Essays about: "poverty reduction world bank IMF"

Found 2 essays containing the words poverty reduction world bank IMF.

  1. 1. Poverty Reduction through the participation of the poor!? : A study of the Poverty Reduction Strategies in Uganda and Bolivia from a civil-society perspective

    University essay from IHH, Statsvetenskap

    Author : Erike Tanghöj; [2007]
    Keywords : Uganda; Bolivia; Poverty Reduction; Poverty Reduction Strategies; Participation; National Ownership; Civil-society;

    Abstract : The situation of the low developed countries has been on the agenda of IMF and the World Bank throughout the years. However, after the disastrous failure of the Structural Adjustment Programs, the two financial institutions left the ideas of 'one model fits all' and economic growth equals development. READ MORE

  2. 2. Beyond The Rhetoric. Mainstreaming Environmental Issues into Poverty Reduction Strategies: The case of Ethiopia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Atkeyelsh Persson; [2005]
    Keywords : poverty reduction strategy; sustainable development; Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction Programme; SDPRP; Environmental studies; Miljöstudier; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Since 1999, the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) encourage developing countries to prepare the so called poverty reduction strategies (PRSs), which are national integrated strategies formulated through a participatory process coordinated with donors. This research has aimed to contribute to the development of effective PRS, especially the Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction Programme (SDPRP) of Ethiopia. READ MORE