Debt relief and the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP)
Bread for the World Institute www.bread.org
Approaches to the relief of poverty
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Gently reformist approaches
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Firmly radical approaches
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| Alleviate poverty |
Prevent poverty being created |
| Ensure transparency and accountability in the disbursement of
social funds |
Attack structures and processes that cause poverty |
| Mitigate the effects of structural adjustment |
Design macroeconomic policies that lift people out of poverty |
Get some amazingly well informed and easy to read introductions in the following
papers. They are all good but I was particularly impressed by No.3
The World Bank/IMF Debt Relief Initiative: Does it Lower the Debt Service Payments of
Poor Countries? (Sept 1999)
http://www.bread.org/whoweare/bfwi/debtanddevelopment/dossier1.html
Debt Relief from the IMF and the World Bank: What are the conditions? (Sept 1999)
http://www.bread.org/whoweare/bfwi/debtanddevelopment/dossier2.html
The Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers: An Initial NGO Assessment (April 2000)
http://www.bread.org/whoweare/bfwi/debtanddevelopment/dossier3.html
Bolivia in the Struggle Against Poverty: Is the International Debt Relief Initiative
Working? (August 2000)
http://www.bread.org/whoweare/bfwi/debtanddevelopment/dossier4.html
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