TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gupta,Sanjeev
ED  - International Monetary Fund.
TI  - Is the PRGF living up to expectations?: an assessment of program design 
T2  - Occasional paper
SN  - 1589061128
U1  - 339.4/6/091724 21
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Washington, DC
PB  - International Monetary Fund
KW  - Poverty
KW  - Developing countries
KW  - Economic assistance, Domestic
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Economic assistance
N1  - "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; 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
ER  -