Togo: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper-Joint Staff Advisory Note
IMF Staff Country Reports, July 23, 2014
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- Published: July 23, 2014
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781498305280.002
Overview
- Presents the Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper for Togo.
- The new Strategy for Boosting Growth and Promoting Employment (SCAPE) is identified as the overarching reference framework for the Government’s development agenda.
- SCAPE reflects the authorities’ aspiration to become, over the next 15–20 years, a middle income country, in which the rule of law and human rights are respected.
- SCAPE draws upon the results of a nationally representative household survey (QUIBB).
Assessment of SCAPE
- SCAPE is comprehensive but offers less in terms of prioritization.
- In light of persistent capacity constraints and limited financing, the note observes that SCAPE could have:
- Presented a clearer perspective on the Government’s role in the development process.
- Articulated a more focused growth and social development strategy.
- Aligned SCAPE’s implementation mechanisms more closely with existing decision-making mechanisms.
IMF Staff Suggestions and Analytical Gaps
- IMF staff suggests supplementing SCAPE’s analysis with additional analyses on the impact of SCAPE policies on:
- Poverty
- Inequality
- (Rural) employment
Key statistics and publication metadata (as reported)
- Pages: 16
- Volume: 2014
- Issue: 225
- Series: Country Report No. 2014/225
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781498305280.002
- Stock No: 1TGOEA2014003
- ISBN: 9781498305280
- ISSN: 1934-7685
- Publication date on landing page: July 23, 2014
Subjects and keywords (as provided)
- Subjects: Education, Health, Income inequality, National accounts, Poverty, Poverty reduction strategy
- Keywords: authorities' aspiration, budget resource, CR, D. strengthening governance, Global, governance, governance reform, government, government of Togo, government's priority, holding company, Income inequality, ISCR, macroeconomic performance, national budget, Poverty reduction strategy, Togo
International Monetary Fund. African Dept. "Togo: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper-Joint Staff Advisory Note", IMF Staff Country Reports 2014, 225 (2014).
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- Togo’s new Poverty Reduction Strategy—Strategy for Boosting Growth and Promoting Employment