Geographic targeting is a viable way for resource allocation, especially to alleviate poverty in a country.
In this context, public expenditure and policy interventions can be deployed to reach the neediest people in the poorest areas.
[1][2] Geographical targeting for poverty alleviation employs a variety of techniques, such as database, and geographic information systems to construct poverty maps.
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