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Republic of Sierra Leone Priorities for Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reduction: Systematic Country Diagnostic

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank Group
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-19T20:27:14Z
dc.date.available2018-04-19T20:27:14Z
dc.date.issued2018-02-06
dc.description.abstractThe objective of this Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) is to describe the current development challenges facing Sierra Leone and offer a set of priority areas of intervention to further the twin goals of reducing extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. The SCD is designed to be an evidence driven exercise that draws together diverse findings into a comprehensive country diagnostic. The SCD argues that, without taking into account the two main foundational constraints governance and fiscal space, it is unlikely that the proposed technical solutions will make a substantial impact on the twin goals. Many of the technical solutions that are in this document have been tried in multiple variations over the last 60 years by government, donor partners, and other stakeholders, but the results have been meager. Despite favorable geography and abundant resources, and after hundreds of millions of dollars in soft loans and grants, smart consultants, sound technical approaches, Sierra Leone continues to have development outcomes that rate among the worst in the world. This SCD argues that unless governance constraints are understood and mitigated this situation is unlikely to change very much. It further takes into account severe fiscal constraints in proposing ways to alleviate this while also avoiding reforms that require substantial financial outlays. If the two foundational issues are appropriately addressed, the priority technical interventions proposed here have the potential to unlock growth, reduce poverty, and improve the lives of the Sierra Leonean population.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/152711522893772195/Sierra-Leone-Systematic-Country-Diagnostic-Priorities-for-Sustainable-Growth-and-Poverty-Reduction
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/29701
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/29701
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectFRAGILITY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SETTLEMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectSHARED PROSPERITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectCOMBATING THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM
dc.subjectFISCAL TRENDS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectMINERAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE REFORM
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectRESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPOLITICAL RISKS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL RISKS
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE GAPS
dc.titleRepublic of Sierra Leone Priorities for Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reductionen
dc.title.subtitleSystematic Country Diagnosticen
dc.typeReporten
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okr.crossref.titleRepublic of Sierra Leone Priorities for Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reduction
okr.date.disclosure2018-04-04
okr.doctypeSystematic Country Diagnostic
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/152711522893772195/Sierra-Leone-Systematic-Country-Diagnostic-Priorities-for-Sustainable-Growth-and-Poverty-Reduction
okr.guid152711522893772195
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/29701
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b085695a3d_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum29603424
okr.identifier.report115408
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/152711522893772195/pdf/SIERRA-LEONE-SCD-02132018.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countrySierra Leone
okr.topicAgriculture::Agricultural Sector Economics
okr.topicConflict and Development::Conflict and Fragile States
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Growth
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Employment and Shared Growth
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Monitoring & Analysis
okr.topicGovernance::Politics and Government
okr.topicEnvironment::Natural Resources Management
okr.unitWorld Bank Office: Freetown (AFMSL)
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