| Not all development policy takes place on an international, national, or even regional level. But to attack poverty with local policies, the World Bank must be able to analyze poverty at a local level. To do so, it has developed Small Area Estimation poverty maps using a combination of censuses and household surveys. To encourage the use of these maps for policy making, the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) Network sponsored “More than a Pretty Picture: Using Poverty Maps to Design Better Policies and Interventions” at the World Bank Headquarters on May 11, 2006. This session on “Poverty Maps for Policy Making: Beyond the Obvious Targeting Applications” was chaired by Louise Cord, a World Bank Sector Manager.
Aline Coudouel, Senior Economist with the Bank, presented on a study of poverty maps across many countries and how those maps have changed development policies. She also introduced the three country summaries that followed. Jennie Litvack, Lead Economist for the Middle East and North Africa region, discussed work in Morocco on addressing pockets of inequality and raising local interest in the maps. Tara Vishwanath, Lead Economist for South Asia, commented on different map overlays used to expose different poverty analyses at the Sri Lankan government’s request. Johan Mistiaen, Bank Economist, spoke on the process that led to poverty maps in Kenya and the use of those maps for education policies.
The audience questioned panelists about urban poverty measurements, demographer involvement, and survey and definition problems created by conflict and political difficulties.
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