Poverty and Social Impact in the Agricultural Sector: Lessons from Experience

This article draws on the donor experience in agriculture-sector reforms to analyse the contribution of Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) to improved rural policy. A decision-theoretic framework is presented showing that effective PSIAs should target reforms where institutional distortions a...

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Main Authors:	Alwang, Jeffrey, Gacitúa-Marió, Estanislao
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320 Welfare and Poverty: Government Programs Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs I380 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Agricultural Policy Food Policy Q180
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5583

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spelling	okr-10986-55832021-04-23T14:02:22Z Poverty and Social Impact in the Agricultural Sector: Lessons from Experience Alwang, Jeffrey Gacitúa-Marió, Estanislao Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320 Welfare and Poverty: Government Programs Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs I380 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Agricultural Policy Food Policy Q180 This article draws on the donor experience in agriculture-sector reforms to analyse the contribution of Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) to improved rural policy. A decision-theoretic framework is presented showing that effective PSIAs should target reforms where institutional distortions and uncertainty about key policy parameters are greatest. The framework is applied to nine cases of World Bank-sponsored PSIAs, and results show that, while they have generally been effective, their impacts can be improved by identifying key uncertainties a priori, better identifying and engaging stakeholders, and improving the integration of quantitative and qualitative components. 2012-03-30T07:33:32Z 2012-03-30T07:33:32Z 2008 Journal Article Development Policy Review 09506764 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5583 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article
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description	This article draws on the donor experience in agriculture-sector reforms to analyse the contribution of Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) to improved rural policy. A decision-theoretic framework is presented showing that effective PSIAs should target reforms where institutional distortions and uncertainty about key policy parameters are greatest. The framework is applied to nine cases of World Bank-sponsored PSIAs, and results show that, while they have generally been effective, their impacts can be improved by identifying key uncertainties a priori, better identifying and engaging stakeholders, and improving the integration of quantitative and qualitative components.
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author	Alwang, Jeffrey Gacitúa-Marió, Estanislao
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title	Poverty and Social Impact in the Agricultural Sector: Lessons from Experience
title_short	Poverty and Social Impact in the Agricultural Sector: Lessons from Experience
title_full	Poverty and Social Impact in the Agricultural Sector: Lessons from Experience
title_fullStr	Poverty and Social Impact in the Agricultural Sector: Lessons from Experience
title_full_unstemmed	Poverty and Social Impact in the Agricultural Sector: Lessons from Experience
title_sort	poverty and social impact in the agricultural sector: lessons from experience
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Poverty and Social Impact in the Agricultural Sector: Lessons from Experience

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