Chapter 1 The Commitments to Poverty Reduction = 16
Governance: The Missing Link = 16
Meeting Capacity-Building Needs = 19
Social Summit Commitments = 19
Most Progress in Estimating Poverty = 19
Some Progress in Implementing Plans = 20
Little Progress in Setting Targets = 20
Setting Human Poverty Targets = 21
Tracking Short-Term Changes = 22
Chapter 2 Developing National Anti-poverty Plans = 30
The Range of Poverty Plans = 32
Why a Plan? = 32
Beyond Targeted Interventions = 33
Where Is National Ownership? = 33
Are Poverty Programmes Manageable? = 34
Funding for Poverty Programmes = 35
Chapter 3 Linking Poverty to National Policies = 36
Combining National Policies and Targeted Interventions = 38
The Two-Track Approach = 39
Weak Links with Macroeconomic Policies = 40
Weak Links with Redistribution Policies = 42
Chapter 4 Linking Countries' International Policies to Poverty = 44
Linking Debt Relief to Poverty Reduction = 46
Harnessing Trade for Poverty Reduction = 48
Making Aid Work for the Poor = 50
Chapter 5 Governance: The Missing Link = 52
Promoting Accountability through Elections = 54
Improving Accountability in Finances = 55
Expanding Access to Information and Communication = 56
Making Decentralization Pro-poor = 57
Chapter 6 Pro-poor Local Governance: The Neglected Reforms = 62
Pro-poor Reforms in Local Governance = 64
Building Local Capacity for Poverty Reduction = 66
Capital Development and Local Government = 67
Chapter 7 The Poor Organize: The Foundation for Success = 70
The Poor Organize Themselves
Civil Society Organizations Working with Poor Communities
Civil Society Organizations Influencing National Policy-Making
Chapter 8 Focusing Resources on the Poor = 80
Focusing on Geographical Areas = 82
Rehabilitating Poor Areas = 83
Reaching Disadvantaged Social Groups = 85
Targeting by Type of Intervention = 88
Chapter 9 Integrating Key Issues into Poverty Programmes = 92
Weak Links with Gender Policies = 94
Weak Links with Environmental Policies = 97
Weak Links with Health Initiatives = 99
Chapter 10 Monitoring Progress against Poverty = 102
Producing Poverty Data More Frequently = 104
Moving to Evaluation = 104
Monitoring Income Poverty = 105
Monitoring Human Poverty = 107
Including the Poor in Poverty Assessments = 109
Country Profiles
Benin: Comprehensive Monitoring = 112
Brazil: Reforming Social Expenditures to Be More Pro-poor = 113
Burkina Faso: Seeking Debt Relief to Increase Social Spending = 114
China: Two Decades of Poverty Reduction = 115
Dominican Republic: Governance Reforms Essential to Poverty Reduction = 116
The Gambia: A Campaign to Make Poverty Reduction Sustainable = 117
Ghana: Decentralizing to Districts = 118
Kyrgyzstan: A Pioneering National Poverty Programme = 119
Mali: Expecting to Channel Debt Reduction into Poverty Reduction = 120
Mauritania: Promoting Local Participation = 121
Mongolia: Channelling Resources through the Poverty Alleviation Fund = 122
Morocco: Regional Targeting for Poverty Reduction = 123
Mozambique: Overcoming Widespread Poverty = 125
Nepal: Focusing on Poverty Reduction through Decentralization = 126
Peru: National Poverty Programme Improves Its Targeting = 128
Philippines: Targeting Poor Families = 129
South Africa: Putting Poverty at the Top of the Development Agenda = 130
Thailand: A New Poverty-Focused Development Path = 131
Tunisia: Steady Progress against Poverty = 132
Uganda: From Decentralization to Participation = 134
Uzbekistan: Social Development and Slow Economic Reform = 135
Yemen: The Contribution of Poverty Reduction to Nation Building = 136
Zimbabwe: Creating a Poverty Reduction Forum = 138
Selected References = 139
Governance: The Missing Link = 16
Meeting Capacity-Building Needs = 19
Social Summit Commitments = 19
Most Progress in Estimating Poverty = 19
Some Progress in Implementing Plans = 20
Little Progress in Setting Targets = 20
Setting Human Poverty Targets = 21
Tracking Short-Term Changes = 22
Chapter 2 Developing National Anti-poverty Plans = 30
The Range of Poverty Plans = 32
Why a Plan? = 32
Beyond Targeted Interventions = 33
Where Is National Ownership? = 33
Are Poverty Programmes Manageable? = 34
Funding for Poverty Programmes = 35
Chapter 3 Linking Poverty to National Policies = 36
Combining National Policies and Targeted Interventions = 38
The Two-Track Approach = 39
Weak Links with Macroeconomic Policies = 40
Weak Links with Redistribution Policies = 42
Chapter 4 Linking Countries' International Policies to Poverty = 44
Linking Debt Relief to Poverty Reduction = 46
Harnessing Trade for Poverty Reduction = 48
Making Aid Work for the Poor = 50
Chapter 5 Governance: The Missing Link = 52
Promoting Accountability through Elections = 54
Improving Accountability in Finances = 55
Expanding Access to Information and Communication = 56
Making Decentralization Pro-poor = 57
Chapter 6 Pro-poor Local Governance: The Neglected Reforms = 62
Pro-poor Reforms in Local Governance = 64
Building Local Capacity for Poverty Reduction = 66
Capital Development and Local Government = 67
Chapter 7 The Poor Organize: The Foundation for Success = 70
The Poor Organize Themselves
Civil Society Organizations Working with Poor Communities
Civil Society Organizations Influencing National Policy-Making
Chapter 8 Focusing Resources on the Poor = 80
Focusing on Geographical Areas = 82
Rehabilitating Poor Areas = 83
Reaching Disadvantaged Social Groups = 85
Targeting by Type of Intervention = 88
Chapter 9 Integrating Key Issues into Poverty Programmes = 92
Weak Links with Gender Policies = 94
Weak Links with Environmental Policies = 97
Weak Links with Health Initiatives = 99
Chapter 10 Monitoring Progress against Poverty = 102
Producing Poverty Data More Frequently = 104
Moving to Evaluation = 104
Monitoring Income Poverty = 105
Monitoring Human Poverty = 107
Including the Poor in Poverty Assessments = 109
Country Profiles
Benin: Comprehensive Monitoring = 112
Brazil: Reforming Social Expenditures to Be More Pro-poor = 113
Burkina Faso: Seeking Debt Relief to Increase Social Spending = 114
China: Two Decades of Poverty Reduction = 115
Dominican Republic: Governance Reforms Essential to Poverty Reduction = 116
The Gambia: A Campaign to Make Poverty Reduction Sustainable = 117
Ghana: Decentralizing to Districts = 118
Kyrgyzstan: A Pioneering National Poverty Programme = 119
Mali: Expecting to Channel Debt Reduction into Poverty Reduction = 120
Mauritania: Promoting Local Participation = 121
Mongolia: Channelling Resources through the Poverty Alleviation Fund = 122
Morocco: Regional Targeting for Poverty Reduction = 123
Mozambique: Overcoming Widespread Poverty = 125
Nepal: Focusing on Poverty Reduction through Decentralization = 126
Peru: National Poverty Programme Improves Its Targeting = 128
Philippines: Targeting Poor Families = 129
South Africa: Putting Poverty at the Top of the Development Agenda = 130
Thailand: A New Poverty-Focused Development Path = 131
Tunisia: Steady Progress against Poverty = 132
Uganda: From Decentralization to Participation = 134
Uzbekistan: Social Development and Slow Economic Reform = 135
Yemen: The Contribution of Poverty Reduction to Nation Building = 136
Zimbabwe: Creating a Poverty Reduction Forum = 138
Selected References = 139