01637cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF010806 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451814378 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Kiribati : 2001 Article IV. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001. 1 online resource (46 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 Kiribati's economic policies reflect the country's communally oriented values that favor social cohesion over individual self-reliance and the rough and tumble of the market economy. Unfavorable external conditions, fiscal slippages, and the lack of structural reforms have led to a weakening in Kiribati's external and fiscal positions. To achieve sustainable medium-term growth, timely implementation of fiscal consolidation and structural reforms is critical. Public enterprise reform and privatization, along with civil service rationalization, should be at the top of the reform agenda. Mode of access: Internet Kiribati imf IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2001/165 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2001/165/002.2001.issue-165-en.xml IMF e-Library