Poverty reduction strategy paper

This poverty reduction strategy document has been designed and prepared using a participatory approach that closely involved participants from public administration, private operators, civil society as well as development partners at all stages. The document comprises five chapters. Chapter one provides an overview of recent economic and social developments in Cameroon, which serves as a background for the PRSP. Chapter two analyzes the state and the dynamics of poverty in Cameroon, which serves as a guide to government poverty reduction policy choices and strategy formulation. Chapter three describes the pillars of the short and medium-term growth and poverty reduction strategy. Chapter four provides a quantitative assessment and costing of Cameroon's PRS, including simulation of the short and medium-term GDP growth profile and the related medium-term expenditure framework, a consistency check between the macroeconomic framework and sector strategies, and estimates of the total cost of the strategy. Chapter five explains how the PRS will be monitored and evaluated in a participatory manner. The PRSP also provides various annexes, including a matrix of planned priority actions as well as tables of indicators for monitoring.