Geographical targeting of poverty alleviation programs: methodology and applications in rural India

The paper presents a methodology for mapping poverty within national borders at the level of relatively small geographical areas and illustrates this methodology for India. Poverty alleviation programs in India are presently targeted only at the level of the state. All states includes, however, many...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of policy modeling 2002-06, Vol.24 (3), p.237-255
Hauptverfasser:	Bigman, David, Srinivasan, P.V
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antipoverty Programs Districts Econometrics Geographical targeting Households India Mapping Poverty Poverty alleviation Rural areas Rural Poverty Social policy Spatial Analysis States (Political Subdivisions) Studies
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