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    Reducing poverty: is the World Bank's strategy working?

    Panos Institute, London, 2002
    For over 70 countries producing a Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP), approved by the World Bank and IMF, is either a condition for getting debt relief, or a condition for receiving concessional loans and some aid.
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    New strategies, old loan conditions: the case of Uganda

    Bretton Woods Project, 2002
    Based on secondary materials and interviews with leading officials within the Government of Uganda, bi-lateral and multi-lateral institutions and civil society organizations in Uganda and Washington DC over 2001, this study presents evidence that crucial policy prescriptions within the PRSC and PRGF may impair Uganda’s ability to effectively realize its antipoverty and growth goals.Uganda's Pov
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    Pro-Poor conditionality for aid and debt relief in East Africa

    WIDER Development Conference on Debt Relief, 2001
    This paper considers how the conditionality inherent in HIPC debt relief should be constituted to promote pro-poor policies.The paper argues that:the elements of debt relief conditionality should be tailored to the features of the poverty-reduction policy environment in each country and provides guidelines for the design of conditionalitythe potential for implementing poverty reduct
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    The HIPC debt relief initiative, Uganda's social sector reforms and outcomes

    WIDER Development Conference on Debt Relief, 2001
    Paper identifies the constraints of Uganda's implementation of social reforms via the Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP), and offers a guide for the future course of reforms. To do this, the paper provides an assessment of performance of the social sector programs being implemented.
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    External debt and debt reduction measures in Uganda

    WIDER Development Conference on Debt Relief, 2001
    Paper presents a country case study of Uganda’s external debt burden, its impact on the country’s economy and the outcomes of the recent debt relief measures implemented by the international community.Findings: Using time series data, we show that external debt flows had positive impacts on investment and GDP growth in Uganda, while accumulated debt demonstrated negative effects on the t
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    Uganda's external debt and the HIPC initiative

    WIDER Development Conference on Debt Relief, 2001
    Paper examines Uganda's experience with external debt and debt-relief measures. Emphasis is placed on the country's experience with the HIPC I (the original HIPC) and HIPC II (the Enhanced HIPC) initiatives, and their relevance to poverty reduction.Paper retraces Uganda's debt problems and gives a chronological overview of its debt-relief experiences.
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    The HIPC debt relief initiative: Uganda's experience

    WIDER Development Conference on Debt Relief, 2001
    Paper examines the evolution of Uganda's debt, including the 1991 Debt Strategy, the 1995 Enhanced Debt Strategy, debt reduction operations, The Paris Club, debt buy back and restructuring of unsecured commercial debt, debt conversion and multilateral debt fund.
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    Aid and Reform in Africa

    Aid Effectiveness Research, World Bank, 1999
    Since the early 1980s, virtually every African country has received large amounts of aid aimed at stimulating policy reform. The results have varied enormously. Ghana and Uganda were successful reformers that grew rapidly and reduced poverty. In other countries policies changed little or even got worse.
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    An analysis of the poverty orientation of current Danida policies

    Danish Institute for International Studies, 1999
    Paper discusses Danida's current policies and activities with respect to: the overall poverty reduction goal and understandingsthe attempt to ‘mainstream' the poverty reduction objective in guidelines and proceduresthe concrete programmes and projects undertaken in Uganda.
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    Progress Report on Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs)

    Debt Initiative for the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries, IMF, 2000
    Describes developments in the PRSP programme, including Interim PRSPs (I-PRSPs)Issues raised by recipient countries have includedgrowth and macroeconomic stability are critical for poverty reduction, but cannot be considered as ends in themselvespoverty reduction strategies need to be comprehensive in nature, and are not simply about social programsexplicit links need to be made

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