Basic Social-Services Aid Distribution : is It reaching the most needy?

The final objective of the eradication of poverty as pursued by Millennium Development Goals is to inexorably cover those Basic Social Needs in less developed countries. This article analyses whether Official Development Aid for basic social services is targeted at those who most need it, through th...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Muñoz Ocaña, Yolanda, Torres Jiménez, Mercedes
Format: article
Publication Date:2014
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repository:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/8854
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/8854
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Official Development Aid (ODA)
Basic Social Services
Human Development
Concentration curve
Ayuda Oficial al Desarrollo (AOD)
Servicios Sociales Básicos
Desarrollo Humano
Curvas Concentración
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Summary:The final objective of the eradication of poverty as pursued by Millennium Development Goals is to inexorably cover those Basic Social Needs in less developed countries. This article analyses whether Official Development Aid for basic social services is targeted at those who most need it, through the use of aid concentration curves and the Suits and weighted Kappa indexes. The analysis shows that, although in general the progressivity of the distribution has increased, the geographical mapping of aid varies considerably depending on the need under study (Education, Health, etc.) and the group being considered as the recipient of that aid.