A new framework for action developed to enhance the poverty impact of country actions and development assistance. This approach centers around the preparation by countries of poverty reduction strategies.
Participation [get by e-mail] September 30, 2002 This chapter provides operational guidance for planning and carrying out a participatory process in the PRSP. It offers a range of...
The June 2000 Africa Poverty Forum was the first in a series of regional Poverty Reduction Strategy Fora to share best practices on poverty reduction and drafting of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs). This document provides materials presented and distributed during the Forum's thematic sessions.
The Dakar Forum seeks to help PRSP Teams in Africa in identifying some of the major issues that countries face in designing and carrying out their poverty reduction strategies while also fostering networking among PRSP teams and other development agencies.
The contents of a poverty monitoring system may vary from one country to the next, but the way in which it is formulated remains essentially the same and many of the elements described in this document can be expected to be found in most systems. The approach is not limited to poverty monitoring alone but is one that can be applied to any sector for which statistical information needs to be collected and analyzed. It builds on the idea that monitoring systems are demand-driven and developed in an integrated fashion.
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).
The June 2000 Africa Poverty Forum was the first in a series of regional Poverty Reduction Strategy Fora to share best practices on poverty reduction and drafting of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs). This document provides materials presented at the plenary sessions of the Forum.
Issues of Governance will be highlighted during the Forum to underscore the key role of institutions in the developmental and implementation aspects of a Poverty Reduction Strategy, and (ii) to propose methods and toolkits for use in incorporating these concerns into the PRSP process.
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