Poverty Reduction Strategy Process in Fragile States : Do the PRSPs contribute to post-conflict recovery and peace-building in Sierra Leone? <Articles>

国際協力研究誌 Volume 14 Issue 2 Page 67-88 published_at 2008-03-31
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Poverty Reduction Strategy Process in Fragile States : Do the PRSPs contribute to post-conflict recovery and peace-building in Sierra Leone? <Articles>
Creator
Yamaguchi Masatomo Nao
Source Title
国際協力研究誌
Journal of International Development and Cooperation
Volume 14
Issue 2
Start Page 67
End Page 88
Abstract
Policy discussions on 'fragile states' have become one of the key policy agendas in international development. At the same time, development agencies are progressively involved in assistance in conflict-affected countries. Some of the key issues in the discussions include how to reduce poverty as well as how to ensure durable peace in the fragile states by utilising development instruments. This paper particularly focuses on the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) process, which was introduced to low-income countries, including post-conflict countries, by the international financial institutions (IFIs). Itsfeasibility and implications of the process for peace-building are scrutinised by looking at postconflict Sierra Leone as a case study. It highlights the lack of consideration for conflict-related issues in its framework, even though there are some embedded propositions that can theoretically contribute to peace-building. Based on the case study, however, it is argued that it is still essential for the PRS process to be reformulated to reflect greater 'conflict-sensitivity', if it were to be one of the remedies for peace-building and poverty reduction in fragile states.
Keywords
PRSPs
peace-building
fragile states
Sierra Leone
post-conflict assistance
NDC
Political science [ 310 ]
Language
eng
Resource Type departmental bulletin paper
Publisher
広島大学大学院国際協力研究科
Date of Issued 2008-03-31
Publish Type Version of Record
Access Rights open access
Source Identifier
[ISSN] 1341-0903
[NCID] AN10482914