Determining BPL status : some methodological improvements

<p>Many have criticized the 2002 Below the Poverty Line methodology used in the rural areas of India to identify eligible beneficiaries. On the one hand, the data were of poor quality and coverage, and were influenced by corruption; on the other hand, the methodology suffered a number of flaws...

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Main Authors: Alkire, S, Seth, S
Format: Working paper
Language:English
Published: Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI) 2009