Bangladesh: Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

June 23, 2003

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Bangladesh: Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2003) accessed November 23, 2024

Summary

This paper reviews Bangladesh’s Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP). The paper addresses the question as to “what are the broad lessons from the past development experience.” It captures the salient features of social progress notwithstanding the challenging odds facing the country. The paper reviews the trends of poverty to set the benchmark for the subsequent discussion on poverty targets as well as antipoverty policy and institutional actions necessary to achieve the targets. The paper also sets the major targets and goal posts sketching a transition path for Bangladesh.

Subject: Education, Health, Poverty, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy

Keywords: CR, Economic growth, Global, ISCR, Line item, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy, Private sector, Public expenditure, Reduction strategy, Reform program

Publication Details

Pages:

146
Volume:

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DOI:

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Issue:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2003/177
Stock No:

1BGDEA0012003
ISBN:

9781451979480
ISSN:

1934-7685

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