POLICY BRIEFS DYNAMICS IN SOCIAL SERVICE DELIVERY AND THE RURAL ECONOMY OF MADAGASCAR: Descriptive Results of the 2004 Commune Survey April 2005 Introduction and Executive Summary by Bart Minten, Nathalie Francken, and Eliane Ralison Chapter 1: Price and Welfare Dynamics in Rural Madagascar by Bart Minten and Eliane Ralison Chapter 2: Dynamics in Primary Education: 2000-2004 by Nathalie Francken and Bart Minten Chapter 3: Dynamics in the Health Sector: 2002-2004 by Bart Minten and Eliane Ralison Chapter 4: Dynamics in the Agricultural Sector: 2001-2004 by Bart Minten and Eliane Ralison Chapter 5: Security and Perceptions on Justice in Rural Madagascar by Nathalie Francken and Bart Minten CONFERENCE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL SERVICE DELIVERY AND POVERTY IN MADAGASCAR June 11, 2003, Antananarivo Over the length of the project, Cornell University has worked closely with INSTAT (the National Institute for Statistics) on research concerning the linkages between economic development, access to social services and poverty. On June 11th, 2003, Cornell University and INSTAT organized jointly a conference to present the main results of their research. The conference was attended by more than 100 people involved in economic research and policy making. Research on different topics was presented. Briefs published from this conference can be found here. CONFERENCE: AGRICULTURE AND POVERTY IN MADAGASCAR March 20, 2003, Antananarivo Over the length of the project, Cornell University has also worked closely with FOFIFA (the National Institute on Agricultural Research) on research concerning the agriculture-poverty nexus. On March 20th, 2003, Cornell University and FOFIFA organized jointly a conference to present the main results of their research. The conference was attended by more than 100 people involved in agricultural research and policy making. Research on different topics was presented. Briefs and maps published from this conference can be found here.	Now available on-line Edited by: Bart Minten Jean-Claude Randrianarisoa Lalaina Randrianarison
CRISIS BRIEFS Policy briefs for the ILO project were also prepared in response to political crisis. Due to a dispute on the outcome of presidential elections, Madagascar had been in the grip of a political crisis in the first half of the year 2002. General strikes and roadblocks on major national roads have hit hard on the economy of Madagascar and therefore on the welfare of people. Recognizing that emergency measures would be necessary and to better guide these measures, Cornell University prepared the following series of timely short technical notes that monitored and studied the economic and social impacts of the crisis. POST-CRISIS BRIEFS After the crisis, one of the studies that was identified during the project was an analysis of the impact of the political crisis on the economy and on social service delivery. As primary data on the situation post-crisis were scarce, the Ilo program, in collaboration with INSTAT and FOFIFA, organized a survey in November-December, 2002, in 150 communes, 400 schools and 200 health centers in all Malagasy provinces. The stratified sampling frame was set up in such a way to be representative of the situation at the national and provincial level. During this survey, data on different themes were collected. Each theme was the subject of a post-crisis policy brief. These crisis and post-crisis briefs are available in French and English versions, and in PDF format. The PDF format can be viewed with Adobe Acrobat reader, which is available free from the Adobe website. PACT Madagascar’s monthly newsletters, Ilo Now are available on-line here.
CRISIS BRIEFS Policy Brief #1: [English] IMPACT OF THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN RURAL AREAS: RESULTS OF A RAPID RURAL APPRAISAL (May 2002) Policy Brief #1: [French] IMPACT DE LA CRISE POLITIQUE EN MILIEUX RURAUX : RESULTATS D’UNE RAPIDE EVALUATION RURALE (Mai 2002) Policy Brief #2: [French] IMPACT DE LA CRISE SUR L’AGRICULTURE COMMERCIALE : LE CAS DE LA FILIERE COTON A MAHAJANGA (Mai 2002) Policy Brief #3: [English] IMPACT OF THE POLITICAL CRISIS ON HOUSEHOLDS’ WELL BEING: AN ANALYSIS BASED ON THE PERCEPTION OF COMMUNAL FOCUS GROUPS (July 2002) Policy Brief #3 [French]: IMPACT DE LA CRISE POLITIQUE SUR LE BIEN ETRE DES MENAGES : LES RESULTATS D’UNE EVALUATION PAR DES FOCUS GROUPS COMMUNAUX (Juillet 2002) Policy Brief #4: [English] STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF THE POLITICAL CRISIS THROUGH PRICE ANALYSIS OF GOODS IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS (July 2002) Policy Brief #4: [French] ETUDE SUR L’IMPACT DE LA CRISE POLITIQUE PAR UNE ANALYSE DES PRIX DES PRODUITS EN MILIEUX URBAINS ET RURAUX (Juillet 2002) Policy Brief #5: [English] IMPACT OF THE POLITICAL CRISIS ON THE HEALTH SECTOR: RESULTS OF A RAPID SURVEY OF URBAN AND RURAL HEALTH CENTERS DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE 2002 (July 2002) Policy Brief #5: [French] IMPACT DE LA CRISE POLITIQUE SUR LE SECTEUR SANTÉ : RÉSULTATS DE L’ENQUÊTE RURALE ET URBAINE AU NIVEAU DES CENTRES DE SANTÉ PENDANT LE MOIS DE JUIN 2002 (Juillet 2002) Policy Brief #6: [English] IMPACT OF THE POLITICAL CRISIS ON THE EDUCATION SECTOR (July 2002) Policy Brief #6: [French] ETUDE DE L’IMPACT DE LA CRISE POLITIQUE SUR LE SECTEUR DE L’EDUCATION DE BASE (Juillet 2002) Policy Brief #7: [English] IMPACT OF THE POLITICAL CRISIS ON THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR (July 2002) Policy Brief #7: [French] ETUDE DE L’IMPACT DE LA CRISE POLITIQUE SUR LE SECTEUR AGRICOLE (Juillet 2002) Policy Brief #8: [English] RURAL INSECURITY AND THE POLITICAL CRISIS (August 2002) Policy Brief #8: [French] SÉCURITÉ RURALE ET CRISE POLITIQUE (Août 2002) Policy Brief #9: [French] PRIORITE DE DEVELOPPEMENT: PERCEPTION DES FOCUS GROUPS COMMUNAUX PENDANT LA CRISE (Août 2002) Return to top of page POST-CRISIS BRIEFS Policy Brief #1: [English] MONITORING AND ANALYSIS OF PRICES POSTCRISIS (January 2003) Policy Brief #1: [French] SUIVI ET ANALYSE DES PRIX APRES-CRISE (Janvier 2003) Policy Brief #2: [English] MONITORING AND ANALYSIS OF THE HEALTH SECTOR POSTCRISIS: THE IMPACT OF ABOLISHMENT OF THE COST RECOVERY POLICY (January 2003) Policy Brief #2: [French] SUIVI ET EVALUATION DU SECTEUR SANTE POST-CRISE: L’IMPACT DU CHANGEMENT DE LA POLITIQUE SUR LA PARTICIPATION FINANCIERE DES USAGERS (PFU) (Janvier 2003) Policy Brief #3: [French] BIEN ETRE ET SECURITE ALIMENTAIRE: PERCEPTIONS APRES-CRISE DES FOCUS GROUPS COMMUNAUX EN MILIEU RURAL (Janvier 2003) Policy Brief #4: [English] THE SECURITY SITUATION POST-CRISIS: THE IMPACT OF THE NEW POLICIES TO IMPROVE SECURITY (January 2003) Policy Brief #4: [French] LA SECURITE RURALE APRES-CRISE: L’IMPACT DE LA NOUVELLE POLITIQUE D’AMELIORATION DE LA SECURITE (Janvier 2003) Policy Brief #5: [English] MONITORING OF THE EDUCATION SECTOR POST-CRISIS: IMPACT OF THE ABOLISHMENT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL TUITION POLICY (January 2003) Policy Brief #5: [French] L’APRES-CRISE DANS LE SECTEUR DE L’EDUCATION : IMPACT DE L’ANNULATION DU PAIEMENT DES FRAIS DE SCOLARITE (Janvier 2003) Return to top of page

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