From Universal Food Subsidies to a Self-targeted Program
Author | : Laura Tuck |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 1996-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0821338390 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780821338391 |
Rating | : 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Download or read book From Universal Food Subsidies to a Self-targeted Program written by Laura Tuck and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World Bank Discussion Paper No. 336. Discusses the influence of targeted credited intervention programs among participants and non-participants living in program areas and compares them with poverty situations of households in non-program areas. The data are randomly drawn from 1,800 households in Bangladesh from both areas. The analysis shows that it takes about five years for participants to rise above the poverty line and eight years to graduate from program eligibility.