01599cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003453 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451808575 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Republic of Congo : Joint Staff Advisory Note of the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005. 1 online resource (8 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 Joint Staff Advisory Note examines Congo's Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP). The I-PRSP recognizes the lack of recent and good quality data on poverty, and recommends new surveys and studies to improve poverty assessment and analysis. On the basis of the sparsely available data, the I-PRSP estimates that at least 50 percent of the population is poor. The I-PRSP also links the high poverty incidence to a significant decline in per capita output and the deterioration of basic social services. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2005/040 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2005/040/002.2005.issue-040-en.xml IMF e-Library