World Bank’sPoverty Reduction Support Credit Continuity or Change?

Written and Researched by Angela Wood
For Debt and Development Coalition Ireland
July2005

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Annexe

Table 1: Prior Actions and Monitorable Actions per Country

Country

Most Recent

PRSC

Prior Actions*

All Actions**

Triggers***

All Actions****

Benin

1

12 in total (PRSC 1):

Privatisation (0); Rural Water (2); Health (3); Education (3); Environment (0); Public Financial Management (PFM) (4); anti-corruption (0); PRSP monitoring (0)

58 in total (PRSC 1):

Privatisation (3); Rural Water (3); Health (7); Education (11); Environment (10); PFM (22); anti-corruption (0); PRSP monitoring (2)

13 in total (PRSC 2):

Agriculture (1); rural infrastructure (1); rural water (1); health (2); education (2); environment (0); PFM (4); good governance (1); civil service reform (1); M&E (0)

59 in total (PRSC 2):

Agriculture (2); rural infrastructure (2); rural water (3); Health (8); education (5); environment (4); PFM (23); good governance (5); civil service reform (2); M&E (5)

Burkina Faso

5

10 in total (PRSC 5): Macroeconomy (1); Rural Sector (1); telecommunication (0); Energy (1); private sector development (0); education(0); Health (2); social Protection (0); Water (0); PFM (4); Public Sector Reform (1); Environment (0)

62 in total (PRSC 5): Macroeconomy (1); Rural Sector (5); telecommunication (2); Energy (2); private sector development (6); education(4); Health (10); social Protection (2); Water (7); PFM (13); Public Sector Reform (6); Environment (4)

9 in total (PRSC 6): Macroeconomy (1); Rural Sector (1); telecommunication (0); Energy (0); private sector development (0); Mining (0); Small and Medium Enterprises (0); education(1); Health (1); social Protection (0); Water (0); PFM (5); Public Sector Reform (1); Environment (0)

66 in total (PRSC 6): Macroeconomy (1); Rural Sector (10); telecommunication (1); Energy (3); private sector development (5); Mining (3); Small and Medium Enterprises (2) education(5); Health (12); social Protection (1); Water (2); PFM (14); Public Sector Reform (3); Environment (4)

Ethiopia

1

14 in total (PRSC 1):

PFM and Good Governance (6); Agriculture (2); Social Protection (1); Environment (1); Private Sector Development (1); Trade (1); Privatisation (0); Telecommunications (0); Financial Sector (1); Education (0); Health and HIV/AIDs (1)

27 in total (PRSC 1):

PFM and Good Governance (13); Agriculture (3); Social Protection (2); Environment (1); Private Sector Development (3); Trade (1); Privatisation (0); Telecommunications (0); Financial Sector (1); Education (2); Health and HIV/AIDs (2)

10 in total (PRSC 2):

PFM and Good Governance (4); Agriculture (0); Social Protection (1); Environment (0); Private Sector Development (1); Trade (0); Privatisation (1); Telecommunications (1); Financial Sector (1); Education (1); Health and HIV/AIDs (0)

48 in total (PRSC 2):

PFM and Good Governance (20); Agriculture (4); Social Protection (2); Environment (1); Private Sector Development (3); Trade (1); Privatisation (1); Telecommunications (1); Financial Sector (6); Education (3); Health and HIV/AIDs (6)

Ghana

2

10 in total (PRSC2):

financial sector (0); energy (1); Private Sector (2); rural sector (0); Education (1); Health (2); HIV/AIDs (0); Social Protection (0); Water and Sanitation (0); Good governance and Accountability (0); public sector Reform (1); PFM (3) ; M&E (0)

43 in total (PRSC2):

financial sector (0); energy (2); Private Sector (3); rural sector (2); Education (5); Health (6); ; HIV/AIDs (1); Social Protection (0); Water and Sanitation (0); Good governance and Accountability (3); public sector Reform (2); PFM (14); M&E (5)

10 in total (PRSC3):

financial sector (0); energy (1); Private Sector (1); rural sector (0); Education (1); Health (1); HIV/AIDs (0); Social Protection (0); Water and Sanitation (0); Good governance and Accountability (0); public sector Reform (2); PFM (3) ; M&E (1)

41 in total (PRSC3):

financial sector (1); energy (2); Private Sector (1); rural sector (2); Education (6); Health (5); HIV/AIDs (1); Social Protection (1); Water and Sanitation (3); Good governance and Accountability (6); public sector Reform (2); PFM (8) ; M&E (3)

Mozambique

1

10 in total (PRSC 1): Macroeconomy (1); PFM (3); M&E (0); Good Governance and anti-corruption (1); Public Sector Reform and Decentralisation (4); legal reform (0); Financial Sector (0); Trade (1); Private Sector Development (0); Communication sector (0); Energy (0); Environment (0); Agriculture (0); Health (0); Education (0); Rural Water (0)

33 in total (PRSC 1): Macroeconomy (1); PFM (8); M&E (2); Good Governance and anti-corruption (2); Public Sector Reform and Decentralisation (6); legal reform (2); Financial Sector (2); Trade (2); Private Sector Development (2); Communication sector (2); Energy (2); Environment (1); Agriculture (0); Health (0); Education (1); Rural Water (0)

7 in total (PRSC 2): Macroeconomy (1); PFM (2); M&E (0); Good Governance and anti-corruption (1); Public Sector Reform and Decentralisation (0); legal reform (1); Financial Sector (1); Trade (0); Private Sector Development (1); Communication sector (0); Energy (0); Environment (0); Agriculture (0); Health (0); Education (0); Rural Water (0)

56 in total (PRSC 2): Macroeconomy (1); PFM (13); M&E (3); Good Governance and anti-corruption (6); Public Sector Reform and Decentralisation (7); legal reform (3); Financial Sector (6); Trade (1); Private Sector Development (4); Communication sector (2); Energy (3); Environment (2); Agriculture (2); Health (2); Education (1); Rural Water (0)

Rwanda

1

13 in total (PRSC 1):

Financial Sector (0); PSD (0) Privatisation (1); Agriculture (0); Education (1); Health (3); Water (0); Energy Sector (0); PFM (4);  Good Governance (2); M&E (2)

80 in total (PRSC 1):

Financial Sector (3); PSD (4); Privatisation (1); Agriculture (5); Education (12); Health (16); Water (10); Energy Sector (2); PFM (13); Good Governance (3); M&E (11)

14 in total (PRSC 2):

Financial Sector (0); PSD (0); Privatisation (2); Agriculture (0); Education (1); Health (1); Water (1); Energy Sector (1); PFM (4); Good Governance (2); M&E (2)

96  in total (PRSC 2):

Financial Sector (4); PSD (5); Privatisation (2); Agriculture (6); Education (13); Health (15); Water (11); Energy Sector (6); PFM (15); Good Governance (8); M&E (11)

Senegal

1

11 in total (PRSC 1):

PFM and Good Governance (5); Decentralisation (2); Health (4); labour reforms (0); Judicial Reforms (0); Social Protection (0)

69 in total (PRSC 1):

PFM and Good Governance (17); Decentralisation (8); Health (20); labour reforms (7); Judicial Reforms (7); Social Protection (10)

23 in total (PRSC 2):

PFM and Good Governance (7); Decentralisation (3); Health (5); labour reforms (2); Judicial Reforms (3); Social Protection (3)

94 in total (PRSC 2):

PFM and Good Governance (23); Decentralisation (9); Health (30); labour reforms (8); Judicial Reforms (9); Social Protection (15)

Tanzania

2

 12 in total (PRSC 2):

PSD (3); Agriculture (0); M&E (2); Macroeconomy (2); PFM and Good Governance (5); Environment (0)

63 in total (PRSC 2):

PSD (8); Agriculture (5); M&E (4); Macroeconomy (9); PFM and Good Governance (31); Environment (6)

8 in total (PRSC 3):

PSD (1); Agriculture (2); M&E (0); Macroeconomy (0); PFM and Good Governance (5); Environment (0)

77 in total (PRSC 2):

PSD (7); Agriculture (5); M&E (5); Macroeconomy (9); PFM and Good Governance (43); Environment (8)

Uganda

4

8 in total (PRSC4):

PFM (1); Public Sector Reforms (2);  judicial Reforms and Good Governance (2); Civil Society Participation (0); Environment (0); Agriculture (0); Education (1); Health (1); Water and Sanitation (1)

53 in total (PRSC4):

PFM (19); Public Sector Reforms (6);  judicial Reforms and Good Governance (7); Civil Society Participation (3); Environment (3); Agriculture (12); Education (1); Health (1); Water and Sanitation (1)

11 in total (PRSC 5):

PFM (2); Public Sector Reforms (2);  judicial Reforms and Good Governance (3); Civil Society Participation (0); Environment (0); Agriculture (1); Education (1); Health (1); Water and Sanitation (1)

61 in total (PRSC 5):

PFM (22); Public Sector Reforms (7);  judicial Reforms and Good Governance (10); Civil Society Participation (3); Environment (4); Agriculture (12); Education (1); Health (1); Water and Sanitation (1)

Guyana

1

16 in total (PRSC 1):

Health and HIV/AIDs (2); Education (1); M&E (1); Public Sector (1); Good Governance (1); PFM (1); Decentralisation/Local Government (2); Water (3); Macroeconomy (1); PSD (1); Agriculture (2)

27 in total (PRSC 1):

Health and HIV/AIDs (2); Education (3); M&E (3); Public Sector (1); Good Governance (3); PFM (2); Decentralisation/Local Government (2); Water (6); Macroeconomy (1); PSD (2); Agriculture (3)

14 in total (PRSC 2):

Health and HIV/AIDs (1); Education (1); M&E (0); Public Sector (1); Good Governance (4); PFM (2); Decentralisation/Local Government (3); Water (0); Macroeconomy (0); PSD (1); Agriculture (1)

48 in total (PRSC 2):

Health and HIV/AIDs (4); Education (7); M&E (3); Public Sector (1); Good Governance (8); PFM (4); Decentralisation/Local Government (6); Water (4); Macroeconomy (1); PSD (3); Agriculture (7)

Honduras

1

14 in total (PRSC 1):

Macroeconomy (1); PSD (2); Telecommunications (1); energy (0); Land (1); Education (2); Health (1); Social Protection (0); Water and Sanitation (0); PFM (2); Civil Service Reform (2); Environment (1); M&E (1); Consultation and public Information (0)

55 in total (PRSC 1):

Macroeconomy (1); PSD (7); Telecommunications (3); energy (4); Land (3); Education (6); Health (3); Social Protection (2); Water and Sanitation (1); PFM (12); Civil Service Reform (3); Environment (3); M&E (4); Consultation and public Information (3)

11 in total (PRSC 2):

Macroeconomy (1); PSD (2); Telecommunications (0); energy (1); Land (0); Education (1); Health (0); Social Protection (0); Water and Sanitation (0); PFM (2); Civil Service Reform (1); Environment (1); M&E (2); Consultation and public Information (0)

71 in total (PRSC 2):

Macroeconomy (1); PSD (6); Telecommunications (4); energy (5); Land (3); Education (7); Health (3); Social Protection (3); Water and Sanitation (2); PFM (20); Civil Service Reform (3); Environment (7); M&E (4); Consultation and public Information (3)

Nicaragua

1

10 in total (PRSC 1 tranche 1): Macroeconomy (3); Good Governance (1); PFM (3); Civil Society Participation (0); Poverty Analysis (0); Decentralisation (0); Education (1); Health (0); Population (0); Water and Sanitation (0); Social Protection (1) Investment (0); Agriculture and Forestry (0); Infrastructure (1)

37 in total (PRSC 1 tranche 1): Macroeconomy (6); Good Governance (1); PFM (6); Civil Society Participation and Transparency (1); Poverty Analysis (2); Decentralisation (2); Education (3); Health (1); Population (1); Water and Sanitation (2); Social Protection (1) Investment (5); Agriculture and Forestry (2); Infrastructure (4)

9 in total (PRSC 1 tranche 2): Macroeconomy (5); Good Governance (0); PFM (0); Civil Society Participation (0); Poverty Analysis (0);Decentralisation (0); Education (1); Health (0); Population (0); Water and Sanitation (1); Social Protection (0) Investment (1); Agriculture and Forestry (0); Infrastructure (1)

58 in total (PRSC 1 tranche 2): Macroeconomy (7); Good Governance (1); PFM (14); Civil Society Participation (2); Poverty Analysis (2);Decentralisation (2); Education (2); Health (4); Population (2); Water and Sanitation (4); Social Protection (1) Investment (10); Agriculture and Forestry (2); Infrastructure (5)

Vietnam

3

14 in total (PRSC 3):

Trade (0); SOE Reform (2); Financial Sector (3); PSD (1); Infrastructure (0); Education (1); Health (1); Land Use (1); Water (0); Environment (1); Gender (0); PFM and Good Governance (4)

41 in total (PRSC 3):

Trade (5); SOE Reform (3); Financial Sector (7); PSD (3); Infrastructure (3); Education (2); Health (2); Land Use (1); Water (1); Environment (4); Gender (0); PFM and Good Governance (10)

15 in total (PRSC 4):

Trade (1); SOE Reform (2); Financial Sector (2); Infrastructure (1); Education (1); Land Use (1); Environment (1); planning (1); PFM and Good Governance (5)

44 in total (PRSC 4):

Trade (5); SOE Reform (5); Financial Sector (6); PSD (1); Infrastructure (3); Education (3); Health (2); Land Use (3); Environment (2); Planning (3); PFM and Good Governance (9); legal reform (1); civil service reform (1)

*             Actions completed prior to PRSC programme (eg PRSC 1) being presented to the Board.

**            All actions (prior actions and benchmarks) monitored prior to Board approval of PRSC (eg PRSC 1)

***          Actions to be completed in current (most recent) year of PRSC (eg PRSC 1) to trigger subsequent PRSC (eg PRSC 2)

****       All actions (includes triggers and benchmarks) that are provisionally identified for the subsequent PRSC programme (in the case of Benin and Vietnam the figures are taken from the programmer documents for PRSC2 and PRSC4 respectively).


Table 2: Prior Actions and All Monitorable Actions Per Sector*

Country

Macro-econ.

Fin. sector

Trade

Labour

PSD & Privat., SEO Ref.

Infras., Telecom, Energy

Invest/ Growth

PFM & Good Gov

Public Sector;

Decent

Legal reform

Land & Agri.,

rural dev, forests

Health & HIV/

AIDs

Educt.

Water

Soc Prot.

Environment

M&E; Poverty Anal., transparency

Benin

       

0 (3)

   

4 (22)

     

3 (7)

3 (11)

2 (3)

 

0 (10)

0 (2)

Burkina Faso

1 (1)

     

0 (6)

1 (4)

 

4 (13)

1 (6)

 

1 (5)

2 (10)

0 (4)

0 (7)

0 (2)

0 (4)

 

Ethiopia

 

1 (1)

1 (1)

 

1 (3)

   

6 (13)

   

2 (3)

1 (2)

0 (2)

 

1 (2)

1 (1)

 

Ghana

       

2 (3)

1 (2)

 

3 (17)

   

0 (2)

2 (7)

1 (5)

     

0 (5)

Mozambique

1 (1)

0 (2)

1 (2)

 

0 (2)

0 (4)

 

4 (10)

4 (6)

 

0 (2)

 

0 (1)

   

0 (1)

0 (2)

Rwanda

 

0 (3)

   

1 (5)

0 (2)

 

6 (16)

   

0 (5)

3 (16)

1 (12)

0 (10)

   

2 (11)

Senegal

     

0 (7)

     

5 (17)

2 (8)

0 (7)

 

4 (20)

   

0 (10)

   

Tanzania

2 (9)

     

3 (8)

   

5 (31)

   

0 (5)

       

0 (6)

2 (4)

Uganda

             

1 (19)

2 (6)

2 (7)

0 (12)

1 (1)

1 (1)

1 (1)

 

0 (3)

 

Guyana

       

1 (2)

   

2 (5)

3 (3)

 

2 (3)

2 (2)

1 (3)

3 (6)

   

1 (3)

Honduras

1 (1)

     

2 (7)

0 (8)

 

2 (12)

2 (3)

 

1 (3)

1 (3)

2 (6)

0 (1)

0 (2)

1 (3)

1 (7)

Nicaragua

3 (6)

       

1 (4)

0 (5)

4 (7)

0 (2)

 

0 (2)

0 (1)

1 (3)

0 (2)

1 (1)

 

0 (2)

Vietnam

 

3 (7)

0 (5)

 

3 (6)

0 (3)

 

4 (10)

   

1 (1)

1 (2)

1 (2)

0 (1)

 

1 (4)

 

TOTAL

8 (18)

4 (13)

2 (8)

0 (7)

13(45)

3 (27)

0 (5)

50 (192)

14 (34)

2 (14)

7 (43)

20 (71)

11 (49)

6 (31)

2 (17)

3 (32)

6 (36)

* Prior Actions are outside bracket, total actions (ie prior actions and benchmarks) are inside brackets.

This analysis is based on the programme attached to the most recent (single) PRSC tranche except in the case of Benin where the analysis is carried out for PRSC1 and for Vietnam where the analysis is carried out on PRSC3.


Table 3: Prior Actions, Triggers and Benchmarks by reform area included in a 3-year PRSC programme

Sector

Benin

Burkina Faso

Ethiopia

Ghana

Mozambique

Rwanda

Senegal

Tanzania

Uganda

Guyana

Honduras

Nicaragua

Vietnam

Adequate macro framework

O

O

O

O

X

 

O

X

O

X

X

X

O

Privatization (utilities and enterprises)

X

X

X

X

X

X

O

X

O

X

O

X

X

PSD/improve investment climate

X

X

X

X

X

X

O

 

O

X

X

X

X

Encourage private sector and growth in agriculture/forestry

X

X

X

X

X

X

O

X

X

X

O

X

O

Trade

 

X

X

X

X

X

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

Financial Sector

O

O

X

X

X

X

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

Labour mkt reforms

O

O

O

O

X

O

X

O

O

O

O

O

O

Improve access to water, hygiene and sanitation

X

O

O

X

X

X

O

O

X

X

X

X

X

Improve access and quality of health & HIV/AIDS services

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

O

X

X

X

X

X

Improve access and quality of education services

X

X

X

X

X

X

O

O

X

X

X

X

X

Environment managt and regulation

O

X

X

 

X

O

O

X

X

O

X

O

X

Social Protection

O

X

X

X

O

 

X

 

X

O

X

X

O

Improve management of public finances

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Improve public procurement

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

O

Anti-corruption and good governance

X

O

O

X

X

X

O

X

X

O

O

O

X

Public sector reform and decentralization

O

X

X

X

X

O

X

O

X

X

X

X

X

M&E

X

O

X

X

X

X

O

X

X

X

X

X

O

X = reform measures included in programme; O = reform measures not included in programme

Table 4: Privatisation, and Public-Private Partnership Prior Actions and Benchmarks by Sector

Country

Communications

Energy

Agriculture

Water

Health

Infrastructure

Finance

General

Total

Benin

1

1

1 (cotton)

   

1

   

4

Burkina Faso

1

2 (electricity and oil)

1 (cotton)

1

       

5

Ethiopia

             

1

1

Ghana

 

1

           

1

Mozambique

1

2

       

1

 

4

Rwanda

1

 

1 (tea companies)

1

       

3

Senegal

       

1

     

1

Tanzania

               

0

Uganda

               

0

Guyana

     

1

       

1

Honduras

1

       

1

   

2

Nicaragua

1

   

1

       

2

Vietnam

             

1

1

Total conditionality

6

6

3

4

1

2

2

1

25

1 = prior action  1 = benchmark

The analysis is based on the most recent 3-year PRSC programme except in the case of Benin where the analysis is carried out for PRSC1 and for Vietnam where the analysis is carried out on PRSC3.


Table 5  Increase in Total Number of  Conditions from Earlier to Later PRSC
                                                   
Country         Earlier PRSC  

No. of Conditions   
Later PRSC

No. of Conditions*

Benin

  58

  59

Burkina Faso

  62

  66

Ethiopia

  27

  48

Ghana

  43

  41

Mozambique

  33

  56

Rwanda

  80

  96

Senegal

  69

  94

Tanzania

  63

  77

Uganda

  53

  61

Guyana

  27

  48

Honduras

  55

  71

Nicaragua

  37

  58

Vietnam

  41

  44


* Except for Benin and Vietnam the number of conditions is provisional

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