Geographical Targeting for Poverty Alleviation: An Introduction to the Special Issue

By D. Bigman, H. Fofack. 2000

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Distance from Urban Agglomeration Economies and Rural Poverty (2008, unknown): “…although market forces appear to inhibit labor demand in remote areas, because of inter-regionally incomplete supply responses to demand shifts, geographically-targeted policy efforts to stimulate growth may produce larger antipoverty benefits (Bigman and Fofack, 2000; Partridge and Rickman, 2005).”
Can Payments for Environmental Services Help Reduce Poverty? An Exploration of the Issues and the Evidence to Date from Latin America (2005, background): “There is a considerable literature on targeting poverty reduction programs (Alderman & Lindert, 1998; Besley & Kanbur, 1993; Bigman & Fofack, 2000).”
Chronic Poverty and Remote Rural Areas (2002, background): “…provided by the area (sparsely populated areas offer less mileage); • the nature and depth of regional ethnic and religious differences underlying politics, and • the degree to which policy makers perceive the greater benefits of investing in high potential areas (Bigman and Fofack, 2000: 135).”