## Mainstreaming Statistics in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Approach to Provide for More Effective Technical Assistance: Some Experience at the IMF

_IMF Working Papers, November 1, 2007_

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: Robin D Kibuka
- Published: November 1, 2007
- Series: IMF Working Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451868180.001

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### Summary and purpose
- Reviews the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) approach and efforts to build institutional statistical capacity to permit evidence-based monitoring of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs).
- Argues that integrating the PRS approach and statistical development strategies could provide significant synergies in improving the monitoring of the PRSP goals.
- Posits that mainstreaming statistical strategies in development plans should enhance the national priority for statistical reforms and provide a basis for costing such reforms for incorporation into the medium-term expenditure framework.
- Concludes that such an outcome is likely to facilitate funding for the implementation of these reforms and boost the effectiveness of statistical technical assistance.

### Findings and analysis
- Institutional statistical capacity is essential to permit evidence-based monitoring of PRSPs.
- Integrating PRS approaches with statistical development strategies can create synergies that improve monitoring of PRSP goals.
- Mainstreaming statistical strategies in national development plans:
  - Enhances national priority for statistical reforms.
  - Provides a basis for costing reforms for incorporation into the medium-term expenditure framework.
  - Increases the likelihood of funding for implementation of statistical reforms.
  - Boosts the effectiveness of statistical technical assistance.

### Policy implications and recommendations
- Mainstream statistical strategies into Poverty Reduction Strategy frameworks to:
  - Raise the profile and priority of statistical reforms within national planning.
  - Enable explicit costing of statistical reforms for medium-term expenditure frameworks.
  - Improve prospects for securing funding for statistical capacity building.
  - Enhance the effectiveness and alignment of statistical technical assistance.

### Publication and metadata
- Author: Robin D Kibuka
- Date: November 1, 2007
- Pages: 39
- Volume: 2007
- Issue: 255
- Series: Working Paper No. 2007/255
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451868180.001
- Stock No: WPIEA2007255
- ISBN: 9781451868180
- ISSN: 1018-5941
- Subjects: Development strategy, Government finance statistics, Poverty reduction strategy, Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS)
- Keywords: country, information, process, sc, WP

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