1. Digging Deeper into Macro Social Analysis Gary Green University of Wisconsin

2. Three questions What are the main issues essential to include in any macro-level social analysis? What are the main issues essential to include in any macro-level social analysis? What are the primary research questions to focus on in the analysis to make it more development relevant? What are the primary research questions to focus on in the analysis to make it more development relevant? How can this information be used to have the greatest impact? How can this information be used to have the greatest impact?

3. Social Analysis: Entry Points Social diversity and gender Social diversity and gender Institutions, rules and behavior Institutions, rules and behavior Stakeholders Stakeholders Participation Participation Social Risk Social Risk

4. Additional Components? Nongovernmental organizations —role of NGOS, relationships with the state and communities. Nongovernmental organizations —role of NGOS, relationships with the state and communities. Informal associations and organizations. Informal associations and organizations. Capacity of support organizations —implementation and monitoring. Capacity of support organizations —implementation and monitoring. Mapping of assets related to development. Mapping of assets related to development.

5. Assets and Development Social Capital Human Capital Financial Capital Physical Capital Cultural Capital Political Capital Assets defined: Broadly defined resources potentially generating new resources. Assets defined: Broadly defined resources potentially generating new resources.

6. Applying Macro Social Analysis to Development Data (longitudinal and comparative) Data (longitudinal and comparative) Priorities Priorities Change mechanisms (state, market, civil society) Change mechanisms (state, market, civil society) Participation (research, implementation and monitoring) Participation (research, implementation and monitoring) Pseudo vs. full participationPseudo vs. full participation

7. Research Needs What are the relationships between assets, livelihood strategies and socioeconomic mobility? What are the relationships between assets, livelihood strategies and socioeconomic mobility? How do NGOs supplement, support, and/or contradict government policies addressing poverty, inequality and mobility? How do NGOs supplement, support, and/or contradict government policies addressing poverty, inequality and mobility? What is the capacity for development at the regional and local levels? What is the capacity for development at the regional and local levels?

8. Improve Impact of Country Social Analyses Develop stronger involvement of NGOs, government agencies, stakeholders and communities in the design and implementation of social analyses. Develop stronger involvement of NGOs, government agencies, stakeholders and communities in the design and implementation of social analyses. Map the broad set of assets influencing development. Map the broad set of assets influencing development. Make stronger linkages between macro social analysis, projects and regional development. Make stronger linkages between macro social analysis, projects and regional development.

9. Conclusions Macroeconomic and social programs may be limited in their power. Complexities require digging deeper into the regional and informal institutional dynamics of inequality. Macroeconomic and social programs may be limited in their power. Complexities require digging deeper into the regional and informal institutional dynamics of inequality. Success depends not only on technocratic knowledge but broad social participation. Success depends not only on technocratic knowledge but broad social participation.