Publications

Recent World Bank Publications on PSIA (except country studies) since 2006

• Assessing the use of Poverty and Social Impact Analysis in World Bank Development Policy Loans (World Bank, 2009)
• Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) — Reviewing the Link with In-Country Policy and Planning Processes: Synthesis Report (World Bank, 2009)
• The Political Economy of Policy Reform: Issues and Implications for Policy Dialogue and Development Operations (World Bank, 2008).
• Providing for the People: Policy Note on Utility Service Reform in Mauritania's Mining Corridor: A PSIA (World Bank, 2008)
• Yemen's Water Sector Reform Program: A Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (World Bank, 2007)
• Stakeholders, Power Relations, and Policy Dialogue: Social Analysis in Agriculture Sector Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (World Bank, 2006).

Publications from Partner Organizations since 2007

• Civil Society’s Role in Poverty and Social Impact Analyses: A Resource Guide and Toolkit for Engagement (UNDP, 2009).
• Civil Society Engagement in PSIA Processes: A Review (ODI, 2007).

Introductory and Overview Readings

The following selection of publications on PSIA and related topics contains introductory readings as well as volumes with more in-depth information on Poverty and Social Impact Analysis. For a comprehensive reading list please see the bibliography of the PSIA User's Guide (50kb PDF).

• A User's Guide to Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (World Bank, 2003).
• PSIA Sourcebook: Tools for Institutional, Political and Social Analysis of Policy Reform (TIPS): A Sourcebook for Development Practitioners (World Bank, 2007).
• Good Practice Note: Using Poverty and Social Impact Analysis to Support Development Policy Operations (World Bank, 2008)
• A. Coudouel, A. Dani and S. Paternostro (eds.): Poverty and Social Impact Analysis of Reforms: Lessons and Examples from Implementation — A series of case studies illustrating PSIA in agriculture, energy, utilities, social sectors, taxation, and  macro-economic modeling (World Bank, 2006).
• A. Coudouel and S. Paternostro (eds.): Analyzing the Distributional Impact of Reforms Vol I — A practitioner's guide to trade, monetary and exchange rate policy, utility provision, agricultural markets, land policy, and education (download PDF, purchase paper copy) (World Bank, 2005).
• A. Coudouel and S. Paternostro (eds.): Analyzing the Distributional Impact of Reforms Vol II — A practitioner's guide to pension, health, labor market, public sector downsizing, indirect tax, decentralization, and macroeconomic shocks and policies tools (download PDF, purchase paper copy) (World Bank, 2006).

Operational Links

• Good Practice Note: Using Poverty and Social Impact Analysis to Support Development Policy Operations(Consultation Draft, December 3, 2007)
• IMF and World Bank: Strengthening IMF-World Bank Collaboration on Country Programs and Conditionality, Feb. 2004
• The World Bank and IMF: Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers — Progress in Implementation- 2004
• World Bank Development Policy Lending OP8.6
• World Bank Development Policy Lending: Good Practice Notes
• World Bank Summary of IDA14 Policies for Operational Staff

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