A Sourcebook Poverty and Social Impact. Vol. I

Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) refers to the analysis of the distributional impact of policy reforms on the well-being or welfare of different stakeholder groups, with particular focus on the poor and vulnerable. This Sourcebook is part of a growing and collaborative response by international agencies and national partners to encourage and provide more systematic poverty and social impact analysis, to build capacity in-country and to move the balance of PSIA experience away from donors. More specifically, it is designed to fill a perceived gap in guidance on institutional, political and social analysis and is intended to complement the guidance provided in the World Bank’s PSIA User’s Guide. The Sourcebook can also be used to complement the reform-by-reform notes on economic analysis in PSIA that have been produced by the World Bank.