxy means testing, community-based selection of individuals and demographic targeting to children show good results on average, but with considerable variation. Demographic targeting to the elderly, community bidding, and self-selection based on consumption show limited potential for good targeting. 3) There is no single preferred method for all types of programs or all country contexts. Successful targeting depends critically on how a method is implemented.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/5176486/targeting-transfers-developing-countries-review-lessons-experience
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/0-8213-5769-7
dc.identifier.isbn	0-8213-5769-7
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14902
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject	TARGETED TRANSFERS
dc.subject	TARGETED TRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subject	TARGETING MECHANISMS
dc.subject	DESCRIPTIVE PROJECT ANALYSIS
dc.subject	REGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subject	MEANS TESTING
dc.subject	TRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subject	GEOGRAPHICAL DEMOGRAPHICS
dc.subject	SELF TARGETING
dc.subject	SELF TARGETING SAFETY NETS
dc.subject	POVERTY ALLEVIATION MECHANISMS
dc.title	Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries : Review of Lessons and Experience	en
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okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Publication
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/5176486/targeting-transfers-developing-countries-review-lessons-experience
okr.globalpractice	Social Protection and Labor
okr.globalpractice	Poverty
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okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/0-8213-5769-7
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000160016_20041014155821
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	5176486
okr.identifier.report	30230
okr.language.supported	en
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okr.peerreview	Academic Peer Review
okr.topic	Social Protections and Labor::Safety Nets and Transfers
okr.topic	Poverty Reduction::Poverty Impact Evaluation
okr.topic	Services and Transfers to Poor
okr.topic	Poverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topic	Poverty Monitoring and Analysis
okr.unit	Social Protection Team (HDNSP)
okr.volume	1 of 1
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