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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823998103321

Titolo

Minding the gaps : : integrating poverty reduction strategies and budgets for domestic accountability / / Vera A. Wilhelm and Philipp Krause, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2008]

copyright 2008

ISBN

1-281-09979-1

9786611099794

0-8213-7206-8

Descrizione fisica

xiii, 182 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

WilhelmVera <1960->

KrausePhilipp <1978->

Disciplina

362.5/561091724

Soggetti

Poverty - Government policy - Developing countries

Budget - Developing countries

Economic assistance - Developing countries - Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-176) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Executive Summary; Part One: Findings and Lessons from Country Case Studies; FIGURES; TABLES; BOXES; Part Two: Summaries of Country Case Studies; Annex 1: Lessons from Higher-Income Reformers; Annex 2: Priority Sectors and Pro-Poor Spending in Selected Case Studies; Annex 3: Nature of the APR in the Case Study Countries; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

By integrating their poverty reduction strategies (PRSs), national budgets, and the corresponding reporting processes, low-income countries can strengthen domestic accountability and the implementation of pro-poor policies. Minding the Gaps, based on nine low-income country case studies and a review of relevant experience in four higher-income countries, offers practical insights for donors and national governments on how to strengthen the links between PRSs and budgets.PRS countries' efforts to integrate policy with budgeting processes have often had limited effect. Their policy making, plann