Liberia: Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Joint Staff Advisory Note

IMF Staff Country Reports, September 7, 2007

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Discusses the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP) for Liberia.
Traces the roots of conflict to Liberia’s exclusion and marginalization of much of the population.
Lays out a broad vision and program for July 2006–June 2008.
Aims to:
- Consolidate peace
- Enhance justice
- Deepen democracy
- Ensure food security
- Promote human development
- Steer the nation toward sustainable growth and development
Reflects consultations the authorities held with other stakeholders.

Poverty reduction and the PRSP process:
- Authorities' I-PRSP and I-PRSP implementation progress
- PRSP objective and PRSP priority
- Full PRSP transition implied by the I-PRSP
Public sector and public financial management:
- Public sector considerations
- Public financial management (PFM)
Economic sectors and infrastructure:
- Economic sectors
- Infrastructure
- Sectoral studies relevant to West Africa
Social and human development priorities:
- Poverty
- Poverty reduction strategy
- Food security
- Human development

Subject: Economic sectors, Infrastructure, National accounts, Poverty, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy, Public financial management (PFM), Public sector
Keywords: authorities' I-PRSP, CR, full PRSP, government, government's commitment, I-PRSP, I-PRSP implementation progress, Infrastructure, ISCR, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy, PRSP objective, PRSP priority, PRSP process, Public sector, sectoral studies, West Africa

Source: Liberia: Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Joint Staff Advisory Note (September 7, 2007), IMF Staff Country Reports 2007, 313.