Targeting at the margin: The 'glass of milk' subsidy programme in Peru

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 839-864

  Stifel, David C ^a   Alderman, Harold ^b  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD SUPPLY; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; TARGETING;

PERU; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 21844480094     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380500145305     Document Type: Article

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