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The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper – key questions

"The PRSP will be formulated by borrowing governments with substantial consultation and participation of civil society actors". An indication of the extent to which this has happened will result from answering the following questions.

Based on: Bread for the World Institute - Survey Instrument
http://www.bread.org/whoweare/bfwi/debtanddevelopment/dossier3.html

1. Breadth of civil society representation?

	Who was consulted during the process of drawing up the PRSP or Interim PRSP?
	Over what period of time?

2. Coordination with existing anti-poverty efforts?

	To what extent has the development of the PRSP or Interim PRSP built upon:
	domestic anti-poverty strategies;
	the prior work of

	UN agencies,
	regional organizations,
	local NGOs/CSOs,
	academics and think tanks?

3. Logistics of consultation?

	Please comment on:
	the breadth of distribution of relevant documents;
	the time allotted for review and comment;
	the languages used, and
	any other criteria you would like to add.

4. Links to other IMF/ WB operational mechanisms, and policies?

	Were the following discussed:
	performance criteria,
	structural benchmarks,
	Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) triggers or other macroeconomic and structural adjustment policies linked to IMF and WB loan instruments and debt relief?

5. Social and environmental impact assessments

Did the IMF and WB undertake social and environmental impact assessments of all macroeconomic and structural adjustment policies linked to loan instruments?

6. Consideration of alternatives

	Were specific recommendations made by civil society organizations during the consultation process?
	What was the response of the IMF and WB to these recommendations?

7. Any other comments?

What other comments do you have about the PRSP/Interim PRSP process?

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