Sökning: "Poverty targeting"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 28 uppsatser innehållade orden Poverty targeting.
1. Unconditional cash transfers to single mothers effective for child education? – Using a historical policy experiment
Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenSammanfattning : In this thesis, I examine whether unconditional cash transfers to poor femaleheaded households have an effect on children’s educational attainment. Using a historical Swedish child allowance policy that targeted unconditional cash transfers to widow mothers with an income below a poverty threshold, I lay out a credible identification strategy, to test the hypothesis with a regression kink design. LÄS MER
2. Gender-based violence against Women with Disabilities in Uganda - A qualitative study about how local organizations are working with the issue
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and ManagementSammanfattning : Gender-based violence (GBV) is both a human right violation, a threat to develop-ment and a global health issue. Women with disabilities (WWD) are a group more exposed to GBV. However, research has been scarce about WWD and GBV, espe-cially in the Global South. LÄS MER
3. Supply Chain Incentive Alignment in Bottom of the Pyramid environments
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistikSammanfattning : Background: Alleviating poverty is critical for achieving sustainability (Zomorrodi et al., 2019). LÄS MER
4. Rethinking social care services for elderly persons in Zambia
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/SociologiSammanfattning : The Elderly people in Zambia face numerous challenges resulting from high poverty levels, stigma, and social exclusion, poor service provision in old people's homes, and lack of proper care and support from family and the public. In addition, changes in population ageing have also resulted in increased longevity affecting the obligatory responsibilities of the state and the family to meet individual needs in caregiving adequately. LÄS MER
5. Targeting the Poor Secondary Students for Stipend: Identifying the Gap between Policy and Implementation
Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolSammanfattning : Well-designed and efficient poverty-based targeting methods are necessary for effectively identifying the poor households in poverty eradicating programs. This study investigates the ex-post implementation process and performance of two common targeting approaches - Proxy Means Test (PMT) and Community-Based Targeting (CBT)- to target the poor beneficiaries in a conditional cash transfer program in Bangladesh. LÄS MER