Improving the Targeting of Social Programs in Ghana
This study provides a diagnostic of the benefit incidence and targeting performance of a large number of social programs in Ghana. Both broad-based programs (such as spending for education and health, and subsidies for food, oil-related products and electricity) as well as targetd programs (such as...
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okr-10986-130822021-04-23T14:03:06Z Improving the Targeting of Social Programs in Ghana Wodon, Quentin Wodon, Quentin Targeting Subsidies Proxy means-testing Community-based targeting poverty map caloric intake food security food prices school uniforms education costs conditional cash transfers tax cuts fertilizer subsidies electricity subsidies benefit incidence analysis school lunches national health insurance LEAP livelihood empowerment against poverty youth employment public works This study provides a diagnostic of the benefit incidence and targeting performance of a large number of social programs in Ghana. Both broad-based programs (such as spending for education and health, and subsidies for food, oil-related products and electricity) as well as targetd programs (such as LEAP, the indigent exemption under the NHIS, school lunches and uniforms, or fertilizer subsidies) are considered. In addition, the study provides tools and recommendations for better targeting of those programs in the future. The tools include new maps and data sets for geographic targeting according to poverty and food security, as well as ways to implement proxy means-testing. The purpose of this introductory chapter is to provide a brief synthesis of the key findings and messages from the study. 2013-04-02T17:23:47Z 2013-04-02T17:23:47Z 2012-10-31 978-0-8213-9593-6 10.1596/978-0-8213-9593-6 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13082 en_US World Bank Study; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Africa Ghana |
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This study provides a diagnostic of the benefit incidence and targeting performance of a large number of social programs in Ghana. Both broad-based programs (such as spending for education and health, and subsidies for food, oil-related products and electricity) as well as targetd programs (such as LEAP, the indigent exemption under the NHIS, school lunches and uniforms, or fertilizer subsidies) are considered. In addition, the study provides tools and recommendations for better targeting of those programs in the future. The tools include new maps and data sets for geographic targeting according to poverty and food security, as well as ways to implement proxy means-testing. The purpose of this introductory chapter is to provide a brief synthesis of the key findings and messages from the study. |
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Improving the Targeting of Social Programs in Ghana |
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Improving the Targeting of Social Programs in Ghana |
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Improving the Targeting of Social Programs in Ghana |
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Improving the Targeting of Social Programs in Ghana |
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Improving the Targeting of Social Programs in Ghana |
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