How Much Can Asset Transfers Help the Poorest? Evaluating the Results of BRAC's Ultra-Poor Programme (2002-2008)

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 254-267

  Krishna, Anirudh ^a   Poghosyan, Meri ^a   Das, Narayan ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DIVISION   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LOW INCOME POPULATION; PLANNING HISTORY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SERVICE PROVISION; VULNERABILITY;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 84857932634     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2011.621942     Document Type: Article

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