Lesotho -- Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

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Kingdom of Lesotho
Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

Ministry of Development Planning, Maseru

December, 2000

Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (I-PRSPs), prepared by member countries, summarize the current knowledge and assessment of a country's poverty situation, describe the existing poverty reduction strategy, identifies gaps in poverty data, diagnotics, and monitoring capacity, and lay out the process for addressing these gaps and producing a fully developed Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper in a participatory fashion. This country document is being made available on the IMF website by agreement with the member country as a service to users of the IMF website.

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Contents

Acronyms
1.	Introduction
	Purpose of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Government's commitment to poverty reduction Recent Economic Developments Recent Political Developments
2.	The Poverty Situation in Lesotho
	Overview Levels of income and inequality Human Capabilities and Basic Needs The Need for Monitoring
3.	Experiences in Poverty Reduction
	Overview Poverty Reduction Within the Context of Good Governance Sectoral Interventions and Achievements Rural road construction Education Water and Sanitation Private sector development Agriculture Tourism Culture and sport Community Participation
4.	Policy Commitments and Economic Targets
	Overview Macroeconomic and Sectoral Policies: 2000/01–200/0
5.	Towards a Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper for Lesotho
	Overview The Preparation Stage Evaluation of I-PRSP Data Collection and Analysis Assessment of Poverty Programmes Preparation of Working Document The Consultative Stage The Technical Working Group The Poverty Council The Poverty Forum The Finalisation Stage Work plan/Timeline for PRSP Resource requirements
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