Poverty reduction strategies show promise for more transparent and rational deliveryof public services to meet the needs of AfricaÕs rural poor. An analysis was conducted to determine how closely Kenya Õs Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) matches with the problems and pri-orities articulated by residents of 80 rural communities in 10 districts of Western Kenya. The results suggest that there was a good match between national PRSP priorities and priorities generatedfrom the 80 rural communities, but poor matches between district level PRSP priorities and com-munity priorities, and between national PRSP priorities and the national PRSP implementation plan. The results imply the need for a stronger multiscale approach to poverty reduction, with spe-cial emphasis on the mesoscales of locations and districts.Ó 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Publication year
2005
Authors
Language
English
Keywords
poverty, economic development, decentralization
Geographic
Kenya
