Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries

This publication considers lessons learned from 122 anti-poverty programmes established in 47 transition and developing countries, including design and targeting methods, implementation and cost issues. The publication includes a CD-ROM with summary data on each of the programme interventions, as well as an annotated bibliography and translations of the book in Spanish and Russian (as pdf files).

Foreword

vii

Acknowledgments

ix

Acronyms and Abbreviations

xi

1. Introduction

1

(4)

2. Targeting: An Overview

5

(14)

The Benefits of Targeting

5

(2)

The Costs of Targeting

7

(3)

Measuring Targeting Performance

10

(3)

Classifying Targeting Methods

13

(6)

3. The International Evidence on Targeting Outcomes

19

(26)

Database Construction

19

(2)

Programs Identified

21

(4)

Indicators of Targeting Performance

25

(1)

Descriptive Analysis

26

(7)

Regression Analysis

33

(6)

Caveats and Limitations

39

(3)

Summary

42

(3)

4. Implementing Targeting Methods

45

(38)

Means Testing

45

(6)

Proxy Means Testing

51

(8)

Community-Based Targeting

59

(3)

Geographical Targeting

62

(7)

Demographic Targeting

69

(4)

Self-Targeting

73

(10)

5. Summary and Discussion

83

(8)

What Can We Say about the Effectiveness of Targeting?

83

(2)

What Can We Say about the Implementation of

Targeting Methods?

85

(1)

Final Remarks

86

(5)

References

91

(14)

Index

105

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