How Effective Have Poverty and Social Impact Analyses Been?

The Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) approach, introduced by the World Bank in FY02, aimed to help the Bank and its client countries anticipate and address the possible consequences of proposed policy reforms, especially on the poor and vu...

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Language:English
Published: Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/06/12815324/effective-poverty-social-impact-analyses
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spelling okr-10986-105392021-04-23T14:02:51Z How Effective Have Poverty and Social Impact Analyses Been? World Bank ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS ANALYTICAL WORK ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS BENEFICIARIES CAPACITY BUILDING COUNTRY ASSISTANCE COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGIES COUNTRY CAPACITY COUNTRY POLICIES COUNTRY PROGRAM COUNTRY STAKEHOLDERS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT POLICY OPERATIONS DISTRIBUTIONAL ANALYSIS DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT OF POLICY REFORMS DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACTS ECONOMIC ANALYSIS EVALUATION SYSTEM FLEXIBILITY IMPACT OF ADJUSTMENT IMPACT OF POLICY IMPACTS OF POLICY INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS INVESTMENT LOANS LEARNING MIXED METHODS OPERATIONAL POLICY PARTICIPATORY PROCESS POLICY ACTIONS POLICY ANALYSIS POLICY CHOICES POLICY DEBATE POLICY DECISIONS POLICY DESIGN POLICY REFORMS POLITICAL ANALYSIS POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES QUALITATIVE TECHNIQUES REFORM PROGRAMS REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE SECTOR WORK SOCIAL IMPACT SOCIAL IMPACT ANALYSIS SOCIAL IMPACTS STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL QUALITY The Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) approach, introduced by the World Bank in FY02, aimed to help the Bank and its client countries anticipate and address the possible consequences of proposed policy reforms, especially on the poor and vulnerable, and to contribute to country capacity for policy analysis. According to the Bank, by FY07 it had undertaken 156 PSIAs in 75 countries and 14 sectors. Total Bank and other donor support to PSIAs over FY04-06 was $15 million. Development literature has emphasized the importance of understanding the institutional and political constraints to development, building domestic ownership of policy reforms, and assessing the distributional impacts of policy actions. The PSIA approach has correctly emphasized these aspects. The Bank has produced a substantial body of guidance on how to address these aspects, and that guidance has been refined over time to incorporate lessons learned. Development literature has emphasized the importance of understanding the institutional and political constraints to development, building domestic ownership of policy reforms, and assessing the distributional impacts of policy actions. The PSIA approach has correctly emphasized these aspects. The Bank has produced a substantial body of guidance on how to address these aspects, and that guidance has been refined over time to incorporate lessons learned. 2012-08-13T11:58:21Z 2012-08-13T11:58:21Z 2009-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/06/12815324/effective-poverty-social-impact-analyses http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10539 English IEG Fast Track Brief CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS
ANALYTICAL WORK
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
BENEFICIARIES
CAPACITY BUILDING
COUNTRY ASSISTANCE
COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGIES
COUNTRY CAPACITY
COUNTRY POLICIES
COUNTRY PROGRAM
COUNTRY STAKEHOLDERS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DEVELOPMENT POLICY OPERATIONS
DISTRIBUTIONAL ANALYSIS
DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT
DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT OF POLICY REFORMS
DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACTS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
EVALUATION SYSTEM
FLEXIBILITY
IMPACT OF ADJUSTMENT
IMPACT OF POLICY
IMPACTS OF POLICY
INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS
INVESTMENT LOANS
LEARNING
MIXED METHODS
OPERATIONAL POLICY
PARTICIPATORY PROCESS
POLICY ACTIONS
POLICY ANALYSIS
POLICY CHOICES
POLICY DEBATE
POLICY DECISIONS
POLICY DESIGN
POLICY REFORMS
POLITICAL ANALYSIS
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
QUALITATIVE TECHNIQUES
REFORM PROGRAMS
REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE
SECTOR WORK
SOCIAL IMPACT
SOCIAL IMPACT ANALYSIS
SOCIAL IMPACTS
STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL QUALITY
spellingShingle ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS
ANALYTICAL WORK
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
BENEFICIARIES
CAPACITY BUILDING
COUNTRY ASSISTANCE
COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGIES
COUNTRY CAPACITY
COUNTRY POLICIES
COUNTRY PROGRAM
COUNTRY STAKEHOLDERS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DEVELOPMENT POLICY OPERATIONS
DISTRIBUTIONAL ANALYSIS
DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT
DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT OF POLICY REFORMS
DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACTS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
EVALUATION SYSTEM
FLEXIBILITY
IMPACT OF ADJUSTMENT
IMPACT OF POLICY
IMPACTS OF POLICY
INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS
INVESTMENT LOANS
LEARNING
MIXED METHODS
OPERATIONAL POLICY
PARTICIPATORY PROCESS
POLICY ACTIONS
POLICY ANALYSIS
POLICY CHOICES
POLICY DEBATE
POLICY DECISIONS
POLICY DESIGN
POLICY REFORMS
POLITICAL ANALYSIS
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
QUALITATIVE TECHNIQUES
REFORM PROGRAMS
REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE
SECTOR WORK
SOCIAL IMPACT
SOCIAL IMPACT ANALYSIS
SOCIAL IMPACTS
STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL QUALITY
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How Effective Have Poverty and Social Impact Analyses Been?
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description The Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) approach, introduced by the World Bank in FY02, aimed to help the Bank and its client countries anticipate and address the possible consequences of proposed policy reforms, especially on the poor and vulnerable, and to contribute to country capacity for policy analysis. According to the Bank, by FY07 it had undertaken 156 PSIAs in 75 countries and 14 sectors. Total Bank and other donor support to PSIAs over FY04-06 was $15 million. Development literature has emphasized the importance of understanding the institutional and political constraints to development, building domestic ownership of policy reforms, and assessing the distributional impacts of policy actions. The PSIA approach has correctly emphasized these aspects. The Bank has produced a substantial body of guidance on how to address these aspects, and that guidance has been refined over time to incorporate lessons learned. Development literature has emphasized the importance of understanding the institutional and political constraints to development, building domestic ownership of policy reforms, and assessing the distributional impacts of policy actions. The PSIA approach has correctly emphasized these aspects. The Bank has produced a substantial body of guidance on how to address these aspects, and that guidance has been refined over time to incorporate lessons learned.
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title How Effective Have Poverty and Social Impact Analyses Been?
title_short How Effective Have Poverty and Social Impact Analyses Been?
title_full How Effective Have Poverty and Social Impact Analyses Been?
title_fullStr How Effective Have Poverty and Social Impact Analyses Been?
title_full_unstemmed How Effective Have Poverty and Social Impact Analyses Been?
title_sort how effective have poverty and social impact analyses been?
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url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/06/12815324/effective-poverty-social-impact-analyses
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