Assessing the Performance of Individual Programs

This book provides only a brief explanation of what we mean by each of the four dimensions. More information is provided in the social protection chapter of the toolkit for preparing public expenditure reviews found at www.worldbank.org/hdpers. The toolkit provides a checklist of topics for analysis (summarized in box 9-2), notes with explanations or references to methodological materials and comparators, and illustrations of some of the types of analyses suggested. 

A program is adequate if it provides sufficient benefits to enough people for long enough. These are, of course, relative terms. The profile of poverty and vulnerability will 

FOR PROTECTION AI ID PROMOTION THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EFFECTIVE SAFETY NETS 

2 The Public Expenditure Review Lens Analysis of Individual Programs 

A public expenditure review should assess how well a selection of the most important programs is working and provide guidance on any necessary or contemplated reforms. Such analysis should usually cover elements within each of the following areas  

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