"This publication has been produced in order to improve the chances of success of Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRSs) in two ways: 1. To show policymakers how strategic communication can help them to achieve some of their objectives in formulating and executing effective Poverty Reduction Strategies; 2. To give the technocrats and officials actively engaged in the execution of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) guidance on best practice as well as lessons from a community of practice spread around the world." (Executive Summary)
PART I. STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION IN PRSPS: AN OVERVIEW
Introduction -- Structural Impediments to Participation and Country Ownership -- Strategic Communication: Principles, Challenges and Applications
Part II. COUNTRY CASE STUDIES, 33
Ghana -- Moldova -- Tanzania -- Emerging Lessons and Summary of Good Practice
PART III. SHORT CASE STUDIES FROM FIVE COUNTRIES, 83
Bolivia -- Cambodia -- Kyrgyz Republic -- Pakistan -- Rwanda
PART IV. APPENDICES, 113