The cost of poverty alleviation transfer programs: A comparative analysis of three programs in Latin America

World Development

Volumn 34, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 818-837

  Caldés, Natàlia ^a   Coady, David ^b   Maluccio, John A ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

^c MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

cost efficiency; Honduras; human capital; Mexico; Nicaragua; poverty alleviation

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMAN CAPITAL; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

CENTRAL AMERICA; HONDURAS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NICARAGUA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33645948498     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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