Essays about: "PRSPs"

Found 3 essays containing the word PRSPs.

  1. 1. Have Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers actually reduced poverty in poor countries?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Markus Bohlers; [2019-11-07]
    Keywords : Poverty; PRSPs; poor countries; IFIs; development paradigm; Washington Consensus;

    Abstract : Throughout the past 15-20 years, poor countries have been implementing so-called Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) under the guidance of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Despite their enormous importance for national development efforts around the globe, the aggregate performance of PRSPs remains understudied. READ MORE

  2. 2. Investigating the Impact of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers on Poverty Reduction and Economic Empowerment: The Case of Nigeria

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Emmanuel James Conable Nweke; [2014]
    Keywords : Empowerment; MDGs; Nigeria; PRSPs; World bank; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Since the year 2000, achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has become the central focus of the international community. Using an empowerment framework, this study assessed the impacts of the four projects associated with Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) or its Nigerian blueprint, National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS). READ MORE

  3. 3. Dignity Line vs. Priority Lists : a study of Martha Nussbaum’s List of Central Human Capabilities in Relation to the PRSPs from Madagascar and Yemen

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Emma Ebintra; [2010]
    Keywords : Capability Approach; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper; Fattigdom; Dignity; Poverty; Martha Nussbaum; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : As an equality producing mechanism Martha Nussbaum presents a list of ten central human capabilities which, if realised, will lead to a dignified life. The purpose of this thesis is to discover if it is reasonable to suggest that Nussbaum’s list of central human capacities equates to a unified definition of dignity. READ MORE