Picking the poor
Subtitle: indicators for geographic targeting in Peru
By: Norbert R. Schady.
Contributors: World Bank. Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office. Poverty Sector Unit.
Series: Policy research working paper ;; 2477; Policy research working papers (Online) ;; 2477.
Publisher: World Bank, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Poverty Sector Unit
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Transfer payments -- Peru.; Poverty -- Peru.; Poor -- Peru.; Social accounting -- Peru.; Peru -- Social conditions -- Regional disparities.; Peru -- Economic conditions -- Regional disparities.; Peru -- Social policy.
Description: Geographic targeting of social programs to the poor has become increasingly important in Peru. The potential payoffs of such targeting are large, and differences in outcomes with different targeting indicators are small.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 15-16).
Title from title screen as viewed on Oct. 03, 2002.
"November 2000"--Cover.
Also available in print.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.