Guinea [[electronic resource] ] : poverty reduction strategy paper

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910464543803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : International Monetary Fund, 2008
• ISBN: 1-4623-4235-3; 1-4527-6561-8; 1-280-88921-7; 1-4518-8071-5; 9786613730527
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (141 p.)
• Collana: IMF country report ; ; no. 08/7
• Soggetti: Poverty - Guinea; Electronic books.; Guinea Economic conditions; Guinea Economic policy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Cover title.; Title on added t.p.: Poverty reduction strategy paper, PRSP-2 (2007-2010) / Republic of Guinea, Ministry of the Economy, Finances and Planning.; "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"--Cover.; "January 2008."
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; TABLE OF CONTENTS; 1. LIST OF MAPS; Map 0.1: Administrative map of Guinea; Introduction; I. Diagnosing Poverty; 1.1. Financial profile of poverty; 1.2. Poverty according to area of residence; Map 1.1: Incidence of poverty (P0) by administrative region; Map 1.2: Incidence of poverty (P0) by prefecture; 1.3. Poverty and access to education; Map 1.3: Incidence of poverty (P0) by sub-prefecture; 2. LIST OF TABLES; Table 1.1: Incidence of public spending on education; 1.4. Poverty and access to health care services; Table 1.2: Weight of spending on education in household budgets; 1.5. Poverty and AIDS:1.6. Poverty and access to socio-economic infrastructure; 1.6.1. Poverty and access to drinking water; 1.6.2. Poverty and access to energy services; Map 1.4: Number of modern, functional water supply points per 1000 inhabitants; Map 1.5: Availability of electricity in 2006; 1.6.3. Poverty and access to communication technologies; 1.6.4. Poverty and access to public transportation services; 1.6.5. Poverty and access to decent housing; 1.6.6. Poverty and access to sanitation services; 1.7. Poverty and employment; 1.8. Poverty and agricultural activities; 1.9. Poverty and food security 1.10. Poverty, gender and equity; 1.11. Poverty and governance; Table 1.3: Economic and social development indicators: international comparison; Table 1.4: Changes in development indicators in Guinea; Table 1.5: Poverty indicators in Guinea: variations according to urban/rural residence / variations according administrative regions; II. Overall Context, Lessons Learned from PRSP-I and Objectives; 2.1. Political context; 2.2. Economic context; 2.3. Lessons to be drawn from the evaluation of PRSP-I; Table 2.1: Principal macroeconomic indicators; 3. LIST OF BOXES; Box: 2.1: Principal lessons to be learned from implementation of PRSP-I2.4. Implementation of the MDGs; Box: 2.2: The MDG by 2015; 2.5. Principal challenges of PRSP-2; Table 2.2: Evaluation of the Chances of Attaining the MDGs; Box: 2.3: Coordination and links between the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper and the Emergency Minimum Program; 2.6. Participatory process; 2.7. Objectives; Box: 2.4: Overall Objective of the PRS; Table 2.3: Main objectives of the PRSP; III. Improving Governance and Institutional and Human Capacity-Building; 3.1. Improving political and democratic governance; 3.1.1. Boosting the capacities of republican institutions 3.1.2. Promoting human rights; 3.1.3. Preserving and consolidating stability and security; 3.1.4. Promoting and strengthening civil society; 3.1.5. Promote dialogue, strengthen the capacities of political parties and establish standards to govern the electoral process; 3.2. Strengthening of economic governance; 3.2.1. Strengthening of macroeconomic analytical and forecasting capabilities; 3.2.2. Strengthening of strategic planning capabilities; 3.2.3. Strengthening the ability to produce statistics; 3.2.4. Enhancing fiscal planning and management capabilities
• Sommario/riassunto: In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries.