Columbia: Social Programs for the Alleviation of Poverty

摘要

The study concentrates on the elements of the Colombian Government's poverty plan that can be implemented in the short term. Its objectives are to evaluate and make recommendations on the Government's new interventions that are intended to address the most urgent needs in nutrition and health, low income housing and primary education. The study also focuses on the statistical work underlying the Government's poverty interventions and emphasizes the need for developing and refining the statistical tools. The Government is in the process of developing more operational criteria for defining poverty, measuring its magnitude and targeting program beneficiaries selectively. A summary of recommendations is included. (Copyright (c) The World Bank, 1990.)