One of the key components of a successful poverty reduction strategy is a system for monitoring the implementation of the strategy and for tracking progress in poverty reduction. 'Beyond the Numbers' provides lessons on the design and functioning of such monitoring systems, which are based on the experiences of twelve countries. The book's focus is on the institutional arrangements of poverty reduction monitoring systems--the rules and processes that bring the various actors and monitoring activities together in a coherent framework--rather than on any particular activity or actor. This book...
One of the key components of a successful poverty reduction strategy is a system for monitoring the implementation of the strategy and for tracking pr...
For Africa to fully realize the potential of social safety nets and bring its poorest and most vulnerable to a point where they can seize economic opportunities, this report discusses the decisive shifts which need to occur in three critical spheres: political, institutional, and fiscal.
For Africa to fully realize the potential of social safety nets and bring its poorest and most vulnerable to a point where they can seize economic opp...