The Poverty Reduction Strategy Initiative : An Independent Evaluation of the World Bank's Support Through 2003

Abstract

This evaluation builds upon OED's earlier work to assess how well the PRS Initiative has helped thus far in putting the CDF principles into action, how relevant it is to countries' quest for sustainable poverty reduction, and how effectively the Bank has supported and aligned its own programs with the PRS approach. OED conducted this evaluation in parallel with an evaluation by the IMF's Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) on Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers and the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility.