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East Timor : Policy Challenges for a New Nation

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-28T15:49:38Z
dc.date.available2013-08-28T15:49:38Z
dc.date.issued2002-03-28
dc.description.abstractThe main challenge facing East Timor, is how to reconcile a simultaneous existence of acute poverty and severe shortage of human management skills, with solid prospects of future flows from the country's natural resource wealth. Policies to meet these two priorities - sustained poverty and sound management of natural resources - are the focus of this report. It looks at the pressing concerns of managing the economic transition from the United Nationals Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) within the next two years; at the issue of wealth creation and the need to enhance the private investment climate; at the need to devise a framework for saving the oil and gas revenues; at the importance of raising human development standards; at the limited number of qualified personnel able to formulate high priority development objectives, compounded by the need to build effective governance; and, at the overwhelming incidence of poverty in rural areas, and the strong correlation between consumption poverty, and low levels of education. In setting a strategy for growth and poverty reduction, the report highlights the importance of maintaining the prevailing efforts at raising farm incomes, and productivity, while improving the quality of rural education, and health facilities, including a tax policy vision that can play a role to avoid exacerbating urban bias. On improving the business environment, there is need for capacity building, and micro-finance programs, but within an adequate legal framework, and prudential regulations. The administrative priorities would require enhanced citizen monitoring on government performance, with an input in public services to improve transparency - which would emerge from an assessment of cost, effectiveness, and capacity.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/03/1756374/east-timor-policy-challenges-new-nation-country-economic-memorandum
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/15426
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15426
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectACCOUNTING STANDARDS
dc.subjectADB
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAUDITING
dc.subjectBANKRUPTCY
dc.subjectBUSINESS CYCLES
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectCAPITAL BASE
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVICE
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY LEVEL
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONCESSIONAL LENDING
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION POVERTY
dc.subjectCOUNTRY COMPARISONS
dc.subjectCROWDING OUT
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEFICIT FINANCING
dc.subjectDEPOSITS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subjectDONOR ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectDONOR COMMUNITY
dc.subjectDUAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC COOPERATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC MEMORANDUM
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPLOITATION
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICY
dc.subjectFISCAL YEAR
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOREIGN BANKS
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH PLANS
dc.subjectHEALTH POLICY
dc.subjectHEALTH PROBLEMS
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH STATUS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectILLITERACY
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectIMPORT TARIFFS
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
dc.subjectISOLATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARD
dc.subjectLONG TERM
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMANAGERS
dc.subjectMARKET PRICES
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMICROFINANCE
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGES
dc.subjectMONETARY POLICY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOPERATING COSTS
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COST
dc.subjectOVERALL EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPOLICY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectPOLICY RESPONSE
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOTENTIAL INVESTORS
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC DEBATE
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectREAL GDP
dc.subjectREDUCING POVERTY
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectREGULATORY SYSTEM
dc.subjectRESOURCE CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSHORT TERM
dc.subjectSOCIAL COSTS
dc.subjectSOCIAL INDICATORS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE USE
dc.subjectTASK TEAM LEADER
dc.subjectTAX ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTIME FRAME
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN SERVICES
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWASTE
dc.subjectWATER METERS
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWEALTH CREATION COUNTRY ECONOMIC WORK
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES POLICIES
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES STRATEGY
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPOLICY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectTRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectINVESTOR CONFIDENCE
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVICE
dc.subjectCIVIL STRIFE ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE CAPACITY
dc.subjectEDUCATION & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectFARM INCOME
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE DELIVERY
dc.subjectOIL & GAS RESERVES
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICY
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectPRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS
dc.subjectTAX POLICY
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectMICROFINANCE
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE CAPABILITY
dc.subjectMONITORING CRITERIA
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectCOST-EFFECTIVENESS
dc.titleEast Timor : Policy Challenges for a New Nationen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T11:19:09.976560Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/03/1756374/east-timor-policy-challenges-new-nation-country-economic-memorandum
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_02041604002878
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum1756374
okr.identifier.report23285
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryTimor-Leste
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice :: Public administration- Finance
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice :: General public administration sector
okr.sectorEducation :: General education sector
okr.sectorFinance :: General finance sector
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Health
okr.sectorIndustry and trade :: General industry and trade sector
okr.themeEconomic management :: Macroeconomic management
okr.themeEconomic management :: Other economic management
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Assessment
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.topicEnvironment
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitPREM Sector Department (EASPR)
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