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1 online resource (xxx, 188 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates) : illustrations, color map |
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World Bank country study, 0253-2123 |
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World Bank country study.
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| Contents |
Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- 1. The Afghan Economy -- Recent Economic Performance -- Structure of the Economy -- Economic Prospects -- 2. Poverty in Afghanistan: A Preliminary Analysis -- Historical Background and Social Indicators -- Rural Poverty Profile -- Determinants of Rural Poverty -- 3. Toward Sustained Growth and Poverty Reduction -- Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy -- Implementation Priorities and Risks -- 4. Building an Effective, Accountable Afghan State -- The State-Building Agenda -- Work in Progress |
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Some Key Tasks Ahead -- The Way Forward -- 5. Encouraging and Supporting Private Sector Development -- The Afghan Private Sector -- Constraints to Private Sector Development -- Government Strategy and Implementation Priorities -- 6. Agricultural Development Priorities and Prospects -- Overview and Policy Framework -- Priority Areas for Reform -- Prospects for Afghan Agriculture -- 7. Understanding and Responding to the Drug Economy -- The Opium Economy in Afghanistan -- Lessons from Experience in Fighting Drugs -- Government's National Drug Control Strategy |
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Options and Trade-Offs in Strategy Implementation -- 8. Delivering Basic Social Services with Gender Equity -- Background -- Conceptual Framework -- Improving Basic Social Service Delivery in Key Sectors -- 9. Assisting the Poor and Vulnerable -- Poverty, Vulnerability, and Coping Mechanisms -- Government Strategy and Programs -- Toward a Broad-based, Effective, Sustainable Social Protection Policy -- 10. Priorities for Action, Challenges, Prospects, and Risks -- Statistical Appendix -- References -- Map -- LIST OF TABLES -- 1.1 Macroeconomic Indicators -- 2.1 Social Indicators 2003 |
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3.1 National Priority Programs -- 3.2 Structural Reforms -- 3.3 Prices, Wages and Exchange Rates -- 4.1 General Pay Levels (Afs/month) -- 4.2 Examples of Accountability Mechanisms in Proposed Laws -- 4.3 SY1382 Budget Execution -- 4.4 Domestic Revenues -- 4.5 Revenues (% of GDP) -- 4.6 Economic Activities and Probable Associations with Corruption -- 4.7 Priorities for Reducing Administrative Corruption -- 4.8 Options for Enhancing Capacities within Government -- 5.1 The Enterprise Spectrum -- 5.2 Infrastructure in Afghanistan and Selected Other Countries |
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5.3 Priority Areas for Support to the Private Sector -- 6.1 Agricultural Growth Rates (percent per annum) -- 6.2 Livestock Population Per Family -- 6.3 Regional Composition of Surface Water Resources and Irrigated Area -- 6.4 Estimated Irrigation Potential in Afghanistan -- 6.5 Estimated Rates of Return to Investment in Agricultural Research -- 7.1 Estimated Opium Cultivation, Production, and Incomes 1995-2004 -- 8.1 Public Service and Social Indicators -- 8.2 Rural Households' Access to Basic Services -- 8.3 Institutions and Accountability in Selected Services in Afghanistan |
| Summary |
Afghanistan has come a long way since emerging from major conflict in late 2001. The economy has recovered strongly, growing by nearly 50% cumulatively in the last two years (not including drugs). Some three million internally and externally displaced Afghans have returned to their country. More than four million children, a third of them girls, are in school, and immunization campaigns have achieved considerable success. The Government has supported good economic performance by following prudent macroeconomic policies and it has made extraordinary efforts to develop key national programs and to revive social services like education and health. Nevertheless, Afghanistan remains one of the poorest countries in the world in terms of both per-capita incomes and social indicators, with large gender gaps. The difficult challenge of poverty reduction is made even more difficult by continuing insecurity, weak rule of law, and narcotics. Afghanistan - State Building, Sustaining Growth, and Reducing Poverty provides a greater understanding of the core challenges that lie ahead for Afghanistan and key priorities for national reconstruction. The Afghan economy has been shaped by more than two decades of debilitating conflict and has some very unusual features which this study analyzes. The authors argue that the country must break out of the vicious cycle that would keep it insecure, fragmented politically, weakly governed, poor, dominated by the illicit economy, and a hostage to the drug industry. The study presents key elements for a breakthrough in the next two years but the daunting agenda will require strong commitment, actions, and persistence on the part of the Government and robust support from the international community |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-188) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE.
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Public Policy / Social Policy.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Business & Economics.
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Economic history
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Politics and government
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Politik
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Wiederaufbau
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Wirtschaft
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Economische situatie.
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Politieke situatie.
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Business & Economics.
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Economic History.
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2000-2009.
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Condition économique.
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Développement économique.
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Lutte contre la pauvreté
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| SUBJECT |
Afghanistan -- Economic conditions
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Afghanistan -- Politics and government -- 2001-2021
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| Subject |
Afghanistan
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Afghanistan
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Afghanistan.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
World Bank.
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| ISBN |
0821360965 |
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9780821360965 |
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0821360957 |
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9780821360958 |
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