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This paper analyzes the apparent widespread acceptance of the poverty reduction strategy papers (PRSP) used in Mozambique, arguing that it has helped strengthen the relationship between the government and the international donor community. The authors contend that the PRSP became a broad consensus document as it came to potentially incorporate all stakeholders, encouraging different elite groupings to find common ground. The authors also present critiques of the approach as well as a brief history of service and development delivery in Mozambique.