Analyzing the distributional impact of selected reforms / edited by Aline Coudouel and Stefano Paternostro.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Coudouel, Aline.

Paternostro, Stefano.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty--Developing countries.

Poverty.

Developing countries--Economic policy.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (318 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : World Bank, 2005-

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The analysis of the distributional impact of policy reforms on the well-being or welfare of different stakeholder groups, particularly on the poor and vulnerable, has an important role in the elaboration and implementation of poverty reduction strategies in developing countries. In recent years this type of work has been labeled as Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) and is increasingly implemented to promote evidence-based policy choices and foster debate on policy reform options. While information is available on the general approach, techniques and tools for distributional analysis, e

Contents:

CONTENTS; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Trade Policy Reforms; FIGURES; BOXES; 2 Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy Reforms; TABLES; 3 Utility Reforms; 4 Agricultural Market Reforms; 5 Land Policy Reforms; 6 Education Policy Reforms

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-280-16499-9

9786610164998

0-8213-6182-1

OCLC:

60785420

Publisher Number:

10.1596/0-8213-6181-3