This brief presents findings and recommendations drawn from a seven-country review of ActionAid engagement of World Bank/International Monetary Fund policies with particular focus on Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRS).
This paper focuses on a specific area of health financing, the allocation of public resources, and the extent to which different approaches enable poor people to access essential services.
This report introduces two micro-level tools, the Public Expenditure Tracking Survey (PETS) and the Quantitative Service Delivery Survey (QSDS), which can be used to assess the quantity and quality of frontline service delivery from public, private not-for-profit, and private for-profit providers.
This article analyzes Uganda's decentralization program in terms of a "dual mode" system of local governance: the "technocratic" and the "patronage" mode. It argues that a culture of transparency and civic engagement is important if decentralization is to promote both efficient service delivery and local empowerment.
This volume of case studies has been put together with the intention of promoting mutual learning among those concerned with advancing civil society solutions for development and poverty reduction.
The Danish ministry of Foreign Affairs requested the Danish embassies in the following countries to respond to the questionnaire, where the PRSP process has started; Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Uganda and Vietnam.
This paper argues that budgetary allocations can be quite misleading in explaining outcomes and making policy decisions in a weak institutional context, particularly in Africa.
This study, Farmer Empowerment in Africa Through Farmer Organizations : Best Practices provides information on practical ways to promote the development of autonomous cooperatives and other
farmer organizations.
