Poverty and social services


		Policy Research Working Papers: Abstracts Poverty and social services Abstracts and full-length papers in PDF are available here for a particular topic. For information about the Working Papers series, guidelines for use and citations, and lists of papers on other topics, see the Working Papers homepage. 2178. Nonfarm Income, Inequality, and Land in Rural Egypt Richard H. Adams Jr. 2167. Bonds and Bridges: Social Capital and Poverty Deepa Narayan 2166. Seeking Votes: The Political Economy of Expenditures by the Peruvian Social Fund (FONCODES), 1991-95 Norbert R. Schady 2164. Challenging El Salvador's Rural Health Care Strategy Maureen Lewis, Gunnar S. Eskeland, and Ximena Traa-Valerezo 2163. Coverage under Old-Age Security Programs and Protection for the Uninsured - What Are the Issues? Estelle James 2160. Protecting the Poor from Macroeconomic Shocks Francisco Ferreira, Giovanna Prennushi, and Martin Ravallion 2153. The Mystery of the Vanishing Benefits: Ms. Speedy Analyst's Introduction to Evaluation Martin Ravallion 2150. Who Wants to Redistribute? Russia's Tunnel Effect in the 1990s Martin Ravallion and Michael Lokshin 2149. Income Gains to the Poor from Workfare: Estimates for Argentina's Trabajar Program Jyotsna Jalan and Martin Ravallion 2148. Social Capital, Household Welfare, and Poverty in Indonesia Christiaan Grootaert 2145. Assessing the Impact of Micro-credit on Poverty and Vulnerability in Bangladesh Hassan Zaman 2140. Gender Bias in China, the Republic of Korea, and India 1920-90: Effects of War, Famine, and Fertility Decline Monica Das Gupta and Li Shuzhuo 2106. Subjective Economic Welfare Martin Ravallion and Michael Lokshin 2091. Beyond Unequal Development: An Overview Andres Solimano 2080. Monitoring Targeting Performance When Decentralized Allocations to the Poor Are Unobserved Martin Ravallion 2079. Is More Targeting Consistent With Less Spending? Martin Ravallion 2076. Microdeterminants of Consumption, Poverty, Growth, and Inequality in Bangladesh Quentin T. Wodon 2075. Between Group Inequality and Targeted Transfers Quentin T. Wodon 2072. Growth, Poverty, and Inequality: A Regional Panel for Bangladesh Quentin T. Wodon 2055. Social Security Reform, Income Distribution, Fiscal Policy, and Capital Accumulation Carlos Serrano 2043. Demand for Public Safety Menno Pradhan and Martin Ravallion 2011. Measuring Poverty Using Qualitative Perceptions of Welfare Menno Pradhan and Martin Ravallion 2009. Poverty and the Economic Transition: How Do Changes in Economies of Scale Affect Poverty Rates for Different Households Peter Lanjouw, Branko Milanovic, and Stefano Paternostro 2006. Household Welfare Measurement and the Pricing of Basic Services Jesko Hentschel and Peter Lanjouw 1998. The Structure and Determinants of Inequality and Poverty Reduction in Ghana, 1988–92 Sudharshan Canagarajah, Dipak Mazumdar, and Xiao Ye 1996. Namibia's Social Safety Net: Issues and Options for Reform Kalinidhi Subbarao 1989. Contingent Government Liabilities: A Hidden Risk for Fiscal Stability Hana Polackova 1978. Behavioral Responses to Risk in Rural China Jyotsna Jalan and Martin Ravallion 1969. Protecting the Poor in Vietnam's Emerging Market Economy Dominique van de Walle 1960. Calm after the Storms: Income Distribution in Chile, 1987–94 Francisco H.G. Ferreira and Julie A. Litchfield 1956. Benefit Incidence and the Timing of Program Capture Peter Lanjouw and Martin Ravallion 1955. Appraising Workfare Programs Martin Ravallion 1945. Evaluating a Targeted Social Program When Placement is Decentralized Martin Ravallion and Quentin Wodon 1942. Poverty Correlates and Indicator-Based Targeting in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union Christian Grootaert and Jeanine Braithwaite 1933. The 1997 Pension Reform in Mexico Gloria Grandolini and Luis Cerda 1928. Combining Census and Survey Data to Study Spatial Dimensions of Poverty Jesko Hentschel, Jean Olson Lanjouw, Peter Lanjouw, and Javier Poggi 1914. Distinguishing between Types of Data and Methods of Collecting Them Jesko Hentschel 1908. How Dirty Are "Quick and Dirty" Methods of Project Appraisal? Dominique van de Walle and Dileni Gunewardena 1904. Ecuador's Rural Nonfarm Sector as a Route Out of Property Peter Lanjouw 1902. When Economic Reform is Faster than Statistical Reform: Measuring and Explaining Inequality in Rural China Martin Ravallion and Shaohua Chen 1893. Regulatory Controversies of Private Pension Funds Dimitri Vittas 1888. What Do Doctors Want? Developing Incentives for Doctors to Serve in Indonesia's Rural and Remote Areas Kenneth M. Chomitz, Gunawan Setiadi, Azrul Azwar, Nusye Ismail, and Widiyarti 1878. Searching for Sustainable Microfinance: A Review of Five Indonesian Initiatives R. Marisol Ravicz 1874. Health Policy In Poor Countries: Weak Links in the Chain Deon Filmer, Jeffrey Hammer, and Lant Pritchett 1870. The Evolution of Poverty and Inequality in Indian Villages Raji Jayaraman and Peter Lanjouw 1867. Gender Disparity in South Asia: Comparisons between and within Countries Deon Filmer, Elizabeth M. King, and Lant Pritchett 1865. Pension Reform in Latin America: Quick Fixes or Sustainable Reform? Sri-Ram Aiyer 1864. Child Mortality and Public Spending on Health: How Much Does Money Matter? Deon Filmer and Lant Pritchett 1863. Are the Poor Less Well-Insured? Evidence on Vulnerability to Income Risk in Rural China Jyotsna Jalan and Martin Ravallion 1862. Spatial Poverty Traps? Jyotsna Jalan and Martin Ravallion 1860. The Health Effects of Air Pollution in Delhi, India Maureen L. Cropper, Nathalie B. Simon, Anna Alberini, and P.K. Sharma 1858. Banking on the Poor: Branch Placement and Nonfarm Rural Development in Bangladesh Martin Ravallion and Quentin Wodon 1853. Pension Reform and Private Pension Funds in Peru and Columbia Monika Queisser 1836. Health and Labor Productivity: The Economic Impact of Onchocercal Skin Disease Aehyung Kim, Ajay Tandon, Asrat Hailu, and Others 1835. Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Global Dracunculiasis Eradication Campaign Aehyung Kim, Ajay Tandon, and Ernesto Ruiz-Tiben 1832. Pension Reform in Bolivia: Innovative Solutions to Common Problems Hermann von Gersdorff 1820. Private Pension Funds in Argentina's New Integrated Pension System Dimitri Vittas 1819. The Argentine Pension Reform and Its Relevance for Eastern Europe Dimitri Vittas 1814. Making Education in China Equitable and Efficient Shaikh I. Hossain 1813. Tackling Health Transition in China Shaikh I. Hossain 1808. Economic Transition and the Distributions of Income and Wealth Francisco H. G. Ferreira 1803. Fiscal Adjustments in Transition Economies—Social Transfers and the Efficiency of Public Spending: A Comparison with OECD Countries Barbara Fakin and Alain de Crombrugghe 1799. More for the Poor Is Less for the Poor: The Policies of Targeting Jonah B. Gelbach and Lant H. Pritchett 1798. Poor Areas, or Only Poor People? Martin Ravallion and Quentin Wodon 1796. Cents and Sensibility: Household Income and Social Capital in Rural Tanzania Deepa Narayan and Lant H. Pritchett 1791. Toward Better Regulation of Private Pension Funds Hemant Shah 1775. Can High-Inequality Developing Countries Escape Absolute Poverty? Martin Ravallion 1770. Poverty and Social Transfers in Hungary Christiaan Grootaert 1767. Pension Reform: Is There a Tradeoff between Efficiency and Equity? Estelle James 1766. New Systems for Old Age Security: Theory, Practice, and Empirical Evidence Estelle James 1738. Some Aspects of Poverty in Sri Lanka, 1985-90 Gaurav Datt and Dileni Gunewardena 1677. Reforming Indonesia's Pension System Chad Leechor 1674. How Can China Provide Income Security for Its Rapidly Aging Population? Barry Friedman, Estelle James, Cheikh Kane, and Monika Queisser 1670. Assessing the Welfare Impacts of Public Spending Dominique van de Walle 1664. Pensions in Germany Monika Queisser 1641. Poverty and Inequality during Structural Adjustment in Tanzania M. Luisa Ferreira 1594. Why Have Some Indian States Done Better Than Others at Reducing Rural Poverty? Gaurav Datt and Martin Ravallion 1593. Rural Finance for Growth and Poverty Alleviation Saeed Qureshi, Ijaz Nabi, and Rashid Faruqee 1576. Rural Poverty in Ecuador—A Qualitative Assessment Jesko Hentschel, William F. Waters, and Anna Kathryn Vandever Webb 1572. Averting the Old-Age Crisis: Technical Annex Robert J. Palacios 1570. Protecting the Old and Promoting Growth: A Defense of Averting the Old Age Crisis Estelle James 1568. Determinants of Diarrheal Disease in Jakarta Anna Alberini, Gunnar S. Eskeland, Alan Krupnick, and Gordon McGranahan 1567. Population Growth, Factor Accumulation, and Productivity Lant Pritchett 1563. Equity and Growth in Developing Countries: Old and New Perspectives on the Policy Issues Michael Bruno, Martin Ravallion, and Lyn Squire 1551. Sequencing Social Security, Pension, and Insurance Reform Dimitri Vittas 1523. Does More for the Poor Mean Less for the Poor? The Politics of Tagging Jonah B. Gelbach and Lant H. Pritchett 1522. Divergence, Big Time Lant Pritchett 1499. The Dynamics of Poverty: Why Some People Escape from Poverty and Others Don't—An African Case Study Christiaan Grootaert, Ravi Kanbur, and Gi-Taik Oh 1497. Public Choices between Lifesaving Programs: How Important Are Lives Saved? Maureen L. Cropper and Uma Subramanian 1487. Decomposing Social Indicators Using Distributional Data Benu Bidani and Martin Ravallion 1483. Costa Rican Pension System Options for Reform Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Anita Schwarz 1476. Public Spending and the Poor: What We Know, What We Need to Know Dominique van de Walle 1475. Decentralization: The Way Forward for Rural Development? Andrew N. Parker 1471. Pension Reform and Growth Giancarlo Corsetti and Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel 1470. Pension Systems and Reform: Country Experiences and Research Issues Patricio Arrau and Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel 1430. Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations and Poverty Alleviation in Viet Nam Richard M. Bird, Jennie I. Litvack, and M. Govinda Rao 1411. Income Inequality, Welfare, and Poverty: An Illustration Using Ukrainian Data Nanak Kakwani 1405. Growth and Poverty in Rural India Martin Ravallion and Gaurav Datt Return to Working Papers homepage.

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