Is the PRGF living up to expectations? :  an assessment of program design / 
 Is the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility living up to expectations? 
Sanjeev Gupta...[et. al.]. 
 - Washington, DC :  International Monetary Fund,  2002. 
 - viii, 47 p.  ill. ;  28 cm. 
 - Occasional paper  216 .
 - 339.4/6/091724 .
 - Occasional paper (International Monetary Fund) ;  no. 216. .
<br/><br/> "This paper synthesizes two papers prepared by IMF staff - "Review of the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility : issues and options" (February 14, 2002) and "Review of the Key Features of the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility : staff analysis (March 15, 2002)..." -- vii.  Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: the key features of the PRGF -- Overview of the study sample and methodology -- Key features 1 and 2: broad ownership and participation and embedding the PRGF in the overall strategy for growth and poverty reduction -- Key feature 3: budgets that are more pro-poor and pro-growth -- Key feature 4: ensuring appropriate flexibility in fiscal targets -- Key feature 5: more selective structural conditionality -- Key feature 6: measures to improve public resource management and accountability -- Key feature 7: social impact analysis of major macroeconomic adjustments and structural reforms -- The potential role of capacity building in strengthening program design -- Conclusion. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1589061128 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Poverty--Developing countries<br/>Economic assistance, Domestic--Developing countries<br/>Economic development<br/>Economic assistance--Developing countries
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>339.4/6/091724