## Madagascar: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

_IMF Staff Country Reports, October 17, 2003_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: October 17, 2003
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451825312.002

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### Executive summary
- Summarizes the improved Intermediate Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) of Madagascar and the new policy orientation of the government.
- Strategy is based on an objective analysis and precise criteria.
- Presents the general framework of intervention of the PRSP and an analysis of poverty.
- Defines strategies of the fight against poverty and provides overall objectives and actions to be implemented.
- Reviews the cost and the financing of the programs.
- Describes the monitoring and evaluation methods of the poverty reduction strategy.

### Major themes and substantive findings
- General framework of intervention of the PRSP:
  - Presents the structural and programmatic orientation for poverty reduction.
- Poverty analysis:
  - Provides an assessment of poverty drivers and distribution (details in the full report).
- Strategies to fight poverty:
  - Defines targeted strategies and sectoral priorities.
- Objectives and actions:
  - Specifies overall objectives and concrete actions to be implemented across sectors.
- Costing and financing:
  - Reviews the cost of programs and financing modalities.
- Monitoring and evaluation:
  - Describes the methods for monitoring and evaluating poverty reduction outcomes.

### Subjects and keywords
- Subjects: Education, Environment, Health, Population and demographics, Poverty
- Keywords: civil society, CR, economic growth, Global, inflation rate, investment strategy, ISCR, natural resources, poverty rate, private sector, structural adjustment

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