PRSP and Budget Links: Emerging Evidence from Case Studies

The PRSP process aims to make decision-making processes more transparent, participatory and pro-poor. For the PRSP process to bear fruit in this attempt, it needs to have an impact on budgeting processes and resource allocation. Although this is long-term endeavor, it is useful to examine evidence so far.

This session highlighted evidence from a series of case studies on the interaction between the PRSP process and the budget, as a basis for discussion. The five studies, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Vietnam and Tanzania aim to assess the extent to which public finance management and budget allocations reflect the principles and content of the PRSP, hence providing insights into progress in PRS implementation. The cases also shed light on whether the PRSP process itself has fostered more accountable, efficient and pro-poor budget processes and allocations.
Speakers: Rosa Alonso I Terme, EASPR and Jeni Klugman, AFTP2

Discussants: Stefano Paternostro, PRMPR; and Marcelo Andrade, AFTP4
 
The session was facilitated by Vera Wilhelm (PRMPR).

Presentations

• PRSP & Budget Links, by Rosa Alonso I Terme, EASPR and Jeni Klugman, AFTP2

Case Studies/Further Readings

• PRSP and Budgets: A Synthesis of Five Case Studies, by Rosa Alonso I Terme, Lindsay Judge, and Jeni Klugman — in Budget Support Practitioners' Forum, conference volume, World Bank OPCS, forthcoming, 2005. (151kb PDF)
• PRSPs and Budget Linkages: The Case of Bolivia by Lindsay Judge, PRMPR and Jeni Klugman, AFTP2 (150kb PDF)
• PRSPs and Budget Linkages: The Case of Burkina Faso by Rosa Alonso I Terme (118kb PDF)
• Fiscal Aspects of PRSP Implementation in Tanzania, by Rosa Alonso I Terme and Robert Utz.

Summary of the Discussion

• Session summary (11kb PDF)

Participants

• List of Participants (12kb PDF)

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