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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813524103321

Titolo

Analyzing the distributional impact of reforms [[electronic resource] ] : a practitioners' guide to pension, health, labor markets, public sector downsizing, taxation, decentralization and macroeconomic modeling . Volume 2 / / edited by Aline Coudouel, Stefano Paternostro

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2006

ISBN

1-280-50343-2

9786610503438

0-8213-6349-2

1-4237-8656-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (470 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CoudouelAline

PaternostroStefano

Disciplina

339.46091724

Soggetti

Poverty - Developing countries

Developing countries Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; INTRODUCTION; 1 Pension System Reforms; FIGURES; TABLES; 2 Health Sector Reforms; BOXES; 3 Selected Labor Market Reforms; CHAPTER ANNEXES; 4 Public Sector Downsizing; 5 Indirect Tax and Public Pricing Reforms; 6 Decentralization Reforms; 7 Macroeconomic Shocks and Policies

Sommario/riassunto

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,