Intro -- Contents -- Foreword to the Second Edition -- Foreword to the First Edition -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Summary -- 1 A Status Report -- 2 Impact of the PPA -- 3 Emerging Good Practice -- 4 Linking PPAs to Poverty Reduction...

This book focuses on the World Bank's experience with Participatory Poverty Assessments (PPAs). Some practitioners have argued that a number of World Bank PPAs should not be included because they were extractive, did not influence policy, and were not participatory. However, both good and bad...

The second edition of this book outline show to include the poor using the Participatory Poverty Assessment (PPA) method. This method was developed by the World Bank in partnerships with NGOs, governments, and academic institutions, and has been implemented in over 60 countries worldwide...