Evaluating the cost of poverty alleviation transfer programs: an illustration based on PROGRESA in Mexico

One of the common criticisms of poverty alleviation programs is that the high share of administrative (nontransfer) costs substantially reduces the programs’ impact on poverty. But very little empirical evidence exists on program costs. For example, a recent extensive international review of targete...

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Autores principales:	Coady, David, Perez, Raul, Vera-Ilamas, Hadid
Formato:	Brief
Lenguaje:	Inglés
Publicado:	International Food Policy Research Institute 2005
Materias:	poverty research methodology education economic aspects human capital consumer behaviour costs analysis expenditure poverty alleviation
Acceso en línea:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160604