Albania: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper-Joint Staff Advisory Note
IMF Staff Country Reports, August 22, 2008
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Bibliographic details
- Published: August 22, 2008
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451800944.002
Summary and Purpose
- Focus: Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for Albania.
- Primary analysis: National Strategy for Development and Integration (NSDI) program, assessed as a significant improvement in process over the previous PRSP.
- Date: August 22, 2008.
Main Findings
- The NSDI represents a significant improvement in process compared with the previous PRSP.
- The note highlights the following as the main strengths of the current process:
- strong government ownership;
- a broader participatory process that lays the foundation for greater civil society participation in public policy making;
- an improved poverty diagnosis;
- ambitious plans for monitoring the overall effectiveness of Albania’s public expenditures.
Thematic Coverage (Subjects and Keywords)
- Subjects: Budget planning and preparation, Civil service, Education, Expenditure, Labor, Poverty, Poverty reduction strategy, Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP).
- Keywords: Albanian authorities, Civil service, CR, government, government ownership, ISCR, NSDI goal, NSDI update, NSDI's emphasis, poverty assessment, Poverty reduction strategy, private sector, Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP), update of the NSDI.