Guinea-Bissau: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

Author: International Monetary Fund

Volume/Issue: Volume 2007 Issue 339

Publication date: October 2007

ISBN: 9781451815825

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Public Policy - Social Services and Welfare , Demography , Poverty and Homelessness , ISCR , CR , absolute poverty , job creation , poverty rate , real gross domestic product , State apparatus , development program , delegate authority , government's intention , tax authorities , government hope , Sahelian country , Poverty reduction , West Africa

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Summary

This paper presents an overview of the National Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (NPRSP) for Guinea-Bissau. The paper discusses the phenomenon of poverty, its dimensions, extent, and distribution by category and region. It provides a background analysis of developments in poverty based on the diagnostic of past economic policies. The paper presents the priority goals in the fight against poverty by articulating a long-term and medium-term vision as well as strategic actions. The operational strategies and strategic actions of the NPRSP are also presented in the paper.