Heterogeneity in target populations and locations: Reflections on the challenges for poverty targeting

The author of Chapter 9 draws on in-depth knowledge of a set of recent and active social protection programs implemented in eastern Africa to discuss three challenges inherent to poverty-targeting that constrain the achievement of program objectives. These challenges are the difficulty of identifyin...

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Main Author: Sabates-Wheeler, Rachel
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147122
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description The author of Chapter 9 draws on in-depth knowledge of a set of recent and active social protection programs implemented in eastern Africa to discuss three challenges inherent to poverty-targeting that constrain the achievement of program objectives. These challenges are the difficulty of identifying the poorest among the poor, heterogeneity in household characteristics within a target population that is assumed to be relatively homogeneous, and provision of “individual/household” transfers in diverse social and cultural contexts.
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spelling CGSpace1471222025-11-06T03:53:36Z Heterogeneity in target populations and locations: Reflections on the challenges for poverty targeting Sabates-Wheeler, Rachel project management economic growth programmes social protection social policies hunger social welfare rural development food security poverty project evaluation The author of Chapter 9 draws on in-depth knowledge of a set of recent and active social protection programs implemented in eastern Africa to discuss three challenges inherent to poverty-targeting that constrain the achievement of program objectives. These challenges are the difficulty of identifying the poorest among the poor, heterogeneity in household characteristics within a target population that is assumed to be relatively homogeneous, and provision of “individual/household” transfers in diverse social and cultural contexts. 2018-10-04 2024-06-21T09:11:26Z 2024-06-21T09:11:26Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147122 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Sabates-Wheeler, Rachel. 2018. Heterogeneity in target populations and locations: Reflections on the challenges for poverty targeting. In Boosting growth to end hunger by 2025: The role of social protection, eds. Fleur Stephanie Wouterse and Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse. Chapter 9, Pp. 121-134. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147122
spellingShingle project management
economic growth
programmes
social protection
social policies
hunger
social welfare
rural development
food security
poverty
project evaluation
Sabates-Wheeler, Rachel
Heterogeneity in target populations and locations: Reflections on the challenges for poverty targeting
title Heterogeneity in target populations and locations: Reflections on the challenges for poverty targeting
title_full Heterogeneity in target populations and locations: Reflections on the challenges for poverty targeting
title_fullStr Heterogeneity in target populations and locations: Reflections on the challenges for poverty targeting
title_full_unstemmed Heterogeneity in target populations and locations: Reflections on the challenges for poverty targeting
title_short Heterogeneity in target populations and locations: Reflections on the challenges for poverty targeting
title_sort heterogeneity in target populations and locations reflections on the challenges for poverty targeting
topic project management
economic growth
programmes
social protection
social policies
hunger
social welfare
rural development
food security
poverty
project evaluation
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147122
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