02067cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF020336 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498341806 2663-3493 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. The Fund's Capacity Development Strategy : Better Policies Through Stronger Institutions. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013. 1 online resource (36 pages) Policy Papers <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 supplement provides background information on various aspects of capacity development (CD) for the main Board paper, The Fund's Capacity Development Strategy-Better Policies through Stronger Institutions. It is divided into nine notes or sections, each focused on a different topic covered in the main paper. Section A explores the importance of institutions for growth, and the role the Fund can play in building institutions. Section B presents stylized facts about how the landscape for CD has changed since the late 1990s. Section C discusses the difficulties of analyzing CD data because of measurement issues. Section D provides a longer-term perspective on how Fund CD has responded to member needs. Section E contains information on previous efforts to prioritize CD, assesses Regional Strategy Notes (RSNs) and country pages, and suggests ways to strengthen RSNs, including by using the Fund's surveillance products. Section F compares the technical assistance (TA) funding model proposed in the 2011. Mode of access: Internet Policy Papers; Policy Paper ; No. 2013/046 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/007/2013/046/007.2013.issue-046-en.xml IMF e-Library