Dudwick, NoraNelsson, Adam2012-08-132012-08-132008-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11135In 1999, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) introduced poverty reduction strategy papers (PRSPs) as a condition for highly indebted countries to receive debt relief under the HIPC initiative. Since then, PRSPs have become a condition for aid to International Development Association (IDA) countries, for which they are considered instrumental in refocusing attention on poverty, democratizing policy making, and improving donor coordination. While PRSPs may play that role in many IDA countries, their usefulness in fragile states, including those just emerging from conflict, has been questioned. Increased donor attention to the specific problems of such states was the impetus for a Poverty Reduction Group (PRMPR) stocktaking of PRSPs in fragile environments.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTINGBASIC NEEDSBASIC SERVICESCAPACITY BUILDINGCITIZENSCIVIL SOCIETYCIVIL WARCOLLAPSECOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECORRUPTIONCREDIBILITYCRIMEDEBTDEBT RELIEFDEFICITSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSDEVELOPMENT POLICYDISBURSEMENTDISEASESECONOMIC ACTIVITYENABLING ENVIRONMENTFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTGOOD GOVERNANCEGOVERNANCE REFORMSHIPCHUMAN CAPITALINCOMEINDEBTED COUNTRIESINITIATIVEINSTITUTIONAL REFORMSINTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCEINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTERVENTIONINVESTINGLIVELIHOODSLOW-INCOME COUNTRIESMACRO STABILITYMACROECONOMIC POLICYMANAGEMENT SYSTEMSMIGRATIONMONOPOLYNATIONAL PROCESSESNATURAL DISASTERSOPPORTUNITY COSTSORPHANSPATRONAGEPEACEPOLICY FRAMEWORKPOLICY PROCESSPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOLITICAL LEADERSHIPPOLITICAL STABILITYPOOR COUNTRIESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMSPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIESPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPRO-POORPROGRAMSPROGRESSPUBLIC DEBATEPUBLIC SECTORREDUCING POVERTYREFUGEESRULE OF LAWSAFETY NETSECURITY SITUATIONSERVICE DELIVERYSOCIAL INCLUSIONSOCIAL POLICIESSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL TENSIONSSTATE CAPACITYSTRUCTURAL POLICIESTARGETINGTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETERTIARY EDUCATIONTHEFTVIOLENCEVULNERABILITYVULNERABLE GROUPSWARWorld Bankhttps://doi.org/10.1596/11135