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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| 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 |
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