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  "title": "Bangladesh: Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, June 23, 2003",
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  "summary": "This paper reviews Bangladesh’s Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP). The paper addresses the question as to “what are the broad lessons from the past development experience.” It captures the salient features of social progress notwithstanding the challenging odds facing the country.",
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      "content": "- Reviews Bangladesh’s Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP).\n- Addresses the question: “what are the broad lessons from the past development experience.”\n- Captures the salient features of social progress notwithstanding the challenging odds facing the country.\n- Reviews trends of poverty to set the benchmark for discussion on poverty targets, antipoverty policy, and institutional actions necessary to achieve the targets.\n- Sets the major targets and goal posts sketching a transition path for Bangladesh."
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      "heading": "Major findings and analytical focus",
      "content": "- Emphasis on extracting broad lessons from past development experience to inform future strategy.\n- Highlights social progress achieved despite challenging odds.\n- Uses poverty trend review as a benchmark for:\n  - Defining poverty targets.\n  - Designing antipoverty policy measures.\n  - Identifying institutional actions required to meet targets.\n- Sketches a transition path through clearly defined major targets and goal posts."
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      "heading": "Thematic coverage",
      "content": "- Education\n- Health\n- Poverty\n- Poverty reduction\n- Poverty reduction strategy"
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    "Published: June 23, 2003",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451979480.002",
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    "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.",
    "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:",
    "Sketches a transition path through clearly defined major targets and goal posts.",
    "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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