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Checklist for Making a Differential Diagnosis of an Economy
This checklist
comes from Jeffrey D. Sachs' book entitled The End of Poverty
copyright 2005
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I. Poverty Trap
Proportion of
Households lacking basic needs
Spatial
distribution of household poverty
Spatial
Distribution of basic infrastructure (power, roads, telecoms, water
and sanitation)
Ethnic, gender,
generational distribution of poverty
Key risk factors
Demographic
trends
Environmental
Trends
Climate Shocks
Disease
Commodity price
fluctuations
Others
II. Economic Policy
Framework
Business
environment
Trade policy
Investment policy Infrastructure Human capital III. Fiscal Framework and Fiscal Trap Public Sector revenues and expenditures by category Percent of GDP Absolute levels in comparison with international norms Tax administration and expenditure management Public investment needs to meet poverty reduction targets Macroeconomic instability Overhang of public sector debt Medium-term public sector expenditure framework IV. Physical Geography Transport conditions Proximity of population to ports, international trade routes, navigable waterways Access of population to paved roads Access of population to motorized transport Population density Costs of connectivity to power, telecoms, roads Arable land per capita Environmental impacts of population-land ratios V. Governance Patterns and Failures Civil and political rights Public management systems Decentralization and fiscal federalism Corruption patterns and intensity Political succession and longevity Internal violence and security Cross-border violence and security Ethnic, religious, and other cultural diversions VI. Cultural Barriers Gender relations Ethnic and religious divisions Diaspora VII. Geopolitics International security relations Cross-border security threats War Terrorism Refugees International sanctions Trade barriers Participation in regional and international groups |