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© 2005 International Monetary Fund
May 2005
IMF Country Report No. 05/160
Republic of Uzbekistan: Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) are prepared by member countries in broad consultation with stakeholders and development partners, including the staffs of the World Bank and the IMF. Updated every three years with annual progress reports, they describe the country’s macroeconomic, structural, and social policies in support of growth and poverty reduction, as well as associated external financing needs and major sources of financing. This country document for the Republic of Uzbekistan, dated March 2005, is being made available on the IMF website by agreement with the member country as a service to users of the IMF website.
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Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Welfare Improvement Strategy Paper of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2005–2010
Interim PRSP Document
(I-WISP)
Tashkent, March 2005
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
I. POVERTY LEVEL AND MAIN PROBLEMS OF ITS REDUCTION IN UZBEKISTAN
1.1. Assessment and Main Features of Poverty in Uzbekistan
1.2. Problems of Income Growth, Employment, Human Development, and Social Security of the Population
II. MAIN OBJECTIVES, TASKS, AND DIRECTIONS OF THE STRATEGY
III. SUSTAINING HIGH RATES OF ECONOMIC GROWTH
3.1. Macroeconomic Policy
3.2. Public Expenditure Management
3.3. Structural Reforms
IV. STRENGTHENING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL PROTECTION
4.1. Access to Education
4.2. Access to Health Care Services
4.3. Labor Market and Provision of Employment
4.4. Public Utility Services
4.5. Child Welfare
4.6. Gender Equality
4.7. Strengthening Social Protection of the Population
V. ALIGNING REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
VI. IMPROVEMENT OF ENVIRONMENT
VII. ACTION PLAN FOR PREPARATION OF THE FULL PAPER ON THE WELFARE IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY
7.1. Institutional Preparation for the WISP
7.2. Public Consultations in the Course of the WISP Preparation
7.3. The Programmatic Approach to Analytical Work
7.4. Work Plan on the Preparation of the Full WISP
7.5. Monitoring and Evaluation
ABBREVIATIONS
APPENDIX 1: POLICY MATRIX ON WELFARE IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN FOR 2005–10
APPENDIX 2. REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN: WELFARE IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY PAPER (PRELIMINARY OUTLINE OF THE FULL PAPER)