Safety Nets in Africa : Effective Mechanisms to Reach the Poor and Most Vulnerable
| Year of publication: |
2015
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| Authors: | Del Ninno, Carlo |
| Other Persons: | Mills, Bradford (contributor) |
| Publisher: |
Washington : World Bank Publications |
| Subject: | Armut | Poverty | Armutsbekämpfung | Poverty reduction | Soziale Sicherheit | Social security | Subsahara-Afrika | Sub-Saharan Africa | Afrika | Africa |
| Extent: | Online-Ressource (302 p) |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Editors and Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: Safety Nets in Africa-Effective Mechanisms to Reach the Poor and Most Vulnerable; Figures; 1.1 Share of Population Living on Less Th an US1.25 a Day, by Region, 1990 and 2010; Concepts: Poverty, Food Insecurity, and Vulnerability; Defining Target Groups; 1.2 Relationship between Chronic Poverty and Food Insecurity; Basic Concepts of Targeting; Tables; 1.1 Simplified Representation of Food Insecurity and Impact of Shocks; Boxes; 1.1 Targeting: Transfer-Level Trade-offs B1.1.1 Comparative Costs and Coverage of a Universal and a Targeted ProgramOutline of the Book; Notes; References; 2 Effective Targeting Mechanisms in Africa: Existing and New Methods; Common Targeting Methods; 2.1 Summary of Strengths and Weaknesses of Main Targeting Methods; Identifying Chronically Poor and Vulnerable Households; 2.2 Indicators and Measures of Chronic and Temporary Poverty and Food Insecurity; 2.1 Other Indicators of Chronic Exposure; Using Proxy Means Test for Targeting; 2.2 Quantile Regression for Estimating PMT Weight; Using Proxy Means Testing Plus 2.3 Implementing an Endogenous Treatment Effect Model2.4 Identification of Plausible Exclusion Restrictions in Treatment Effects Models; Conclusion; Notes; References; 3 Generating a System for Targeting Unconditional Cash Transfers in Cameroon; Poverty, Vulnerability, and Social Assistance Response; 3.1 Characteristics of Chronically Poor Households in Cameroon; 3.2 Expenditure on Safety Net Programs in Cameroon, 2008-10; 3.3 Existing Assistance Programs in Cameroon; Targeting Methodology Employed in Cameroon; 3.4 PMT Formula for Rural Areas of Cameroon 3.5 PMT Formula for Urban Areas of Cameroon3.1 Steps Taken in Implementing the Targeting Process; Targeting Results; 3.2 Proportion of Chronically Poor Households in Cameroon Based on PMT Score; 3.6 Amount of Transfer per Household and Resulting Global Budget for Cash Transfer Program in Cameroon; 3.7 Ex Ante Results of Poverty Simulations for Cameroon; Conclusion: What We Have Learned?; Annex 3A Detailed Results; 3A.1 PMT Formula for in a Pilot Program in Rural Areas of Cameroon; Notes; References; 4 Options for Improving the Targeting of Safety Nets in Ghana Current LEAP Proxy Means Test Formula4.1 Expected Coverage and Targeting Performance of LEAP PMT and CT in Ghana, by Area of Residence and Region; Improving the LEAP PMT Formula; 4.1 Expected Performance of LEAP Formula in Ghana; 4.2 Indicators Used to Calculate the PMT Formula for Ghana; 4.2 Trade-offs between Coverage and Targeting Performance on the Basis of Alternative Choice of Cutoff Point in Ghana; 4.3 Accuracy of the Models in Identifying the Poor in Ghana; Expected Coverage of the Target Groups of Various Programs; 4.3 Distribution of Beneficiaries in Ghana, by Welfare Deciles 4.4 Accuracy of Model DinIdentifying the Poor in Ghana |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4648-0435-9 ; 978-1-4648-0436-6 ; 978-1-4648-0435-9 |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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