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MANAGING INCENTIVES IN A POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAM *
Author(s) -
SOUTHWICK LAWRENCE,
ZIONTS STANLEY
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
decision sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.238
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1540-5915
pISSN - 0011-7315
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-5915.1970.tb00789.x
Subject(s) - incentive , poverty reduction , liberian dollar , poverty , point (geometry) , public economics , economics , reduction (mathematics) , microeconomics , business , environmental economics , economic growth , finance , mathematics , geometry
The problem of reducing poverty is posed as a problem of determining and managing incentives. Four incentives are proposed that appear to be relevant to the reduction of poverty. They are introduced and explored from an economic point of view. A proposal encompassing these incentives is developed in which specific dollar amounts are proposed. Then some estimates of the costs, effects, benefits, and sensitivities to changes in parameters are made.