Development Planning and Poverty Reduction

The stated aim of much development assistance is the reduction of poverty. This book examines how development interventions might be more effectively targeted to achieve this aim. Part One provides an overview of planning for poverty reduction, and evidence on the extent and causes of poverty. Part Two examines participatory approaches to development planning. Part Three assesses macro-economic strategies and programs for poverty reduction. Part Four concludes with a microeconomic analysis of the distribution of benefits from investment projects.

David Potts is Senior Lecturer, Patrick Ryan is Head, and Anna Toner is Research Assistant, all at the Bradford Centre for International Development, University of Bradford, UK.