Republic of Congo : : Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910779690403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2012
• ISBN: 1-4755-9697-9; 1-4755-4449-9; 1-299-46206-5; 1-4755-4843-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (746 p.)
• Collana: IMF Staff Country Reports
• Soggetti: Poverty - Congo (Brazzaville); Infrastructure; Macroeconomics; Demography; Education: General; Health: General; Investment; Capital; Intangible Capital; Capacity; Demographic Economics: General; Labor Economics: General; Education; Health economics; Population & demography; Labour; income economics; Health; Population and demographics; Labor; National accounts; Saving and investment; Population; Labor economics; Congo (Brazzaville) Economic conditions; Congo, Democratic Republic of the
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Foreword; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Contents; Table of Contents; Executive Summary; Chapter 1: Overview of The 2012-2016 Dscerp; Presentation of The 2012-2016 Dscerp; Why The 2012-2016 Dscerp?; How The 2012-2016 Dscerp Was Developed: Mechanism and Process; The Institutional Mechanism; The Process Of Developing The Dscerp; The Pillars of The 2012-2016 Dscerp; The mega-programs of the "future path"; Figure 1. Congo, The Three Pillars Of Emergence; The Pillars of the 2012-2016 DSCERP; The Pillars of the DSCERP and the "Nodes" of Africa's Emergence; Figure 2. The Development Nodes Of Congo And AfricaImplications For The Alignment Of Dscerp Policies; The Structure of The 2012-2016 Dscerp; Part One: How Is Congo Doing?; Chapter 2: Governance; Political Governance: Advances in Democracy And Consolidation of The Peace; Historic Overview; Important Achievements In Recent Years; Figure 3. Congo In International Competition - Governance; The Main Challenges To Be Addressed; Administrative and Judicial Governance; Historic Overview; Achievements In Recent Years; The Main Challenges To Be Addressed; Judicial Governance; Historic Overview; Achievements In Recent YearsThe Main Challenges To Be Addressed; Security and National Defense Governance; Economic and Financial Governance; Historic Overview; Table 1. Republic Of Congo: Key Macroeconomic Indicators: 1960-2010; Recent Economic Management: The Performance Has Clearly Improved; Table 2. Public Debt of Congo and Comparable Countries; Table 3. Comparative Macroeconomic Indicators; Table 4. Comparative Agriculture Potential of Congo and Selected Countries; Structural Reforms And Strengthening The Business Climate; The Main Challenges; Chapter 3. Growth and Employment; Growth: Sources, Performance and ChallengesHistoric Overview Of Changes In The Congolese Economy; Sectoral Performances; Recent Macroeconomic Performance: 2008-2011; Figure 4. Congo In International Comparison: Macroeconomic Policy; Table 5. GDP Performance, 2008-2011; Figure 5. Change In GDP (Percentages); Table 6. Goods Exports 1987-2009; Table 7. Government Revenues 2008-2011 (as percentage of GDP); Table 8. Government Expenditure 2001-2011 (Percentages Of Gdp); Employment: Performances and Challenges; Overview; Employment Opportunities; Job Seekers; The Labor Market And Promotion Policies; Summary Of The Main Constraints On Growth And Job CreationChapter 4. Poverty and Social Development; Household Living Conditions; Socio-Demographic Trends; Table 9. Main Indicators Of Household Living Conditions; Household Economic Situation; Household Living Conditions; Household Access To Essential Services; Table 10. Key Education Indicators; Table 11. Key Health Indicators; Figure 6. Distribution of Seroprevalence by Department; Table 12. Comparative Statement of Public Efforts in Education and Health; Poverty; Table 13. Demographic Dynamics of Congo, 2005-2007; Table 14. Comparison of Populations of Young Persons and Adults 2005-2007
• Sommario/riassunto: The government of the Republic of Congo launched a program aimed at consolidating peace and promoting economic and social development. ; The objectives included improvement of governance and consolidation of peace and security, promotion of growth and macroeconomic stability, improvement of public access to basic social services, improvement of the social environment, integration of disadvantaged groups, and combating HIV/AIDS. The review shows that much remains to be accomplished, and building on the significant gains of recent years, the decision to expand and strengthen the strategic poverty reduction framework was made.