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  "title": "The Development Path Less Traveled: The Experience of Rwanda",
  "publication": "Departmental Papers, August 18, 2020",
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  "summary": "This paper explores some of the key factors behind Rwanda key successes, including unique institution-building that emphasized governance and ownership; aid-fueled and government-led strategic investment in people, infrastructure, and high-yield economic activity; re-establishment and expansion of a",
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      "content": "- The paper explores key factors behind Rwanda key successes, including:\n  - unique institution-building that emphasized governance and ownership;\n  - aid-fueled and government-led strategic investment in people, infrastructure, and high-yield economic activity;\n  - re-establishment and expansion of a domestic tax base;\n  - policies to reduce aid dependency by attracting private investment and bolstering exports;\n  - a purposeful strategy to harness the economic power of gender inclusion."
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      "heading": "Major themes and substantive analysis",
      "content": "- Institution-building and governance\n  - Emphasis on governance and ownership as central to Rwanda’s development path.\n- Aid, public investment, and prioritization\n  - Aid-fueled and government-led strategic investment targeted at people, infrastructure, and high-yield economic activities.\n- Fiscal policy and domestic revenue\n  - Re-establishment and expansion of a domestic tax base highlighted as a critical factor.\n- Reducing aid dependency\n  - Policies aimed at attracting private investment and bolstering exports to reduce reliance on aid.\n- Gender inclusion as economic strategy\n  - A purposeful strategy to harness the economic power of gender inclusion is identified as a driver of development outcomes."
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      "content": "- Subject: Expenditure, Gender, Gender inequality, Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP), Public investment spending, Women\n- Keywords: Africa, development framework, development partner, direct tax, District government, donor government, DP, DPPP, East Asia, economic planning, exchange rate, foreign direct investment, Gender inequality, Global, government intervention, growth story, income tax, insurance coverage, labor force, life expectancy, maternity leave, private sector, Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP), Public investment spending, real GDP, Rwandan authorities, Rwandan franc, Sub-Saharan Africa, trade balance, Women\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Departmental Paper\n  - Departmental Paper (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Departmental Paper (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/departmental-papers-policy-papers/issues/2020/08/17/the-development-path-less-travelled-the-experience-of-rwanda-49609"
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    "Authors: Laure Redifer, Emre Alper, Neil Meads, Tunc Gursoy, Monique Newiak, Alun H. Thomas, Samson Kwalingana",
    "Published: August 18, 2020",
    "Series: Departmental Papers",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513551371.087",
    "The paper explores key factors behind Rwanda key successes, including:",
    "Institution-building and governance",
    "Aid, public investment, and prioritization",
    "Fiscal policy and domestic revenue",
    "Reducing aid dependency",
    "Gender inclusion as economic strategy",
    "Subject: Expenditure, Gender, Gender inequality, Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP), Public investment spending, Women",
    "Keywords: Africa, development framework, development partner, direct tax, District government, donor government, DP, DPPP, East Asia, economic planning, exchange rate, foreign direct investment, Gender inequality, Global, government intervention, growth story, income tax, insurance coverage, labor force, life expectancy, maternity leave, private sector, Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP), Public investment spending, real GDP, Rwandan authorities, Rwandan franc, Sub-Saharan Africa, trade balance, Women",
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