Evaluating the poverty outreach of development programs: Results from case studies in Indonesia and Mexico

Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 371-383

  Zeller, Manfred ^a   Wollni, Meike ^a   Abu Shaban, Ahmed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Indonesia; Mexico; Microfinance; Poverty targeting; Social safety nets

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; MICROFINANCE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; PROJECT ASSESSMENT;

INDONESIA; MEXICO;

EID: 0141954085     PISSN: 00498599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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