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- OPHI working paper no. 53
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This paper proposes how to select a methodology to target multidimensionally poor households, and how to update that targeting exercise periodically. We present this methodology in the context of discussions regarding the selection of a targeting methodology in India. In 1992, 1997, and 2002 the Indian government identified households that are Below the Poverty Line (BPL) and in updating the 2002 methodology, alternative methods have been proposed and vigorously debated. A fourth BPL metho...
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- Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI) Publisher's website
- Publication date:
- 2012
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2040-8188
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uuid:399b10a7-a999-4579-8beb-27af08daee6d
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- 978-1-907194-39-9
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- Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative
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- 2012
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- Copyright © Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative 2012. This publication is copyright, however it may be reproduced without fee for teaching or non-profit purposes, but not for resale. Formal permission is required for all such uses, and will normally be granted immediately. For copying in any other circumstances, or for re-use in other publications, or for translation or adaptation, prior written permission must be obtained from OPHI and may be subject to a fee.
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Selecting a targeting method to identify BPL households in India
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