IMF Staff Country Reports

Nicaragua: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

May 6, 2010

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Summary

This poverty reduction strategy paper on Nicaragua shows that the main obstacles to poverty reduction are related to culture, historical, and structural factors, as well as weak public policy. The lack of proper physical infrastructure, the weaknesses in the energy matrix, the flaws in the health, education, and potable water systems, and the precarious presence of state institutions in the territory have all contributed to the lack of success in poverty reduction. The country’s potential in agriculture and natural resources are the main areas of opportunity regarding economic growth and poverty reduction.

Subject: Education, Expenditure, Health, Labor, Population and demographics, Poverty, Public investment spending

Keywords: Caribbean, Central America, Central government, CR, Economic crisis, Energy policy, Financial crisis, Global, Human right, International community, ISCR, National budget, Natural resources, Public investment spending, Social policy, Value chain

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    149

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2010/108

  • Stock No:

    1NICEA2010001

  • ISBN:

    9781455203673

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685