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Author(s): John Weiss
ISBN(s): 9781845421236, 184542123X
Edition: illustrated edition
File Details: PDF, 2.53 MB
Year: 2005
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 184542123X
ISBN 13: 9781845421236
Author: John Weiss

Most governments attempt to target resources directly at the poor through a variety of measures including food and credit subsidies, job creation schemes and basic health and education projects. These measures are usually classified as being either promotional (to help raise welfare in the long term), or protectional (to support the poor in times of adverse shocks). However, for many Asian countries the reality of these poverty targeting measures has proved disappointing.

Following a comprehensive overview by the editor, this book offers a detailed assessment of the results of directly channelling resources to the poor and extensively discusses the experience of five Asian countries – India, Indonesia, the People’s Republic of China, the Philippines and Thailand. The authors demonstrate how in many cases these targeting measures have failed due to their high cost and errors of both undercoverage (where many of the poor are excluded) and leakage (when many of the better-off also benefit from these schemes). The authors conclude that whilst poverty targeting remains a critically important objective, past targeting errors must not be forgotten and improved methods of both identifying and reaching the poor must be implemented.

Written by leading experts in the field and including analysis of original country surveys, this seminal text documents clearly the operation and success of aid schemes in Asia. This book will make a worthy addition to the literature on development, poverty reduction, social welfare and Asian studies. It will also be an important source of reference for academics and students of economic development, aid practitioners, government officials and development NGOs.

Poverty Targeting in Asia 1st Table of contents:

  • Poverty Targeting in India
    – Raghbendra Jha
    (Analysis of the effectiveness of India’s anti-poverty programs such as PDS, employment schemes, and rural development projects.)

  • Poverty Targeting in Indonesia
    – Sudarno Sumarto, Asep Suryahadi, Lant Pritchett
    (A look at safety net programs and their evolution following the Asian financial crisis.)

  • Poverty Targeting in China
    – Shenggen Fan, Linxiu Zhang, Xiaobo Zhang
    (Evaluation of rural development programs and geographic targeting.)

  • Poverty Targeting in Thailand
    – Arsenio M. Balisacan
    (Insights into household-based targeting and universal versus selective strategies.)

  • Poverty Targeting in the Philippines
    – Celia Reyes
    (Review of government and NGO efforts, with a focus on community-based targeting.)

  • Microfinance and Poverty Reduction in Asia
    – David Hulme
    (An analysis of microfinance as a targeted tool for reaching the poor and its limitations.)

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