World Bank2012-08-132012-08-131995-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11665The Bank ' s approach to country poverty assessments (PAs) is increasingly stressing the involvement of stakeholder groups, with the aim of building in-country capacity to address the problems of the poor. The participation of government and other institutional stakeholders in all aspects of the work increases sensitivity to poverty issues, enhances analytical skills, and builds allegiance to the measures proposed for poverty reduction. In addition, conventional statistical analysis is complemented by qualitative information from participatory social assessments, known as " PPAs, " which reveal the concerns voiced by the poor. Some early lessons for task managers have already emerged from this experience.CC BY 3.0 IGOANALYTICAL SKILLSANALYTICAL WORKBENEFICIARY ASSESSMENTCIVIL SOCIETYCOLLABORATIONCOMMUNITY LEVELCONSULTATIONCONVENTIONAL ANALYSISCOUNTRY POVERTY ASSESSMENTSDATA GATHERINGDECISIONMAKINGDEVELOPMENT WORKERSDONOR AGENCIESEMPLOYMENTEXERCISESFIELD WORKFINANCIAL SUPPORTFOOD INSECURITYGROUP INTERVIEWSHOUSEHOLD LEVELHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSEHOLD SURVEY RESULTSHOUSINGIN-COUNTRY CAPACITYINCOMEINCOME GENERATIONINFORMAL SAFETYINSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENTLENDING PROGRAMLIVELIHOODSLOCAL RESEARCHERSMANAGEMENT TRAININGMANAGERSMARKETINGNATIONAL SCALENGONUTRITIONPARTICIPATORY METHODSPARTICIPATORY POVERTYPARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENTPARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENTSPOLICY ANALYSISPOLICY CHANGEPOLICY DEVELOPMENTPOLICY DOCUMENTPOLICY IMPACTPOLICY IMPLICATIONSPOLICY RELEVANCEPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOSITIVE FEEDBACKPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY ASSESSMENTPOVERTY ASSESSMENTSPOVERTY ISSUESPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY PROFILEPOVERTY REDUCTIONPPAPRIORITY AREASPROGRAMSPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC POLICYQUALITATIVE INFORMATIONQUALITATIVE RESEARCHQUANTITATIVE DATAREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREPRESENTATIVE SAMPLERESEARCH AGENDARESEARCH INSTITUTESRESEARCH RESULTSRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL INFRASTRUCTURESAFETY NETSAFETY NETSSCHOOLSSERVICE PROVIDERSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL GROUPSSOCIAL NETWORKSSOCIAL SCIENTISTSSTATISTICAL ANALYSISSTATISTICAL OFFICETARGETED INTERVENTIONSTEAM MEMBERSWATER SUPPLYWORKERS POVERTY ASSESSMENTSPOVERTY MITIGATIONPOVERTY REDUCTIONSTAKEHOLDER ANALYSISSTAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATIONCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONSTATISTICAL ANALYSISMETHODOLOGYBENEFICIARY ASSESSMENTPARTICIPATORY RESEARCHPARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENTNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSDISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION BY BANKRESEARCH DESIGNPARTICIPATORY METHODSWorld Bank10.1596/11665