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Handbook on Poverty and Social Analysis: A Working Document

View Document  Guidelines, Handbooks, and Manuals Online Edition: Free of Charge Publication Date: December 2001

The Handbook is a working document intended to help ADB staff, project teams, consultants, and national executing/implementing agencies in designing country programs and projects that will strengthen the fight against poverty in Asia and the Pacific. To keep abreast of new ideas and experience, the guidelines contained in this handbook will be updated regularly.

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Contents

Abbreviation, and Notes [ PDF: 37kb | 6 pages ]

Section I: Overview of Poverty and Social Analysis in ADB Operations-Issues in Theory and Practice [ PDF: 85kb | 13 pages ]

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Policies and Strategies

1.3 Poverty Reduction: A Conceptual Framework

1.4 Overview of Poverty and Social Analysis in ADB Operations

Section II: Poverty and Social Analysis in Country Programming [ PDF: 126kb | 20 pages ]

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Country Poverty Analysis

2.3 High-Level Forum

2.4 Partnership Agreement

2.5 Country Strategy and Program

2.6 Project Concept Brief

Section III: Poverty and Social Analysis in Project Preparation [ PDF: 169kb | 29 pages ]

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Project Predesign: TA Fact-Finding

3.3 Project Design

3.4 Project Documentation and Final Processing

Section IV: Project Implementation (Forthcoming)

Appendixes

1. ADB Policies and Procedures
2. Poverty Methodologies
3. Data Collection and Tools for Poverty and Social Analysis
4. Participation
5. Gender and Development
6. Resettlement
7. Indigenous Peoples
8. Risk Assessments and Mitigation Plans
9. Labor Markets
10. Sample TORs for Poverty and Social Analysis
11. Selected references