International Monetary FundWorld Bank2014-09-172014-09-172004-07-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20221The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank introduced the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) process in 1999 to strengthen the poverty alleviation focus of their assistance to low-income countries. This report reviews Tajikistan s experience with the PRSP process, focusing on the effectiveness of IMF and World Bank support to the process and the extent to which the two institutions lending and non-lending activities in the country are aligned to the objectives of the PRSP approach. The rest of the report is organized as follows. Part two provides brief background accounts of political and economic developments since independence in 1991, including poverty incidence in the late 1990s. The relevance of the PRSP approach, application of the underlying principles, and preliminary evidence on results, are examined in part three. Part four considers the effectiveness of World Bank support, including alignment of that support to the objectives of the PRSP approach. The effectiveness of IMF support, including alignment of programs supported under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) and its predecessor, the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility (ESAF), to PRSP objectives, is assessed in part five. Part six reviews IMF-World Bank collaboration, include the Joint Staff Assessments (JSA) of the PRSP and of collaboration on country operations. Part seven presents main conclusions and lessons.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO SERVICESADBADJUSTMENT LENDINGAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAID DISBURSEMENTSALLOCATION OF RESOURCESANNUAL BUDGETBANK RESTRUCTURINGBASIC SOCIAL SERVICESBUDGET ALLOCATIONSBUDGET FRAMEWORKCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPACITY CONSTRAINTSCAPACITY-BUILDINGCAPITALSCASH TRANSFERSCENTRAL BANKCENTRAL GOVERNMENTCIVIL SERVANTSCIVIL SERVICECIVIL SERVICE REFORMCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCOLD CLIMATESCONDITIONALITIESCONDITIONALITYCONFLICTCOOPERATIVE FARMSCOUNTRY PROCUREMENTCOUNTRY PROCUREMENT ASSESSMENTDEBT MANAGEMENTDEBT RESTRUCTURINGDIVISION OF LABORDONOR AGENCIESDONOR ASSISTANCEDONOR COORDINATIONDRINKING WATERECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC POLICIESECONOMIC POLICYECONOMIC REFORMEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEMPLOYMENTEXCHANGE RATEEXPENDITUREEXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMEXPENDITURE POLICYEXPENDITURESEXTERNAL AIDEXTERNAL BORROWINGEXTERNAL DEBTEXTERNAL FINANCINGEXTERNAL SHOCKSFACTORINGFEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDSFINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITYFINANCIAL ASSISTANCEFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL POLICIESFINANCIAL SECTORFINANCIAL SUPPORTFINANCING SOURCESFISCAL ACTIVITIESFISCAL ADJUSTMENTFISCAL BALANCEFISCAL DEFICITFISCAL DEFICITSFISCAL FLEXIBILITYFISCAL POLICIESFISCAL SUSTAINABILITYFOOD SECURITYFOREIGN FINANCINGGOVERNMENT BUDGETGOVERNMENT BUDGET PROCESSGOVERNMENT EXPENDITUREGOVERNMENT REVENUEGOVERNMENT SPENDINGGOVERNMENTAL STRUCTUREGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHEALTH CAREHOUSEHOLD HEADSHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEXINCIDENCE OF POVERTYINCOMEINEQUALITYINFLATIONINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINFRASTRUCTURE SECTORINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINTEREST PAYMENTSIRRIGATIONLACK OF INFRASTRUCTURELAND REFORMLAND REFORMSLAWSLEGISLATIONLIVING STANDARDSMACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORKMACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENTMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMACROECONOMIC STABILIZATIONMEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITUREMEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORKMEDIUM-TERM PERSPECTIVEMEDIUM-TERM PROJECTIONSMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMINISTRY OF ECONOMYMINISTRY OF FINANCEMONETARY POLICYNATIONAL BANKNATURAL DISASTERNATURAL DISASTERSNET LENDINGPERFORMANCE REVIEWPOLICY FORMULATIONPOLICY PROCESSPOORPOOR COUNTRIESPOOR EDUCATIONPOOR HEALTHPOOR INFRASTRUCTUREPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY ANALYSISPOVERTY ASSESSMENTPOVERTY DATAPOVERTY IMPACTPOVERTY INCIDENCEPOVERTY INDICATORSPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY PROFILEPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCINGPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPERPOVERTY REDUCTION SUPPORTPOVERTY REDUCTION TARGETSPOVERTY UPDATEPRIVATE ENTERPRISESPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATIZATIONPROGRAM OBJECTIVESPROGRAMSPROVISION OF WATERPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONPUBLIC ENTERPRISEPUBLIC ENTERPRISESPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENTPUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEWPUBLIC FINANCESPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH SERVICESPUBLIC INFORMATIONPUBLIC INVESTMENTPUBLIC INVESTMENT PROGRAMPUBLIC OFFICIALSPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEESPUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENTPUBLIC SERVICEPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SPENDINGPUBLIC UTILITIESQUALITY ASSURANCEQUALITY OF EDUCATIONREFORM AGENDAREFORM PROCESSREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREORGANIZATIONRESOURCE ALLOCATIONRESOURCE MANAGEMENTRURALRURAL AREASRURAL ROADSSAFETY NETSSANITATIONSANITATION SERVICESSECTOR EXPENDITURESECTOR POLICYSERVICE DELIVERYSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL WELFARESTATE AGENCIESSTATE BUDGETSTATE ENTERPRISESSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENTSTRUCTURAL REFORMSTARGETINGTAX POLICYTAX REVENUETAXATIONTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETOTAL EXPENDITURETOTAL EXPENDITURESTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTWAGESWARWATER SUPPLY10.1596/20221