Guinea-Bissau: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

October 1, 2007

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Guinea-Bissau: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2007) accessed September 20, 2024

Summary

This paper presents an overview of the National Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (NPRSP) for Guinea-Bissau. The paper discusses the phenomenon of poverty, its dimensions, extent, and distribution by category and region. It provides a background analysis of developments in poverty based on the diagnostic of past economic policies. The paper presents the priority goals in the fight against poverty by articulating a long-term and medium-term vision as well as strategic actions. The operational strategies and strategic actions of the NPRSP are also presented in the paper.

Subject: Education, Health, Population and demographics, Poverty, Poverty reduction

Keywords: Absolute poverty, CR, Delegate authority, Development program, Government hope, Government's intention, ISCR, Job creation, Poverty rate, Poverty reduction, Real gross domestic product, Sahelian country, State apparatus, Tax authorities, West Africa

Publication Details

Pages:

88
Volume:

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DOI:

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Issue:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2007/339
Stock No:

1GNBEA2007001
ISBN:

9781451815825
ISSN:

1934-7685

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