Republic of Tajikistan : Evaluation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Process and Arrangements Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility

International Monetary Fund; World Bank

Republic of Tajikistan : Evaluation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Process and Arrangements Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility

2004

International Monetary Fund | World Bank

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank introduced the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) process in 1999 to strengthen the poverty alleviation focus of their assistance to low-income countries. This report reviews Tajikistan s experience with the PRSP process, focusing on the effectiveness of IMF and World Bank support to the process and the extent to which the two institutions lending and non-lending activities in the country are aligned to the objectives of the PRSP approach. The rest of the report is organized as follows. Part two provides brief background accounts of political and economic developments since independence in 1991, including poverty incidence in the late 1990s. The relevance of the PRSP approach, application of the underlying principles, and preliminary evidence on results, are examined in part three. Part four considers the effectiveness of World Bank support, including alignment of that support to the objectives of the PRSP approach. The effectiveness of IMF support, including alignment of programs supported under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) and its predecessor, the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility (ESAF), to PRSP objectives, is assessed in part five. Part six reviews IMF-World Bank collaboration, include the Joint Staff Assessments (JSA) of the PRSP and of collaboration on country operations. Part seven presents main conclusions and lessons.

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AGROVOC Keywords

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Publisher

Washington, DC

Other Subjects

Educational attainment; Bank restructuring; Reorganization; Monetary policy; External borrowing; Debt management; Poor infrastructure; Poverty line; Fiscal deficit; External aid; Poor; Poverty indicators; Conditionalities; Annual budget; Government revenue; Policy formulation; Fiscal deficits; Safety nets; State budget; Access to services; Poverty assessment; Reform process; Infrastructure development; Sector policy; Poverty rates; Fiscal sustainability; Government budget process; Rural; Lack of infrastructure; Sector expenditure; Household heads; Central bank; Human development; Ministry of finance; Fiscal balance; Country procurement assessment; Medium-term expenditure; Basic social services; Donor agencies; Public finances; Macroeconomic stability; Public information; Poor education; Regulatory framework; Land reforms; Allocation of resources; Sanitation services; Financial assistance; Public service; Expenditure policy; Interest payments; Ministry of economy; Poverty reduction targets; Economic policy; Rural roads; Institutional capacity; Aid disbursements; Adb; Financial accountability; Economic reform; Fiscal flexibility; Poverty reduction strategy paper; Reform agenda; Government budget; Total expenditures; Foreign financing; Poverty profile; Female-headed households; Public investment program; Conditionality; Budget framework; Budget allocations; Poverty impact; Human development index; Public sector employees; Conflict; Policy process; Net lending; Cold climates; Capacity constraints; Cooperative farms; Public spending; Poor health; External financing; Tax revenue; Poverty data; Financing sources; Program objectives; Public health services; Debt restructuring; Financial sector; Macroeconomic framework; Structural reforms; Provision of water; Medium-term projections; Poverty update; Donor assistance; Performance review; Expenditure management system; Capitals; State agencies; Capacity-building; Government spending; Government expenditure; Poverty reduction support; Poverty incidence; Incidence of poverty; Expenditures; Natural disaster; Service delivery; Civil servants; Programs; Public enterprise; Medium-term perspective; Public expenditure review; Adjustment lending; Division of labor; National bank; Social service; Technical assistance; Medium-term expenditure framework; Fiscal activities; Poverty analysis; Transparency; Donor coordination; Fiscal adjustment; Civil service reform; Public sector management; Public officials; Public expenditure management; Factoring; Country procurement; Governmental structure; Total expenditure; Poverty reducing; Inequality; Quality of education; External shocks; Infrastructure sector; Macroeconomic management; Tax policy; Financial support; Poor countries; Macroeconomic stabilization; Poverty reduction strategy

Language

English

Format

application/pdf, text/plain

License

CC BY 3.0 IGO, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/

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