CMI studies the underlying societal and market mechanisms that may explain why people stay poor, and the design and impacts of programs to reduce poverty.

Launched only 6 years ago, the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) has become a key reference document to a majority of developing countries. More ...

Malawi and Zambia are poor and heavily indebted countries whose dependence on foreign aid is pronounced. They both qualify for debt relief in terms of ...

The National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (NSGRP), or what is more commonly referred to by the Kiswahili acronym Mkukuta, has been in ...

In 2000 both Malawi and Zambia were pronounced as eligible for debt relief in terms of the Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) initiative under the auspices ...

The National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (NSGRP), or in Kiswahili Mkukuta, is Tanzania's second PRSP. The Mkukuta has been effective ...

This paper examines the extent to which the poverty-reduction strategies of selected multilateral and bilateral donors incorporate an urban poverty dimension. ...

What can explain the apparent lack of political will to formulate, implement and monitor the budget process and public financial management in accordance ...

This introductory chapter sets the stage for country-specific analyses of poverty reduction strategies by two different categories of countries: Heavily ...

This concluding chapter compares the poverty reduction strategies of six sub-Saharan African countries (Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda and ...

Poverty reduction has been a long-standing concern of all African countries since independence. This focus is also reflected in the policies of the international ...

The Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative under the auspices of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have adopted a set ...

The World Bank and poverty in Africa: a critical assessment of the Bank's operational strategies fo

Workshop and seminar with Professor Erik Thorbecke from Cornell University on social exclusion: Is socio-cultural identity a barrier to poverty reduction? How does discrimination in the job market affect income inequality?

Policies and strategies for poverty reduction in Norwegian development aid: A review Arve Ofstad an

Taking its cue from the poverty-reduction thrust of the Millennium Development Goals, this paper proposes an analytical framework for answering the fundamental ...

The first three in a series of six qualitative and participatory studies on poverty and well-being in Mozambique have revealed that there are positive ...

The report analyses Ethiopia's economic performance and expected future development. The economic growth rate is likely to remain high despite large fluctuations ...

This brief presents the main conclusions from the fourth in a series of six studies monitoring and evaluating Mozambique’s poverty reduction strategy ...

Increasing attention is being devoted to social security in developing countries as part of their poverty reduction strategies. This article discusses ...

Poverty monitoring in Mozambique primarily takes place within the framework of the implementation of Mozambique’s Poverty Reduction Strategy (PARPA), ...