Republic of Uzbekistan: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
IMF Staff Country Reports, January 28, 2008
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Bibliographic details
- Published: January 28, 2008
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451839838.002
Summary
- Title: The Welfare Improvement Strategy (WIS) of Uzbekistan.
- Objective: Improving living standards of its people with the help of strong economic policies for all priority areas of development.
- Scope: Reviews economic and social policies and assesses the living standards of its people; reviews the macroeconomic policies for implementing goals and priorities of the WIS in individuals and estimates the cost for the same.
- Key conclusion: Studies show the need for forming a conceptual framework for the WIS implementation process as well as for monitoring and evaluating the policy strategies.
Major findings and assessments
- The report reviews:
- economic policies relevant to WIS priorities,
- social policies relevant to WIS priorities,
- living standards of Uzbekistan’s population.
- Macroeconomic policy review aimed at implementing WIS goals and priorities at the individual level.
- Emphasis on the requirement to establish a conceptual framework for WIS implementation.
- Emphasis on the requirement to establish monitoring and evaluation mechanisms for policy strategies.
Policy recommendations and implementation themes
- Strengthen economic policies across all priority development areas to improve living standards.
- Form a conceptual framework to guide WIS implementation.
- Establish monitoring and evaluation processes for WIS policy strategies.
Costing and fiscal considerations
- The report “estimates the cost” of implementing the WIS (no specific cost figures provided on this page).
Content in this bundle
- Republic of Uzbekistan: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper; IMF Country Report 08/34; January 1, 2008