Albania-Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper -- Table of Contents, November 30, 2001

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Albania
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
Prepared by the Albanian Government
November 2001

Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) are prepared by member countries in broad consultation with stakeholders and development partners, including the staffs of the World Bank and the IMF. Updated every three years with annual progress reports, they describe the country's macroeconomic, structural, and social policies in support of growth and poverty reduction, as well as associated external financing needs and major sources of financing. This country document is being made available on the IMF website by agreement with the member country as a service to users of the IMF website.

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Contents

Executive Summary
	General Characteristics of GPRS
	Participatory Process
	Profile and Causes of Poverty
	Priority Public Fields and Measures
	GPRS Implementation, Monitoring And Evaluation

I. Introduction
	I.A	The Need for strategy on growth and poverty reduction (GRPS) and its relation to the I-PRSP
	I.B	Princplies Underlying Preparation and Implementation of the Strategy
	I.B.1	Integration with Long-term Objectives
	I.B.2	Prioritization of Public Actions
	I.B.3	The Dynamic Character of the Strategy
	I.B.4	Albanian "Ownership" and Cooperation with Partners of Country's Development
	I.C	Factors Favoring or Obstructing the Implementation of Strategy
	I.C.1	Some of the Factors Favoring the GRPS Implementation
	I.C.2	Some of the Factors Obstructing and Posing Risks to Implementation of the Strategy

II. Summary of Participatory Process
	II.A	Participating Actors and their role in GPRS preparation
	II.B	Civil Society Participation
	II.B.1	Identification of Civil Society Actors
	II.B.2	The National Civil Society Advisory Group
	II.B.3	The Essence of Civil Society Participatory Process
	II.B.4	Regional Consultations
	II.C	Participation of Parliament, Local Government, and Business Community
	II.C.1	Consultations with Parliament
	II.C.2	Consultations with Local Government
	II.C.3	Consultations with Business Community
	II.C.4	Public Information Process
	II.C.5	Donors' Role

III. Poverty Analysis and Policy Assessment
	III.A	Poverty General Analysis
	III.A.1	Poverty Profile in Albania - General View
	III.A.2	Access to Economic Resources and the Poverty
	III.A.3	Human Development Dimensions and Poverty
	III.B	Assessment of past policies
	III.B.1	Transition Reforms and Living Standard
	III.B.2	More Direct Policies for Poverty Reduction
	III.B.3	General Assessment

IV. Priority Public Measures
	IV.A	Introduction
	IV.B	Macroeconomic Framework
	IV.C	Public Sector Governance and Management
	IV.D	Development of Private and Financial Sectors
	IV.D.1	Private Sector Development
	IV.D.2	Financial Sector Development
	IV.E	Human Development
	IV.E.1	Health
	IV.E.2	Education
	IV.E.3	Labor Market and Social Protection
	IV.E.4	Strengthening Social Capital
	IV.F	Infrastructure and Its Support to Growth
	IV.F.1	Transport
	IV.F.2	Potable Water and Sewage
	IV.F.3	Energy
	IV.F.4	Telecommunications
	IV.G	Integrated Rural Development
	IV.G.1	Increase of Production and Incomes from Agriculture, Livestock and Agro-Procesing
	IV.G.2	Protection and Improvement of Use of Other Natural Resources
	IV.G.3	Development of Non-Farm Economy in Rural Areas
	IV.H	Urban Development
	IV.I	Environment, Growth, and Poverty Reduction

V. Implementation, Monitoring, and Evaluation
	V.A	Role of Monitoring System
	V.B	Institutional Capacities for Monitoring and Evaluation
	V.C	Selection of Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators
	V.C.1	Final Indicators
	V.C.2	Intermediary Indicators
	V.D	Monitoring and Evaluation Sources and Instruments
	V.D.1	Sources
	V.D.2	Instruments
	V.E	Dissemination And Use of Monitoring and Evaluation Results
VI. Appendix 1: Matrices of Action Plans
VII. Appendix 2: Poverty Tables
VIII. Appendix 3: Macroeconomic Framework 2000–2004
IX. Appendix 4: Participatory Process

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