Can Poverty Maps Direct Development Aid More Effectively to the Neediest?

Authors

Knowledge@SMU

Publication Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

7-2008

Abstract

Developing countries face many difficulties with targeting poverty alleviation programs towards people who need help the most. Often, detailed and accurate information is not readily available, and governments could end up in a double-bind -- distributing resources to individuals not in urgent need of assistance while excluding the poorest of the poor. Singapore Management University economics professor Tomoko Fujii was one of five international researchers who concluded that using ‘poverty maps’ combined with fine geographic targeting can deliver promising results.

Disciplines

Law

Copyright Owner and Holder

Copyright © Singapore Management University 2012

Licece/Creative Commons Licence

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Article ID

1150

Subject(s)

Law and Public Policy

Citation

Knowledge@SMU. Can Poverty Maps Direct Development Aid More Effectively to the Neediest?. (2008).
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/ksmu/203