Multi-Tier Targeting of Social Assistance : The Role of Intergovernmental Transfers

Albania provides a small amount of social assistance to nearly 20 percent of its population through a system that allows some community discretion in determining distribution. This study investigates how well this social assistance program is targe...

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Main Author:	Alderman, Harold
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2014
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING BENEFICIARIES BLOCK GRANTS BUDGET CONSTRAINT BUDGETING CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES CHECKS CITIES COMMUNES COMMUNITIES CONSUMER DURABLES CONSUMER SUBSIDIES COUNTERFACTUAL DECENTRALIZATION DERIVATIVE DERIVATIVES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISTRIBUTIONAL OUTCOMES DISTRICTS DURABLE DURABLE GOODS DWELLING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY EMPLOYMENT STATUS EXPENDITURE EXTERNALITIES FACE VALUE FAMILY SAFETY NETS FEMALE FEMALES FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL DISCIPLINE FISCAL FEDERALISM FLOW OF INFORMATION FOOD STAMP PROGRAMS FOOD SUBSIDIES FRAUD HOLDING HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSING INCOME INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME REDISTRIBUTION INSTRUMENT INSURANCE INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS INTERNATIONAL BANK LABOR MARKET LAND HOLDINGS LAND OWNERSHIP LANDHOLDINGS LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL COUNCILS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MIGRATION MOBILITY OLD-AGE PENSION PENSION PENSIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR POOR AREAS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MAP POVERTY MAPPING POVERTY RANKINGS POVERTY RATES PRICE SUBSIDIES PRIVATE TRANSFERS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC WORKS REFERENDUM RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL FAMILIES RURAL HOUSEHOLDS SAFETY SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NETS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL PROGRAMS STATE ENTERPRISES TARGETED SOCIAL PROGRAMS TARGETED TRANSFERS TARGETING TAX TAXATION TRANSITION ECONOMY UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS VILLAGES WAGES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/01/17736885/multi-tier-targeting-social-assistance-role-intergovernmental-transfers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17214

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17214

Multi-Tier Targeting of Social Assistance : The Role of Intergovernmental Transfers

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