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Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
Prepared by the authorities of Azerbaijan
May 2001

Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (I-PRSPs), prepared by member countries, summarize the current knowledge and assessment of a country's poverty situation, describe the existing poverty reduction strategy, identifies gaps in poverty data, diagnotics, and monitoring capacity, and lay out the process for addressing these gaps and producing a fully developed Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper in a participatory fashion. 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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Table of Contents

Introduction
I.
Information on the starting level of poverty and economic situation
II.
The Degree of Poverty and the Nature of Poverty
III.
The Existing Social Protection System
IV.
Problems To Be Addressed on the Path to Poverty Reduction
V.
Main Principles of the Government's Poverty Reduction Strategy
VI.
Conceptual Framework of Policy Measures and Programs for 2001-2005
VII.
Issues Pertaining to the Organization of Broad Participation in the Development of the Main PRSP and the Timetable
VIII.
Institutional Mechanisms
IX.
Government Statement
X.
Main tables and attachments
Attachments
Policy Measures for Poverty Reduction to be Implemented by the Government and the Respective Central Government Authorities
  Tentative Timetable for Preparation of the Main PRSP
Tables
1.
Basic Macroeconomic Indicators of the Socio-Economic Development of the Azerbaijan Republic
2.
Medium-Term Budget Plan 1999-2005
3.
Population Living Standards

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