Republic of Mozambique : Evaluation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Process and Arrangements Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank introduced the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) process in 1999 to strengthen the poverty alleviation focus of their assistance to low-income countries. At the IMF, the introduction of the PRSP was accompanied by the transformation of the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility (ESAF), the concessional lending window, into the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF), with a view to giving a more central role to poverty reduction and pro-poor growth considerations in the design of IMF-supported programs in low-income countries. The rest of the report is organized as follows. Part two provides background information on poverty incidence in Mozambique, as well as on political and economic developments since the early 1990s. The relevance of the PRSP approach to Mozambique s situation, application of the underlying principles, and preliminary evidence on results, are examined in part three. The effectiveness of IMF assistance, including alignment of the PRGF and technical assistance to PRSP objectives is assessed in part four. Part five considers the effectiveness of World Bank support, also including alignment of that support to the objectives of the PRSP approach. Part six reviews IMF-World Bank collaboration in relation to the PRSP process, and part seven presents the main conclusions and lessons.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	International Monetary Fund, World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2004-07-06
Subjects:	ABJECT POVERTY, ABSOLUTE POVERTY, ACCESS TO SAFE WATER, ACCOUNTING, ACCOUNTING SYSTEM, ADJUSTMENT LENDING, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, ALLOCATION OF FUNDS, ANNUAL REPORT, ANNUAL TARGETS, BALANCE OF PAYMENTS, BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES, BUDGET ALLOCATION, BUDGET EXECUTION, BUDGET FORMULATION, BUDGET FRAMEWORK, BUDGET OUTTURNS, BUDGET REPORTING, BUDGET RESOURCES, BUDGET SUPPORT, BUDGET SYSTEM, BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SERVANTS, CIVIL SERVICE, CIVIL SERVICE REFORM, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES, COMMERCIAL BANKS, CONDITIONALITIES, CONDITIONALITY, CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE, COUNTRY PROCUREMENT, COUNTRY PROCUREMENT ASSESSMENT, DEBT, DEBT RELIEF, DEBT SERVICE, DECENTRALIZATION, DECENTRALIZATION STRATEGY, DIAGNOSTIC WORK, DIVISION OF LABOR, DOMESTIC INVESTMENT, DONOR ASSISTANCE, DONOR COORDINATION, ECONOMIC RECOVERY, ECONOMIC STABILITY, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, ESTIMATES OF POVERTY, EXCHANGE RATE, EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT CAPACITY, EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, EXPENDITURE PRIORITIES, EXPENDITURE TRACKING, EXPENDITURES ON HEALTH, EXTERNAL AID, EXTERNAL DEBT, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FINANCIAL STATISTICS, FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS, FISCAL DEFICIT, FISCAL REVENUE, FISCAL STANCE, FISCAL TARGETS, FOOD SECURITY, FOREIGN COMPETITION, FOREIGN DEBT, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, FOREIGN FINANCING, GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT, GOVERNMENT BUDGET, GOVERNMENT BUDGET PROCESS, GOVERNMENT BUDGETS, GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE, GOVERNMENT POLICY, GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES, GOVERNMENT REVENUE, GOVERNMENT REVENUES, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HEALTH SECTOR, HEALTH SERVICES, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX, ILLITERACY, IMPORT TARIFFS, INCIDENCE OF POVERTY, INFLATION, INFLATION RATE, INTEREST RATES, LAND RIGHTS, MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK, MACROECONOMIC POLICIES, MACROECONOMIC POLICY, MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, MAINTENANCE OF ROADS, MARKET ECONOMY, MARKET MECHANISMS, MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE, MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, MONETARY POLICY, MULTILATERAL DONORS, MUNICIPALITIES, NATIONAL INCOME, NATIONAL POLICIES, NATURAL DISASTERS, NET LENDING, NET PRESENT VALUE, PARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENT, PATTERN OF PUBLIC SPENDING, PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, PETTY CORRUPTION, POLICY FORMULATION, POOR, POOR RURAL AREAS, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, POVERTY ASSESSMENT, POVERTY HEAD, POVERTY HEAD COUNT INDEX, POVERTY IMPACT, POVERTY INCIDENCE, POVERTY INCIDENCE ACROSS REGIONS, POVERTY INDICATORS, POVERTY LEVELS, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY REDUCING, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER, POVERTY REDUCTION SUPPORT, POVERTY-REDUCING EXPENDITURES, PRIVATE SECTOR, PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION, PROGRAMS, PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT, PROVINCIAL LEVEL, PROVINCIAL LEVELS, PUBLIC ENTERPRISES, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE SYSTEM, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, PUBLIC INVESTMENT PROGRAM, PUBLIC RESOURCES, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC SPENDING, QUALITY CONTROL, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, RED TAPE, REFORM PROGRAM, REFORM PROJECT, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, RESOURCE FLOWS, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, RURAL, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SANITATION, SECTOR MINISTRIES, SECTOR POLICIES, SECTORAL BUDGET, SECTORAL GOALS, SECTORAL PLANS, SECTORAL POLICIES, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE LEVELS, SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE, SMALLHOLDER SECTOR, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, SOCIAL SERVICE, SOCIAL SERVICES, STATE BUDGET, STRATEGIC CHOICES, STRATEGIC PLANS, STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT, STRUCTURAL REFORMS, TAX EVASION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TOTAL EXPENDITURE, TOTAL EXPENDITURES, TOTAL SPENDING, TRANSPARENCY, UNCERTAINTY, WAR,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/07/20106175/mozambique-evaluation-poverty-reduction-strategy-paper-prsp-process-arrangements-under-poverty-reduction-andbrgrowth-facility-prgf-mozambique-evaluation-poverty-reduction-strategy-paper-prsp-process-arrangements-under-poverty-reduction-growth-facility-prgf https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20222
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