In Review

In Review
Author: Inter-American Foundation
Publisher:
Total Pages: 598
Release:
Genre: Economic assistance, American
ISBN:

Nongovernments

Nongovernments
Author: Julie Fisher
Publisher:
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1998
Genre: Democracy
ISBN:

A complete overview of the composition and types of NGOs that have emerged in recent years. Julie Fisher describes in detail the influence these organizations have had on political systems throughout the world and the hope their existence holds for the realization of sustainable development.

Participatory Dialogue

Participatory Dialogue
Author: Minu Hemmati
Publisher: United Nations Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9789211302592

Social integration was identified as one of three main objectives of development at the World Summit for Social Development in 1995, together with poverty eradication and employment creation. This publication explores the goal of social integration and related concepts, the role and principles of participatory dialogue in creating more socially cohesive societies, and provides practical examples of participatory dialogue use and practices. It also considers the global trends that are influencing social integration dynamics and examines the key elements essential to creating societies that are resilient to social tension and disintegration.

Poverty and Social Impact Analysis of Reforms

Poverty and Social Impact Analysis of Reforms
Author: Aline Coudouel
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 520
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780821364864

Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) is an approach used increasingly by governments, civil society organizations, the World Bank, and other development partners to examine the distributional impacts of policy reforms on the well-being of different stakeholders groups, particularly the poor and vulnerable. PSIA has an important role in the elaboration and implementation of poverty reduction strategies in developing countries because it promotes evidence-based policy choices and fosters debate on policy reform options. 'Poverty and Social Impact Analysis of Reforms' presents a collection of case studies that illustrate the spectrum of sectors and policy reforms to which PSIA can be applied; it also elaborates on the broad range of analytical tools and techniques that can be used for PSIA. The case studies provide examples of the impact that PSIA can have on the design of policy reforms and draw operational lessons for PSIA implementation. The case studies deal largely with policy reforms in a single sector, such as agriculture (crop marketing boards in Malawi and Tanzania and cotton privatization in Tajikistan); energy (mining sector in Romania and oil subsidies in Ghana); utilities (power sector reform in Ghana, Rwanda, and transition economies, and water sector reform in Albania); social sectors (education reform in Mozambique and social welfare reform in Sri Lanka); taxation reform (Nicaragua); as well as macroeconomic modeling (Burkina Faso).