Vasudeva Dutta, PujaSanchez-Paramo, CarolinaGhorpade, Yashodhan2013-03-142013-03-142010-06-28https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12745This policy note aims to take stock of regional experiences in the area of targeting, both in the context of government systems and the World Bank's operational work, in South Asia. The main objectives are to review targeting systems and practices in the context of government programs; to critically review the role for and impact of targeting in the WB's operational work; and to extract lessons that can be used to deepen the relevance and impact of the WB's operational work in South Asia. The evidence presented in this note will serve as a resource for those interested in and/or planning some work on targeting related work in the region. In this sense, by presenting information on both country systems and performance of WB-led work, the note targets both practitioners and managers. The analysis focuses first on the architecture of targeting systems in South Asia, and on the determinants of targeting effectiveness, including the choice and design of the targeting tool, implementation and monitoring of the targeting tool, and the design, implementation and monitoring of the targeted program. The note concludes that international evidence a large fraction of the observed differences in targeting effectiveness across systems and programs, can be attributed to factors related to implementation and monitoring. This implies that investments aimed at correcting resource, capacity and logistic limitations in government systems could go a long way in improving targeting outcomes in the region.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABSOLUTE POVERTYACCOUNTABILITYADMINISTRATIVE COSTSADMINISTRATIVE FEASIBILITYAUDITSBENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARYBENEFIT LEVELSCASH ASSISTANCECASH TRANSFERCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMSCASH TRANSFERSCHRONIC POVERTYCHRONICALLY POORCOMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONCOMMUNITY RESOURCESCONFLICTCREDIT SCHEMEDATA COLLECTIONDISADVANTAGED GROUPSDISASTER RELIEFDISPOSABLE INCOMEECONOMIC GROWTHELIGIBILITY CRITERIAEMERGENCY SITUATIONSEMPLOYMENT GUARANTEEEMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEMEFINANCIAL CRISESFLEXIBILITYFOOD DISTRIBUTIONFOOD FOR EDUCATIONFOOD INSECURITYFOOD ITEMSFOOD PROGRAMFOOD SECURITYFOOD SUBSIDIESFOOD TRANSFERSFOOD-FOR-WORKGDPGEOGRAPHIC TARGETINGHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH SERVICESHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD INCOMESHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATAHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHOUSEHOLD WELFAREHOUSING PROGRAMSHUMAN DEVELOPMENTIMPACT OF SHOCKSINCENTIVE COSTSINCOMEINCOME SUPPORTINDICATORS OF POVERTYINEQUALITYINSURANCEINTERVENTIONLEARNINGLIMITED CAPACITYLIVELIHOODLIVELIHOODSMEANS TESTMEANS TESTINGMEANS TESTSMICRO-CREDITMICRO-FINANCEMICRO-INSURANCENATIONAL POVERTYNATIONAL POVERTY LINESNATURAL DISASTERNATURAL DISASTERSNEW POORNUTRITIONOFFICIAL POVERTY LINESOLD AGEPARTICIPATORY APPROACHESPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOLITICAL FEASIBILITYPOLITICAL SUPPORTPOORPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPORTFOLIOSPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMSPOVERTY ASSESSMENTPOVERTY DYNAMICSPOVERTY IMPACTPOVERTY INCIDENCEPOVERTY INDICATORSPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY LINESPOVERTY MAPPINGPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY STATUSPROGRAM BENEFICIARIESPROGRAM ELIGIBILITYPROGRAM IMPLEMENTATIONPUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMPUBLIC HEALTH CAREPUBLIC SPENDINGPUBLIC WORKSPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMSPURCHASING POWERQUALITATIVE RESEARCHRISK MITIGATIONRURALRURAL AREASRURAL CREDITRURAL EMPLOYMENTSAFETY NETSAFETY NET PROGRAMSSAFETY NET SYSTEMSSAFETY NETSSAVINGSSAVINGS GROUPSSCHOOL FEEDINGSCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMSSERVICE DELIVERYSIMULATIONSSMALL-SCALE INFRASTRUCTURESOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL CARESOCIAL INDICATORSSOCIAL PENSIONSSOCIAL PROGRAMSSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMSSOCIAL SERVICESSUPPORT PROGRAMTARGETED INTERVENTIONSTARGETED SOCIAL PROGRAMSTARGETINGTARGETING MECHANISMSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL CAPACITYTRADE UNIONSTRANSACTION COSTSTRANSFER PROGRAMTRANSPARENCYUNIVERSAL BENEFITSUNMARRIED WOMENVILLAGE ASSEMBLYVULNERABLE FAMILIESVULNERABLE GROUPVULNERABLE GROUPSVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDSWAGE RATEWAGESWARWORK PROGRAMWORK PROGRAMSWORKFAREWORKFARE PROGRAMSWORKS PROGRAMZAKATWorld Bank10.1596/12745