1. Preliminary Thoughts on BER and Equity
SIMON WHITE
29 September 2016

2. Preliminary Thoughts on BER and Equity: Jobs, Poverty, Skills Set and Geographic Focus
NAO ‘3E Guidance’:
Economy
Efficiency
Effectiveness
DFID addition: Equity
ICAC: equity is about “ensuring that the benefits are distributed fairly”.

3. Growth to benefit the poor
Equity is often treated as a sub-set of the VfM effectiveness criterion.
Equity is a cost driver – it increases programme costs.
VfM can encourage a focus on easy-to-reach groups rather than riskier targets, such as those in harder-to-reach areas, minority groups and others.
BER and inclusive growth –– focusing on the:
Pace of growth
Pattern of growth

4. Dimensions to VfM Equity Measurement
Gender:
Disaggregating data (firm creation, employment)
Sectors where women are highly represented
Addressing power imbalances (based upon sound gender analysis)
Informal economy:
Formalisation and increased productivity of informal firms
Formalisation and improvement of working conditions and arrangements
Spatial:
Measuring results of reforms affecting spatial pockets of poverty and determinants of poverty based on location (e.g., land tenure)
Sector:
Measuring results in sectors where poor women and men are highly represented

5. DFID Strategic Framework for Economic Development for Shared Prosperity and Poverty Reduction
Enabling environment for private sector growth (1of 5 pillars).
Seven areas of focus:
Stable macroeconomic environments conducive to growth
Open and inclusive economic institutions
Better conditions for infrastructure investment
Tax policy and tax administration reforms
Trade policy
Financial sector reforms
Integration of the effects of climate change and the value of natural capital into economic decision-making
Little guidance on achieving equity through growth within these broad focus areas.
VfM equity can provide a clearer focus on how this is achieved.

6. THANK YOU
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