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Republic of Burundi Addressing Fragility and Demographic Challenges to Reduce Poverty and Boost Sustainable Growth

This document presents the Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) for the Republic of Burundi (Burundi). The SCD identifies the key challenges and opportunities for Burundi to accelerate progress in poverty reduction and shared prosperity in a sustain...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
FRAGILE STATES
CONFLICT
LIVING STANDARDS
POVERTY
INEQUALITY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
POLITICAL CONFLICT
TWIN GOALS
DEMOGRAPHICS
INSTITUTIONAL FRAGILITY
POLITICAL INSTABILITY
GOVERNANCE
CLIMATE CHANGE
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
VULNERABILITY
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
AID DEPENDENCE
PRIORITIES
RECOVERY
BASIC NEEDS
DIVERSIFICATION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/655671529960055982/Burundi-Systematic-Country-Diagnostic
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30056
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Summary:This document presents the Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) for the Republic of Burundi (Burundi). The SCD identifies the key challenges and opportunities for Burundi to accelerate progress in poverty reduction and shared prosperity in a sustainable manner, while acknowledging: (i) the need for selectivity in interventions that foster growth and improve living conditions; and (ii) the many competing ‘binding’ reasons for poverty in Burundi. Burundi is a densely populated, poor, and highly fragile country that is home to 11 million people. It is the third most densely populated country in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with an estimated 435 inhabitants per k

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