Title: Promoting pro-poor growth : policy guidance for donors.
Authors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Economic assistance Developing countries; Poverty Developing countries; Developing countries Economic policy.
Abstract: The days when it was thought that the development process could and should be managed by governments alone are long past. The challenge today is how to involve other parts of society such as the private sector and NGOs. This book details the activities of the private sector in developing and emerging economies and demonstrates how these activities are inter-related with government policies. Understanding these activities and public-private interactions is indispensable for the private sector to play its full role in a nation's development process. To this end, several case studies provide concrete examples from Africa, Asia and elsewhere (including: "white goods"--Large household appliances--in China, Mexico and Turkey; tourism in Mozambique; film animation in the Philippines; and aircraft in China).--Publisher's description.
Contents: pt. 1. Key policy messages. Introduction -- Reducing economic poverty through pro-poor growth -- Addressing the multiple dimensions of poverty -- Political empowerment and the policy making process -- The role of donors -- pt. 2. Private sector development. Hot topic papers. Removing barriers to formalisation -- Implementing competition policy in developing countries -- Promoting the supply-side response : technical and financial assistance for pro-poor growth -- The financial sector's contribution to pro-poor growth -- Enhancing women's market access and promoting pro-poor growth -- Constructing inclusive public-private dialogue -- pt. 3. Agriculture. Why we need a new agenda for agriculture : spotlight on five rural worlds -- Increasing productivity and improving market access : spotlight on sub-Saharan Africa -- Promoting diversified livelihoods : spotlight on global value chains : does it mean shutting out small producers? -- Reducing risk and vulnerability : spotlight on higher-risk, higher-return strategies -- Advancing the new agenda -- pt. 4. Infrastructure. Scaling up and improving infrastructures for poverty reduction -- Four guiding principles for using infrastructure to reduce poverty -- Implementing the guiding principles in sector support -- Applying the guiding principles in countries with special needs -- Assessing the effects of infrastructure on pro-poor growth -- Monitoring implementation of the guiding principles -- pt. 5. Ex ante poverty impact assessment. The rationale for ex ante poverty impact assessment -- How to do an ex ante PIA -- Adjusting donors' reporting to impact orientation -- How to support and monitor implementation of ex ante PIA.