01603cas a2200313 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003248 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451875232 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Ahmad, Ehtisham. On the Design and Effectiveness of Targeted Expenditure Programs / Ehtisham Ahmad, Leonardo Martinez. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (14 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper argues that both horizontal and intertemporal competition among recipient governments are needed in order to ensure incentives for effective utilization of targeted transfers. This has implications for budgeting frameworks and the types of information needed that might be amenable to formal contracting between the levels of government. Mode of access: Internet Central Government imf Fund imf Local Government imf Program imf WP imf Martinez, Leonardo. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2004/220 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2004/220/001.2004.issue-220-en.xml IMF e-Library