TY - CONF UR - http://www.newscentre.bham.ac.uk/debtrelief/ TI - Debt relief as a platform for reform: the case of Nigeria's virtual poverty fund ID - discovery18685 T2 - Aiding the Poorest: Ten Years on from the Birmingham G8: What?s been achieved? What agenda for the G8 to 2018? AV - public N2 - 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. M2 - Birmingham University, Birmingham, UK Y1 - 2008/05// A1 - Alsop, M. A1 - Rogger, D. ER -