Targeting social assistance in a transition economy: The Mahallas in Uzbekistan
Targeting social assistance in a transition economy: The Mahallas in Uzbekistan
Falling output and living standards have pushed countries in transition from the socialist system to re-consider how best to target public resources on those in need. The paper investigates the workings of a new social assistance benefit in Uzbekistan, the largest of the former Soviet Central Asian republics, administered by community organisations, the Mahallas. Household survey data are used to assess the scheme’s success in targeting to the most vulnerable households, using a variety of indicators including income, durable goods ownership, agricultural assets, employment status, and anthropometric status of children.
targeting, social assistance, Uzbekistan
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Marnie, Sheila
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Micklewright, John
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1 August 2005
Marnie, Sheila
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Micklewright, John
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Marnie, Sheila and Micklewright, John
(2005)
Targeting social assistance in a transition economy: The Mahallas in Uzbekistan.
Social Policy and Administration, 39 (4), .
(doi:10.1111/j.1467-9515.2005.00448.x).
Abstract
Falling output and living standards have pushed countries in transition from the socialist system to re-consider how best to target public resources on those in need. The paper investigates the workings of a new social assistance benefit in Uzbekistan, the largest of the former Soviet Central Asian republics, administered by community organisations, the Mahallas. Household survey data are used to assess the scheme’s success in targeting to the most vulnerable households, using a variety of indicators including income, durable goods ownership, agricultural assets, employment status, and anthropometric status of children.
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Published date: 1 August 2005
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Also published in 2005 by Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute, Southampton, UK, 27pp. (S3RI Applications and Policy Working Papers, A05/04).
Keywords:
targeting, social assistance, Uzbekistan
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Local EPrints ID: 15392
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/15392
ISSN: 0144-5596
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