Geographic Inequity in a Decentralized Anti-Poverty Program : A Case Study of China

Geographic Inequity in a Decentralized Anti-Poverty Program : A Case Study of China

The central governments of many developing countries have chosen to decentralize their anti-poverty programs, in the expectation that local agents are better informed about local needs. The paper shows that this potential advantage of decentralized...

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Main Author: Ravallion, Martin
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ABSOLUTE POVERTY
ABSOLUTE VALUE
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
ADMINISTRATIVE DATA
AMOUNT OF INCOME
ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMS
BASIC NEEDS
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFICIARY
CALCULATION
CASH TRANSFERS
CENTRAL PLANNING
COMMUNITY GROUPS
COMPARATIVE ECONOMICS
CONSUMER
CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
DATA REQUIREMENTS
DATA SET
DATA SETS
DECENTRALIZATION
DEFLATORS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DIMINISHING RETURNS
DISABILITY
DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION
DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECT
DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMIC REVIEW
ECONOMICS RESEARCH
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
EXPLANATORY POWER
FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES
FISCAL CONSTRAINTS
FIXED COST
FUNCTIONAL FORMS
GDP
GROSS INCOME
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
IMPERFECT INFORMATION
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME EFFECT
INCOME ELASTICITY
INCOME LEVEL
INCOME SHARE
INEQUALITY
INTERVENTION
LACK OF INFORMATION
LIVING STANDARDS
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL POVERTY
LOCAL POVERTY LINE
LOG INCOME
LONGITUDINAL DATA
LOWER INCOME
MEAN INCOME
MEAN INCOMES
MEASUREMENT ERRORS
NATIONAL SURVEYS
NEGOTIATION
NEW POOR
NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
NORMAL GOOD
PARTICIPATION RATES
POLICY DISCUSSIONS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL INFLUENCE
POOR
POOR AREAS
POOR PEOPLE
POPULATION SHARE
POSITIVE CORRELATION
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY GAP INDEX
POVERTY IMPACT
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY PROBLEM
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
PROBABILITY
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
PUBLIC ECONOMICS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
PUBLIC SPENDING
QUESTIONNAIRE
REAL INCOME
REDISTRIBUTIVE IMPACT
REDISTRIBUTIVE POLICIES
REDUCING POVERTY
REGIONAL INEQUALITY
RELATIVE DISTRIBUTION
RELATIVE POVERTY
RISING INCOME INEQUALITY
SAMPLE SIZE
SELECTION BIAS
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL SPENDING
STATE TAXES
TARGETED TRANSFERS
TARGETING
TAXATION
UNDERESTIMATES
WAGES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/08/8042377/geographic-inequity-decentralized-anti-poverty-program-case-study-china
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7499

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