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The book examines the methodological challenges in analyzing the
effectiveness of development policies. It presents a selection of tools
and methodologies that can help tackle the complexities of which
policies work best and why, and how they can be implemented effectively
given the political and economic framework conditions of a country. The
contributions in this book offer a continuation of the ongoing
evidence-based debate on the role of agriculture and participatory
policy processes in reducing poverty. They develop and apply
quantitative political economy approaches by integrating quantitative
models of political decision-making into existing economic modeling
tools, allowing a more comprehensive growth-poverty analysis. The book
addresses not only scholars who use quantitative policy modeling and
evaluation techniques in their empirical or theoretical research, but
also technical experts, including policy makers and analysts from
stakeholder organizations, involved in formulating and implementing
policies to reduce poverty and to increase economic and social
well-being in African countries.