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Sierra Leone; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Preparation Status Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This paper examines Sierra Leone’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) Preparation Status Report. The government of Sierra Leone submitted its last PRSP preparation status report to the Executive Boards of the IMF and the World Bank in June 2003. However, the projected completion date...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825361
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Republic of Congo; Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This paper examines Congo’s Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP). Congo’s I-PRSP explains the features and causes of poverty in Congo. It provides a short- and medium-term vision of development as well as a strategic orientation for a return to sustainable and equitable growth....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825383
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The Role of Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Japan’s Foreign Aid Policy
Furuoka, Fumitaka - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
this objective is achieved, at least three advantages could ensue. Firstly, Japanese NGOs would be able to independently … government could utilize NGOs’ staff as an alternative source of information. Finally, effective co-operation between NGOs and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835689
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BEHAVIOURS OF CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS. Analysis based on New (and not so new) Institutional Economics
Tisdell, Clement A. - Department für Agrarökonomie, Humboldt-Universität Berlin - 2008
factors may result in behaviour of conservation NGOs diverging from their objectives, including their support for biodiversity … of species supported by NGOs for conservation; considers bounded rationality in relation to the operation of conservation … NGOs; and using game theory, shows how competition between NGOs for funding can result in economic inefficiencies and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005807507
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Liberia; Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
Liberia’s Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy (iPRS) sets out the emerging process and framework for recovery and reconstruction in the context of post-conflict Liberia. The iPRSP sets out the national socio-economic context, the preparatory process, dimensions of the emerging policy,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243129
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Haiti; Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This document presents a profile of poverty, and indicates briefly the stakes and challenges involved, using available quantitative and qualitative data to specify the targeted objectives to be reached. Actions to be taken are then positioned within a macroeconomic framework for which short- and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243371
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The Gambia; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This paper discusses Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) 2007–11 for The Gambia. PRSP II builds on the long-term development Vision 2020 of The Gambia. It also takes cognizance of the fact that implementation of PRSP I suffered from revenue shortfalls as the IMF suspended its program...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244972
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The Gambia; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper—Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) describes The Gambia’s macroeconomic, structural, and social policies in support of growth and poverty reduction, external financing needs, and major sources of financing. Since PRSP I had experienced some setbacks during its implementation,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245605
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Charitable Bequests and Wealth at Death
Atkinson, Tony; Backus, Peter G.; Micklewright, John - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Charitable bequests are a major source of income for charities but surprisingly little is known about them. The aim of this paper is to propose a multi-stage framework for analysing the bequest decision and to examine the evidence for Great Britain provided by new data on estates. The novelty of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011156473
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The Role of the Private Sector in Reproductive Health Services in Bangladesh
Al-Sabir, Ahmed; Alam, Bushra Binte; El-Saharty, Sameh - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
sector, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), the non-profit private sector, and the for-profit private sector. The public … levels. Several NGOs are active in Bangladesh's health sector, including international organizations such as CARE, Save the … Children and World Vision. Also involved in health delivery are large national NGOs, including BRAC, Concerned Women for Family …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011213940