Preface

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

List of variables

Introduction

I.  Self-employment programmes and public works programmes

A. Self-employment programmes
B. Public works programmes

II.  Issues in evaluation

A. Targeting
B. Evaluation at local levels
C. Evaluation at the state and national levels
D. Efficiency and financial sustainability
E. Differences in the programme objectives
F. Short-term versus long-term benefits

III.  Development of achievement indicators

A. Construction of achievement indicators: desirable properties
B. Achievement indicators for self-employment programmes
C. Achievement indicators for public works programmes

IV.  Computation methods of achievement indicators

A. Development of a comprehensive achievement indicator: an appropriate weightin scheme
B. Some basic concepts and computation of net income of beneficiaries
C. Computation of indicators of poverty reduction programmes

V.  Some practical issues

VI. Data requirements

VII. Conclusion: use of the Manual

Annexes

Annex I. Computation of present value of future income
Annex II. Report on the national workshops on practical applications of the Manual for evaluating the impact of targeted poverty reduction programmes