Bangladesh: Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

IMF Staff Country Reports, June 23, 2003

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Bibliographic details

• Published: June 23, 2003
• Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451979480.002

Purpose and scope

• Reviews Bangladesh’s Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP).
• Addresses the question: “what are the broad lessons from the past development experience.”
• Captures the salient features of social progress notwithstanding the challenging odds facing the country.
• Reviews trends of poverty to set the benchmark for discussion on poverty targets, antipoverty policy, and institutional actions necessary to achieve the targets.
• Sets the major targets and goal posts sketching a transition path for Bangladesh.

Major findings and analytical focus

• Emphasis on extracting broad lessons from past development experience to inform future strategy.
• Highlights social progress achieved despite challenging odds.
• Uses poverty trend review as a benchmark for:
  • Defining poverty targets.
  • Designing antipoverty policy measures.
  • Identifying institutional actions required to meet targets.
• Sketches a transition path through clearly defined major targets and goal posts.

Thematic coverage

• Education
• Health
• Poverty
• Poverty reduction
• Poverty reduction strategy

Keywords and analytical lenses

• CR, economic growth, Global, ISCR, line item, poverty reduction, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy, private sector, public expenditure, reduction strategy, reform program

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• Bangladesh: Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper - ISCR/03/177
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