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

_IMF Staff Country Reports, September 7, 2007_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: September 7, 2007
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451822939.002

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### Summary and purpose
- 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.

### Major themes and policy focus
- 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

### Key publication facts and identifiers
- Publication date: September 7, 2007
- Pages: 12
- Volume: 2007
- Issue: 313
- Series: Country Report No. 2007/313
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451822939.002
- Stock No: 1LBREA2007003
- ISBN: 9781451822939
- ISSN: 1934-7685
- Format noted on landing page: PDF available

### Subject classifications and keywords
- 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.*

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