Means Testing versus Universal Provision in Poverty Alleviation Programmes

1 February 1990

journal article
Published by JSTOR in Economica

Vol. 57 (225) , 119
https://doi.org/10.2307/2554085

Abstract

This paper contrasts the use of means-tested and universal schemes in the alleviation of poverty. Using a class of poverty measures, we illustrate the trade-off...

Keywords

UNIVERSAL PROVISION
MEANS TESTING
ALLEVIATION PROGRAMMES
ILLUSTRATE
PROVISION IN POVERTY
TESTING VERSUS UNIVERSAL
POVERTY MEASURES
UNIVERSAL SCHEMES

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