An Impact Analysis Of Participation In Nigeria S Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (Prsp) Process

📄 Project Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the impact of participation as a communicative act in Nigeria's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) process which was introduced by the World Bank and IMF as a new approach to tackling the challenges of poverty alleviation and economic development among their low-income clients. Acknowledged as a critical and integral part of the whole process by the World Bank and the IMF, was participation which was meant to induce ownership, ensure accountability, transparency and sustainability, and effectively contribute to the reduction of poverty. Deriving from the premise that communication is the lifeblood of participatory development...participation is communication ...(Dagron 2007), this study investigated the extent to which participation induced ownership; ensured accountability, transparency, and sustainability, and contributed to the effective reduction of poverty in Nigeria. Adopting the case study approach and a triangulation of sources, th...