Includes bibliographical references and index Economics and Development Resource Center (EDRC). (2001). Handbook for integrating poverty impact assessment in the economic analysis of projects. Manila, Philippines: Asian Development Bank.

Introduction -- Pro-poor context check for other intervention projects -- Approach to poverty impact analysis for poverty intervention projects -- Pre-PPTA stage -- PPTA stage -- Steps for poverty impact analysis -- Data requirements -- Benefit incidence -- Government net benefit and effects on the rest of the economy -- Advantages and limitations of the analysis -- Improving project quality at entry -- Complementing the inadequacy of headcount approach -- Variety of projects -- Caution on interpretation of PIR index -- Risk for the poor -- Linkage to policy-based lending