Alsop, M.;
Rogger, D.;
(2008)
Debt relief as a platform for reform: the case of Nigeria's virtual poverty fund.
Presented at: Aiding the Poorest: Ten Years on from the Birmingham G8: What’s been achieved? What agenda for the G8 to 2018?, Birmingham University, Birmingham, UK.
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Abstract
In June 2005 the Paris Club group of creditors announced a US$30 billion debt relief package for the Nigerian government, which included a US$18 billion debt write off. This paper describes how these debt relief savings have been managed and spent, with a focus on the development and implementation of a comprehensive tracking system that aimed to effectively monitor debt relief expenditures. The paper argues that the Nigerian case implies debt relief can be a valuable tool for supporting public sector reform.
| Type: | Conference item (Presentation) |
|---|---|
| Title: | Debt relief as a platform for reform: the case of Nigeria's virtual poverty fund |
| Event: | Aiding the Poorest: Ten Years on from the Birmingham G8: What’s been achieved? What agenda for the G8 to 2018? |
| Location: | Birmingham University, Birmingham, UK |
| Dates: | 16-17th May 2008 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | http://www.newscentre.bham.ac.uk/debtrelief/ |
| Language: | English |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Economics |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/18685 |
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