Distribution of Benefits and Impacts on Poor People

Abstract

This note deals with the extent to which, and the means by which, project level distributional analysis of benefits can be undertaken and how poverty impact indicators can be developed. Section 1 sets out the issues associated with using traditional cost benefit analysis for the appraisal of pro-poor projects. Section 2 discusses the techniques and analysis available to consider the distributional consequences of a transport change, whilst Section 3 sets out a number of indicators that can be used for measuring poverty impacts. A summary of the key recommendations is made in Section 4.

Citation

World Bank, Washington D.C., USA. Transport Note No. TRN-26, 31 pp.

Distribution of Benefits and Impacts on Poor People

Published 1 January 2005