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A welfare state faces two fundamental challenges: targeting those who need support most and delivering benefits in an effective manner. In developing countries, weak data leads to poor targeting, while weak institutions lead to poor delivery. The benefits intended for the poor therefore only reach a fraction of the planned amounts. Targeting is challenging because …
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A welfare state faces two fundamental challenges: targeting people who need support the most and delivering the benefits in a cost-effective manner. In some developing countries, weak data leads to poor targeting, while weak institutions lead to poor delivery mechanisms. This means that these limited benefits are often availed by the less deserving, leaving less …
This policy brief is based on research conducted by Erum Haider (College of Wooster; Georgetown University). This research was funded by the International Growth Center (IGC), United States Institute of Peace (USIP) JenningsRandolph Peace Scholar Award, American Institute for Pakistan Studies.
This policy note is based on the IGC funded study “Don’t shoot the messenger – electricity theft and trust in Karachi”.