Evaluating the impact of government programs on social welfare: The role of targeting and the allocation rules among program beneficiaries

Public Finance Review

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 102-123

  Wodon, Quentin ^a   Yitzhaki, Shlomo ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 0037984997     PISSN: 10911421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109114210203000202     Document Type: Article

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