01621cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005333 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451822991 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Liberia : Joint Staff Advisory Note of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (11 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 Liberia's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper highlights the civil war as the underlying cause of extreme poverty. A major challenge for the government is to attract more donor aid and private investment in the provision of infrastructure given its own limited budget and the constraints on borrowing. It is appropriate in the short to medium term to focus on supporting the restoration of traditional sources of growth, such as agriculture, forestry and mining, while establishing an environment that in the longer term will support economic diversification. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2008/289 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2008/289/002.2008.issue-289-en.xml IMF e-Library