Cover -- Contents -- I. Introduction -- II. A Review of Macro-Micro Approaches for Evaluating the Distributional Impacts of Macroeconomic Reforms -- A. Introduction -- B. Macro-Micro Analytical Approaches -- C. Computable General Equilibrium Models -- D. The 123PRSP Model -- E. The Integrated Macroeconomic Model for Poverty Analysis -- F. Microsimulation and CGE Models -- G. Relative Resource Needs -- H. Conclusions -- Appendix 2.1. Closure Rules Commonly Used in the CGE Modeling Framework -- III. The Distributional Impacts of Indirect Tax and Public Pricing Reforms: A Review of Methods and Empirical Evidence -- A. Introduction -- B. Alternative Methodological Approaches -- C. Lessons from the Empirical Literature -- D. Conclusions -- Appendix 3.1. Theoretical Approach to Evaluating the Welfare Impact of Price Reforms -- Appendix 3.2. Alternative Price-Shifting Models -- Appendix 3.3. General Lessons from Tax Theory -- IV. Analyzing the Impact of Trade Liberalization and Devaluation on Poverty -- A. Introduction and Summary -- B. Selected Methodological Issues -- C. Main Results of the Literature: Trade Liberalization -- D. Main Results of the Literature: Devaluation -- E. Toward a Systematic Approach to Assessing Distributional Impacts -- V. The Distributional Impact of Agricultural Sector Reforms in Africa: A Review of Past Experience -- A. Introduction -- B. Rationale for Intervention and Reform -- C. Stakeholders and Channels of Impact -- D. Case Studies -- E. The Impact of the Reforms -- Bibliography -- Tables -- 1.1 Summary of Activities and Outputs of the Poverty and Social Impact Analysis Group -- 2.1 Structure of a SAM -- 2.2 Flow of Factors and Household Incomes in a SAM -- Figures -- 2.1 Circular Flow of Income as Portrayed in a Social Accounting Matrix -- 2.2 Functional Distribution and Size Distribution of Income (CGE Model).

2.3 The 123PRSP Macro-Poverty Links -- 2.4 Layered and Integrated CGE-Microsimulation -- 5.1 Agricultural Sector Losses in Selected Countries -- Appendix Tables -- A2.1 Alternative Closure Rules for Macro System Constraints -- A3.1 Alternative Approaches for Evaluating the Welfare Impacts of Tax and Price Reforms -- A4.1 Approaches to Analyzing the Welfare Impacts of Trade Liberalization and Devaluation -- A4.2 Useful Questions to Establish Key Qualitative Channels -- A5.1 Marketing Boards and Interventions -- A5.2 Agricultural Market Reforms -- Appendix Figures -- A5.1 Pre- and Postreform Trends in GDP Growth, Fiscal Deficits, and Agricultural Production.