“…In addition, the recent progress report to the HSIC further identifies top priority actions, such as the implementation of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and the integration of the NEPAD's principles into national development goals (NEPAD, 2002d). Useful governing principles for further prioritization may be the likely impact of an initiative on the ultimate objective of poverty reduction, the time needed to achieve positive results, and, more generally, the lessons drawn from the timing and sequencing literature (see Feltenstein andNsouli, 2001, andNsouli, Rached, andFunke, 2002). Actions which have a fast and direct impact on poverty reduction should be implemented first.…”