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Workfare vs. Welfare: Incentive Arguments For Work Requirements In Poverty Allevation Programs

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Besley, T.
Coate, S.

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Paper provided by Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - John M. Olin Program in its series Papers with number 73.

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Date of creation: 1991
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Keywords: income distribution ; investments ; welfare ; economic models;

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  11. Basu, Arnab K & Chau, Nancy H & Kanbur, Ravi, 2006. "A Theory of Employment Guarantees: Contestability, Credibility and Distributional Concerns," CEPR Discussion Papers 5784, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  13. Raghav Gaiha & Katsushi Imai, 2002. "Rural Public Works and Poverty Alleviation--the case of the employment guarantee scheme in Maharashtra," International Review of Applied Economics, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 16(2), pages 131-151, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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