## A Strategy for IMF Engagement on Social Spending : Background Papers

_Policy Papers, June 14, 2019_

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept., International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department
- Published: June 14, 2019
- Series: Policy Papers
- Pages: 77
- Stock No: PPEA2019017
- ISBN: 9781498318907
- ISSN: 2663-3493

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### Overview
- Publication presents an account of the extensive consultations and the results of various analyses that supported the development of “A Strategy for IMF Engagement on Social Spending.”
- Serves as a Supplement to the main Strategy for IMF Engagement on Social Spending.

### Content focus and purpose
- Documents the consultations undertaken to inform IMF strategy on social spending.
- Reports results of various analyses that supported the development of the IMF’s strategy on social spending.
- Implied audience: policymakers, IMF departments, and stakeholders involved in social spending and Fund-supported programs.

### Related access points (as presented on the page)
- Links advertised on the page: Policy Papers; India and the IMF; IMF eLibrary (over 25,000 IMF publications); IMF Publications Newsletter.

### Metadata and citation example (as shown on the page)
- Example citation format shown: International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept., and International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department A Strategy for IMF Engagement on Social Spending : Background Papers, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2019) accessed 9/17/2026

*International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept., and International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department — A Strategy for IMF Engagement on Social Spending : Background Papers (Policy Paper No. 19/017), June 14, 2019.*

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