Publication Type

Book Chapter

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

1-2006

Abstract

Cambodia is still suffering from the legacy of civil conflict after more than a decade. With over one-third of the population living below the poverty line, poverty remains one of the most serious problems in Cambodia. A number of governmental bodies, local and international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and international organizations operating in Cambodia have made eradicating poverty a priority and have established many social programmes to this end. In designing such programmes, the efficient allocation of resources is essential for making poverty alleviation more cost-effective. Targeting is often helpful for this purpose because one can avoid wasting resources on the non-poor, which would occur in the absence of targeting. If targeting were costless and consumption poverty were at issue, it would be desirable to formulate a targeting policy such that the gap between current consumption and the poverty line were just filled.

Discipline

Asian Studies | Economic Policy | Education Policy | Growth and Development

Research Areas

Applied Microeconomics

Publication

Spatial Disparities in Human Development: Perspectives from Asia

Editor

Ravi Kanbur, Anthony Venables, & Guang Hua Wan

First Page

289

Last Page

314

ISBN

9789280811223

Identifier

10.1596/1813-9450-3662

Publisher

United Nations University Press

City or Country

Tokyo

Copyright Owner and License

Publisher

Additional URL

https://collections.unu.edu/view/UNU:2547

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