BOX 17. (continued)
What political pressures do governments
face when applying conditions and targeting
policies and programmes for ethnic minorities
and/or the chronic poor?
What capacity is needed to administer
implementation at different levels and how
is this addressed? What capacities need to be
developed among beneficiaries, and through
what mechanisms or channels? Are there
specific capacities related to programmes
that deal with ethnic minorities?
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How is targeting managed, and what are the
trade-offs between accuracy of targeting and
the politics and cost of targeting? Are ethnic
minorities specifically targeted, and if not how
are they included as policy and programme
beneficiaries? Are there any measures to
ensure that minorities get fair access to
benefits in mixed communities?
Will the benefits of social policies and
programmes - in terms of human development
outcomes, and also in terms of reducing hunger
and income poverty, increasing women’s
empowerment, and promoting growth -
exceed the costs of administering them?
How is this issue relevant for programmes
that specifically target ethnic minorities
and/or the decisions made whether or not
to target minority groups?
How are programmes and policies monitored
and evaluated, and how does the information
feed back into the policy formulation process?
Is data on ethnic minorities disaggregated?
How do beneficiaries “graduate” from
a programme and what support is
there for those who fail to reach the
programme objectives?
How is improved access to education
conditioned by available economic
opportunities, and are there differences
specific to ethnic minorities?
What role does microfinance play in social
development for ethnic minorities and the
poorest and can it be part of broader social
protection measures?
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