Social Valuation in Agricultural Policy Analysis: Its Significance for Sub-Saharan Africa

Following the emergence of domestic policy weaknesses, policy analysis gained ascendancy in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Skill and capability in agricultural policy analysis are weak, and need upgrading and strengthening. The book, with its geographical focus on SSA, is intended to make a contribution to redress this weakness. It demonstrates methodologies for quantitative analysis of policy objectives covering efficiency, equity and non-efficiency. Also, methodologies for integrating macroeconomic policy variables into micro-level analysis are demonstrated covering commodity policies. Macroprice policies and macroeconomic policies are explored. The other feature is the integration of mutually supporting socio-cultural, economic and technical elements in micro- level policy analysis. Ground covered includes macro-coherency as well as micro-coherency in policy analysis to improve decision-making and public sector management.