Targeting versus universalism: An evaluation of indirect effects of the Employment Guarantee Scheme in India

Journal of Policy Modeling

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 99-113

  Imai, Katsushi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asia; EGS; India; Indirect effect; Poverty; Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) model; Targeting

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846795956     PISSN: 01618938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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