Weighing what's practical: proxy means tests for targeting food subsidies in Egypt
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- Ahmed, Akhter U. & Bouis, Howarth E., 2002. "Weighing what's practical: proxy means tests for targeting food subsidies in Egypt," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 27(5-6), pages 519-540.
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food supply; economic aspects; subsidies; evaluation; rationing; households; poverty alleviation; Egypt; Africa; Middle East; Northern Africa;All these keywords.
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