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  "title": "Sierra Leone: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper-Joint Staff Advisory Note",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, June 10, 2005",
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  "summary": "This Joint Staff Advisory Note reviews the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for Sierra Leone. The Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) provides an adequate framework for reducing poverty in Sierra Leone. The PRSP is the result of an extensive participatory process.",
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      "content": "- Subjects: Food security, Health, Health care, Poverty, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy\n- Keywords: CR, Food security, government, government program, Health care, implementation of the PRSP, ISCR, participatory poverty assessment, poverty diagnosis, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy, PRS, PRSP, PRSP alignment, PRSP implementation, PRSP program\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Cr05193\n  - Cr05193 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Cr05193 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
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    "Subjects: Food security, Health, Health care, Poverty, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy",
    "Keywords: CR, Food security, government, government program, Health care, implementation of the PRSP, ISCR, participatory poverty assessment, poverty diagnosis, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy, PRS, PRSP, PRSP alignment, PRSP implementation, PRSP program",
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