Talk:Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

Feedback from Govt Class
Can you change the third paragraph of the intro so that it is about the goals of the PRPS process and then notes the problem each goal was supposed to solve? This makes it less about problems with aid and more about the PRSPs. Let me know if that doesn’t make sense. Under participatory process, I think it is really important to talk a bit about how this actually plays out or not. This will make the section more balanced. I realize this can also be in criticism later, but I think it is better to address it right where you talk about the issue to avoid any bias. Similarly, one could talk about problems of data and information in the poverty analysis part. For the other sections, I think you are on the right track. For a few more sources, try this strategy. Using scholar.google.com, search PRSP. You will get the Dijkstra article you are already using, then under the entry for it, click ‘Related articles’. You will get a ton of articles, then you can go to the Mills library site and see if we have access to any of them. They should help you fill in more about the formulation process and hopefully the others as well. Prof M Johnson (talk) 00:38, 12 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi Professor. Thanks for your input. Please look below in the "Improving this Article" section where I have outlined what new improvements I've made.Cbielass (talk) 04:32, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

Peer Feedback
This article is really good. In fact, now I'm curious about specific examples. I'd suggest discussing exactly what the analysis was looking for, especially when you're discussing the core principles the government was analyzing the data with. I am particularly interested in this principle  "partnership-oriented, involving coordinated participation of development partners (government, domestic stakeholders, and external donors)

Otherwise this is very informative. If there is any specific examples with developing countries that show when this strategy failed and when it succeeded that'd be a good addition, especially if it has the specific factors that contributed to the failure or success. It would be interesting to name the particular policies that were critiqued here,  "Critics argue that the criteria used to judge PRSPs by the World Bank and IMF are actually used to impose neo-liberal policies along the lines of the Washington Consensus, and that these policies tend to increase poverty rather than decreasing it."

Otherwise, good job! Super interesting. Duthomas (talk) 05:32, 13 November 2011 (UTC)

I am required to write a strategy paper on improving employee engagement in my Buisess. I need a speciment / template of a strategy so that I approach the issue in a structured manner.

Regards

Hassan Aftab Human Resource Manager Polyester Business ICI Pakistan Limited
 * Wikipedia is not a forum. i get scolded.Other dictionaries are better (talk) 15:49, 17 June 2011 (UTC)

Improving This Article
For my Politics of Developing Nations class, I am going to be improving this wikipedia article. Considering there are basically only sentences of information on Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers in this article, any amount of elaboration would be an improvement. I plan on giving a more detailed definition of what a PRSP is and what exactly it entails. I also would like to include how these papers are developed and how external international influence affects the impoverished nations who are applying for relief aid. I would like to include at least a couple case studies. Cbielass (talk) 22:15, 20 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi Cbielass,
 * This is a good idea. I think you will find there is a large debate on how much PRSP's are "owned" by the country's writing them and how much the people effected by them participated in the process of elaborating them. You may also want to discuss how PRSPs are supposed to guide lending and aid from here on out and whether they seem to be doing so. I'm not sure case studies work well in Wikipedia encyclopedia entries, but this is a question you could ask one of our on-line ambassadors as we move forward.
 * Prof M Johnson (talk) 18:34, 21 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your feedback!
 * Actually, I was thinking of including a few case studies to illustrate the implementation and effectiveness of using the PRSPs as a guide for lending and aid. I will ask Neelix once I have a better idea of where I'd like to go with that.
 * Cbielass (talk) 06:50, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

Article had very little information already. I tried to work with what was already there, but decided to delete the IMF quote because I thought the information could be better paraphrased as part of the explanation of the PRSP. I created two new sections that I am going to want to develop, especially the Challenges section. There has been a lot of research done on the ineffectiveness of PRSP. Tonight I worked mostly on updating the explanation of what a PRSP is and what its intended purpose is. I am still contemplating whether or not I want to give an example of a country's PRSP.
 * Cbielass (talk) 07:06, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

My edits after first round of review:
 * I decided to make things more straight forward by adding a new section just for "Goals" so that the goals of the PRS could be outlined more easily. I changed the structure of the explanations of the goals so that there was a better emphasis on the goals, not the problems from which they sprouted. I believe this is what Professor Johnson was suggesting. I also read two new articles, which I cited, in order to go a bit more in depth with the goals.
 * I added a bit more to the participatory process section, specifically in regards the ways it plays out in reality. I read a new article and cited it.
 * Cbielass (talk) 06:36, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

Bibliography for New Content
Fraser, Alastair. 2005. “Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers: Now Who Calls the Shots?” Review of African Political Economy 104/105: 317-340. doi:10.1080/30356240500329346

Grindle, Merilee and Edward S. Mason. 2002. "Good Enough Governance: Poverty Reduction and Reform in Developing Countries." Prepared for the Poverty Reduction Group of the World Bank. Harvard University. http://www.gsdrc.org/docs/open/HD32.pdf.

Ministry of Economy and Development. 2005. "Burkina Faso Poverty Reduction Paper, 2004 Implementation Report". Fifth edition. http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTPRS1/Resources/Burkina_Faso_APR2-PRSP(may2005).pdf

Whitehead, Ann. 2003. "Failing Women, Sustaining Poverty: Gender in Poverty Reduction Papers." Report for the UK Gender and Development Network. http://www.siyanda.org/docs/gad_failingwomen.pdf.

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Wikipedia Ambassador Program course assignment
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