IMF Staff Country Reports

Albania: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper-Joint Staff Advisory Note

Publication Date:

August 22, 2008

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This Joint Staff Advisory Note focuses on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for Albania. The note analyzes the National Strategy for Development and Integration (NSDI) program, which represents a significant improvement in process over the previous PRSP. The note discusses that the main strengths of the current process are strong government ownership; a broader participatory process that lays the foundation for greater civil society participation in public policy making; an improved poverty diagnosis; and ambitious plans for monitoring the overall effectiveness of Albania’s public expenditures.

Series:

Country Report No. 2008/270

Subject:

Budget planning and preparation Civil service Education Expenditure Labor Poverty Poverty reduction strategy Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP)