Nutrition and Health Programs in Latin America: Targeting Social Expenditures

摘要

The report reviews methods for targeting nutrition and health programs to reach the poor by examining the experiences of a sample of six Latin American countries--Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, and Mexico--over the last decade. Food programs come in several varieties: general price supports, school lunch programs, mother-and-infant nutrition supplements, and acute malnutrition treatment programs. The six countries use many different methods to target nutrition programs and the ones that have the best targeting records also tend to get the best results at the least cost. (Copyright (c) 1989 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank.)