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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
Subjects:
project management
economic growth
programmes
social protection
social policies
hunger
social welfare
rural development
food security
poverty
project evaluation
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147122
Summary: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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