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Second‐Generation Poverty Reduction Strategies: New Opportunities and Emerging Issues
Author(s) -
Driscoll Ruth,
Evans Alison
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
development policy review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.671
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1467-7679
pISSN - 0950-6764
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-7679.2005.00274.x
Subject(s) - poverty reduction , poverty , civil society , government (linguistics) , aid effectiveness , corporate governance , politics , good governance , political science , development economics , economic growth , predictability , developing country , culture of poverty , economics , basic needs , finance , linguistics , philosophy , law , physics , quantum mechanics
The poverty reduction strategy paper (PRSP) approach has taken centre stage in development asssistance over the past five years. International endorsement of the approach has led to important gains in government focus on poverty reduction, civil society participation and donor behaviour. Yet PRSPs also potentially offer a much greater contribution to aid effectiveness, good governance and poverty reduction in developing countries. With a second generation of PRSPs now set to appear, this article examines the technical and political challenges that need addressing to realise their potential over time. Emerging issues include how to respond to political transitions, alternative design approaches, how to assess financing needs, and ways of enhancing the predictability of aid.