Madagascar : Systematic Country Diagnostic

This document is hence organized not around the three types of challenges, but around five themes of governance, public finance issues, private sector-led economy, poverty and environment, and human capital, all crucial to achieving faster, more in...

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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
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spelling okr-10986-231132021-04-23T14:04:12Z Madagascar : Systematic Country Diagnostic World Bank Group TARIFFS CAPITAL MARKETS FISH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ECONOMIC GROWTH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AIR QUALITY FOREST MANAGEMENT CARBON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION EXPECTATIONS FISHERIES MANAGEMENT PRODUCERS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES TIMBER LABOR FORCE EMISSIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY REVENUES INCENTIVES EMISSION REDUCTION EQUILIBRIUM MODELS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INPUT PRICES CONDITIONALITY OLIGOPOLY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AUDITS DEFICIT FINANCING PRESENT VALUE ECONOMIC DYNAMICS EXPLOITATION AIR POLLUTION OIL TRADEOFFS NATURAL CAPITAL POPULATION GROWTH MALTHUSIAN TRAP CAPITAL FORMATION LABOR PRODUCTIVITY OPTIONS DEBT BARRIERS TO ENTRY LAND DEGRADATION PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY POLLUTION FORESTRY BENEFIT ANALYSIS DIVIDENDS POLICY DECISIONS BARLEY NATURAL RESOURCES METALS SUBSIDIES EFFICIENCY FISHING TAXES CANCER ACCESS TO INFORMATION LAND USE EFFECTIVE USE GOVERNMENT SECURITIES RESOURCES UNEMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL INVESTORS ENERGY CONSUMPTION EQUITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH CONSUMPTION ECONOMIC IMPACT RURAL COMMUNITIES WAGES AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION CLIMATE CHANGE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT VALUES CREDIT PURCHASING POWER DEFORESTATION DEMAND MINES SUSTAINABLE GROWTH ELECTRICITY GENERATION PRICE CHANGES ENVIRONMENTS EXPENDITURES COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS PROPERTY LOGGING DECISION MAKING CORPORATE TAXES ECONOMIC RENTS TAX RATES ENVIRONMENT SOIL DEGRADATION CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ECONOMIC SITUATION STREAMS ECONOMICS SECURITIES TAX REVENUE SUBSISTENCE LIVELIHOODS FISHERIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRADE LAND LAND PRODUCTIVITY ECONOMIES OF SCALE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS DRINKING WATER COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE FARMS ECOLOGY WATER POLLUTION FISHING GROUNDS REVENUE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH RISK MANAGEMENT LIVING CONDITIONS TAX REFORM INTERMEDIATE INPUTS PROFITS PRODUCTION PATTERNS ENVIRONMENTAL LABOR MARKETS EFFECTIVE DEMAND FAST POPULATION GROWTH PUBLIC GOOD PRICES CONSUMER PROTECTION ECONOMIES PUBLIC GOODS COMPETITION This document is hence organized not around the three types of challenges, but around five themes of governance, public finance issues, private sector-led economy, poverty and environment, and human capital, all crucial to achieving faster, more inclusive and sustainable growth. Chapter one provides the country context. Chapter two discusses the quality of governance, an overarching issue in Madagascar. It has a direct bearing on the pace, the inclusiveness and sustainability of growth. While acknowledging the importance of improving governance for Madagascar, which is a difficult, medium term undertaking, this Systematic Country Diagnostic argues that progress is also possible. Chapter three discusses how amelioration in managing public finances, and increasing revenue in particular, could be used as a lens for improved governance. Chapter four discusses the role and challenges of the private sector, the main driver of growth. Chapter five discusses the challenges for achieving higher human capital in a country with a very young population and some of the highest infant stunting and malnourishment rates in the world. Chapter six discusses the faces of poverty, which are predominantly rural, agricultural and informal. A structural transformation has not started in Madagascar and poverty and environment are closely intertwined. The chapter also discusses the challenges to enhancing the management of natural resources and protecting the poor from natural disasters and impacts of climate change. Chapter seven summarizes the challenges and prioritizes the reforms. 2015-11-20T21:44:55Z 2015-11-20T21:44:55Z 2015-08-25 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24969037/madagascar-systematic-country-diagnostic http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23113 English en_US Systematic Country Diagnostic; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Country Focus :: Country Assistance Strategy Document Africa Madagascar
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topic TARIFFS
CAPITAL MARKETS
FISH
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
AIR QUALITY
FOREST MANAGEMENT
CARBON
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
EXPECTATIONS
FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
PRODUCERS
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PROPERTY RIGHTS
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
TIMBER
LABOR FORCE
EMISSIONS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
REVENUES
INCENTIVES
EMISSION REDUCTION
EQUILIBRIUM
MODELS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INPUT PRICES
CONDITIONALITY
OLIGOPOLY
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
AUDITS
DEFICIT FINANCING
PRESENT VALUE
ECONOMIC DYNAMICS
EXPLOITATION
AIR POLLUTION
OIL
TRADEOFFS
NATURAL CAPITAL
POPULATION GROWTH
MALTHUSIAN TRAP
CAPITAL FORMATION
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
OPTIONS
DEBT
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
LAND DEGRADATION
PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
POLLUTION
FORESTRY
BENEFIT ANALYSIS
DIVIDENDS
POLICY DECISIONS
BARLEY
NATURAL RESOURCES
METALS
SUBSIDIES
EFFICIENCY
FISHING
TAXES
CANCER
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
LAND USE
EFFECTIVE USE
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
RESOURCES
UNEMPLOYMENT
POTENTIAL INVESTORS
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
EQUITY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
CONSUMPTION
ECONOMIC IMPACT
RURAL COMMUNITIES
WAGES
AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION
CLIMATE CHANGE
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
VALUES
CREDIT
PURCHASING POWER
DEFORESTATION
DEMAND
MINES
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
PRICE CHANGES
ENVIRONMENTS
EXPENDITURES
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
PROPERTY
LOGGING
DECISION MAKING
CORPORATE TAXES
ECONOMIC RENTS
TAX RATES
ENVIRONMENT
SOIL DEGRADATION
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
ECONOMIC SITUATION
STREAMS
ECONOMICS
SECURITIES
TAX REVENUE
SUBSISTENCE LIVELIHOODS
FISHERIES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TRADE
LAND
LAND PRODUCTIVITY
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
DRINKING WATER
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
FARMS
ECOLOGY
WATER POLLUTION
FISHING GROUNDS
REVENUE
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
RISK MANAGEMENT
LIVING CONDITIONS
TAX REFORM
INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
PROFITS
PRODUCTION PATTERNS
ENVIRONMENTAL
LABOR MARKETS
EFFECTIVE DEMAND
FAST POPULATION GROWTH
PUBLIC GOOD
PRICES
CONSUMER PROTECTION
ECONOMIES
PUBLIC GOODS
COMPETITION
spellingShingle TARIFFS
CAPITAL MARKETS
FISH
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
AIR QUALITY
FOREST MANAGEMENT
CARBON
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
EXPECTATIONS
FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
PRODUCERS
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PROPERTY RIGHTS
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
TIMBER
LABOR FORCE
EMISSIONS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
REVENUES
INCENTIVES
EMISSION REDUCTION
EQUILIBRIUM
MODELS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INPUT PRICES
CONDITIONALITY
OLIGOPOLY
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
AUDITS
DEFICIT FINANCING
PRESENT VALUE
ECONOMIC DYNAMICS
EXPLOITATION
AIR POLLUTION
OIL
TRADEOFFS
NATURAL CAPITAL
POPULATION GROWTH
MALTHUSIAN TRAP
CAPITAL FORMATION
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
OPTIONS
DEBT
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
LAND DEGRADATION
PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
POLLUTION
FORESTRY
BENEFIT ANALYSIS
DIVIDENDS
POLICY DECISIONS
BARLEY
NATURAL RESOURCES
METALS
SUBSIDIES
EFFICIENCY
FISHING
TAXES
CANCER
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
LAND USE
EFFECTIVE USE
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
RESOURCES
UNEMPLOYMENT
POTENTIAL INVESTORS
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
EQUITY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
CONSUMPTION
ECONOMIC IMPACT
RURAL COMMUNITIES
WAGES
AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION
CLIMATE CHANGE
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
VALUES
CREDIT
PURCHASING POWER
DEFORESTATION
DEMAND
MINES
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
PRICE CHANGES
ENVIRONMENTS
EXPENDITURES
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
PROPERTY
LOGGING
DECISION MAKING
CORPORATE TAXES
ECONOMIC RENTS
TAX RATES
ENVIRONMENT
SOIL DEGRADATION
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
ECONOMIC SITUATION
STREAMS
ECONOMICS
SECURITIES
TAX REVENUE
SUBSISTENCE LIVELIHOODS
FISHERIES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TRADE
LAND
LAND PRODUCTIVITY
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
DRINKING WATER
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
FARMS
ECOLOGY
WATER POLLUTION
FISHING GROUNDS
REVENUE
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
RISK MANAGEMENT
LIVING CONDITIONS
TAX REFORM
INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
PROFITS
PRODUCTION PATTERNS
ENVIRONMENTAL
LABOR MARKETS
EFFECTIVE DEMAND
FAST POPULATION GROWTH
PUBLIC GOOD
PRICES
CONSUMER PROTECTION
ECONOMIES
PUBLIC GOODS
COMPETITION
World Bank Group
Madagascar : Systematic Country Diagnostic
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description This document is hence organized not around the three types of challenges, but around five themes of governance, public finance issues, private sector-led economy, poverty and environment, and human capital, all crucial to achieving faster, more inclusive and sustainable growth. Chapter one provides the country context. Chapter two discusses the quality of governance, an overarching issue in Madagascar. It has a direct bearing on the pace, the inclusiveness and sustainability of growth. While acknowledging the importance of improving governance for Madagascar, which is a difficult, medium term undertaking, this Systematic Country Diagnostic argues that progress is also possible. Chapter three discusses how amelioration in managing public finances, and increasing revenue in particular, could be used as a lens for improved governance. Chapter four discusses the role and challenges of the private sector, the main driver of growth. Chapter five discusses the challenges for achieving higher human capital in a country with a very young population and some of the highest infant stunting and malnourishment rates in the world. Chapter six discusses the faces of poverty, which are predominantly rural, agricultural and informal. A structural transformation has not started in Madagascar and poverty and environment are closely intertwined. The chapter also discusses the challenges to enhancing the management of natural resources and protecting the poor from natural disasters and impacts of climate change. Chapter seven summarizes the challenges and prioritizes the reforms.
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title Madagascar : Systematic Country Diagnostic
title_short Madagascar : Systematic Country Diagnostic
title_full Madagascar : Systematic Country Diagnostic
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publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
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url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24969037/madagascar-systematic-country-diagnostic
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