01638cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002523 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451979480 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Bangladesh : Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (146 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper reviews Bangladesh's Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP). The paper addresses the question as to 'what are the broad lessons from the past development experience.' It captures the salient features of social progress notwithstanding the challenging odds facing the country. The paper reviews the trends of poverty to set the benchmark for the subsequent discussion on poverty targets as well as antipoverty policy and institutional actions necessary to achieve the targets. The paper also sets the major targets and goal posts sketching a transition path for Bangladesh. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2003/177 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2003/177/002.2003.issue-177-en.xml IMF e-Library