Bolsa Família and the needy: Is allocation contributing to equity in Brazil?

Journal of International Development

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 654-669

  Haddad, Mônica A ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bolsa Fam lia; Brazil; Cash transfer; Social equity; Spatial econometrics

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; EDUCATION POLICY; EQUITY; POLICY MAKING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL IMPACT;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 49249119722     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1445     Document Type: Article

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