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  "title": "Dominica: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Joint Staff Advisory Note",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, August 4, 2006",
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  "summary": "The Growth and Social Protection Strategy (GSPS) attaches great importance to the promotion of economic growth and job creation, given the nature of poverty in Dominica.",
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      "content": "- Publication date: August 4, 2006\n- Core document: The Growth and Social Protection Strategy (GSPS)\n- Primary emphasis: promotion of economic growth and job creation as central to addressing poverty in Dominica."
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      "content": "- Prioritize policies and interventions that stimulate economic growth and create employment opportunities to directly address poverty drivers.\n- Strengthen and sustain health and education programs to support medium- and long-term growth prospects.\n- Maintain a macroeconomic framework that aligns growth targets with fiscal policies to preserve public debt sustainability while pursuing poverty reduction objectives.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- cr06290\n  - cr06290 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - cr06290 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: August 4, 2006",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451810936.002",
    "Publication date: August 4, 2006",
    "Core document: The Growth and Social Protection Strategy (GSPS)",
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    "The GSPS attaches great importance to the promotion of economic growth and job creation, given the nature of poverty in Dominica.",
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    "The GSPS contains a macroeconomic framework that is consistent with the proposed objectives of poverty reduction.",
    "The growth and fiscal targets envisaged in the macroeconomic framework are also consistent with the objective of maintaining public debt sustainability.",
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