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Invites you to a
Panel Discussion Featuring Recent World Bank Publications
Tuesday, April 10, 2007 from 12:00pm - 2:00pm
World Bank J Building - JB1- 080
(701 18th St. NW corner of 18th St. and Pennsylvania Ave.- Lower Auditorium)
Chair:
Eckhard Karl Deutscher, Executive Director for Germany, The World Bank | | Â | Â | Â | Â  | Poverty and Social Impact Analysis of Reforms:
Lessons and Examples from Implementation
Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) is an approach used increasingly by governments, civil society organizations, the World Bank, and other development partners to examine the distributional impacts of policy reforms on the well-being of different stakeholders groups, particularly the poor and vulnerable. PSIA has an important role in the elaboration and implementation of poverty reduction strategies in developing countries because it promotes evidence-based policy choices and fosters debate on policy reform options. | Presenters:
Anis Dani, Operations Adviser, Quality Assurance Group, The World Bank
Prior to this, Anis Dani, was Lead Social Scientist, coordinating the Social Analysis & Policy team and then Adviser, Social Policy in the Social Development Department, where he was instrumental in developing the work program on PSIA of policy reforms.
Aline Coudouel, Senior Economist, Social Protection, LAC Region, The World Bank
Prior to this, Aline Coudouel, led the team working on poverty analysis, monitoring, and impact evaluation, coordinating the Poverty Group’s work on PSIA.
| Â  | People and Power:
Electricity Sector Reforms and the Poor in Europe and Central Asia
Empirical insights on household behavior and electricity consumption patterns in this book reveal that, in Europe and Central Asia, the erosion of tariff based subsidies has disproportionately affected the poor, while direct transfers through social benefit systems have often been inadequately targeted. The book suggests alternative strategies for achieving cost-recovery in the electricity sector in a socially and politically acceptable manner, providing lessons that are equally relevant for other utilities and regions | Presenter:
Julian Lampietti, Lead Country Sector Coordinator, West Balkans (ECCU4), Europe and Central Asia, The World Bank
Julian Lampietti is author or co-author of five PSIAs and a regional study of the demand for heating and power sector reform.
| Â  | Tools for Institutional, Political, and Social Analysis of Policy Reform:
A Sourcebook for Development Practitioners
The Sourcebook introduces a framework for social analysis in Poverty and Social Impact Analysis along with a set of practical tools that address the institutional, political, and social dimensions of policy design and implementation and how these impact poverty and distributional equity. It is designed for country practitioners working in policy analysis in a range of areas, including macroeconomic, sectoral, and public sector policy. | Presenter:
Andrew Norton, Lead Social Development Specialist and Coordinator of the Social Analysis & Policy team, Social Development Department, The World Bank.
Prior to this Andrew Norton was Head of Profession, Social Development in the Department for International Development (DFID), U.K.
| Discussants:
Johannes Linn, The Brookings Institution
Jamal Saghir, Director, Energy Transport and Water Department, The World Bank
Luca Barbone, Poverty Reduction Group, The World Bank
Steen Lau Jorgensen, Social Development Department, The World Bank |
 
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