Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe

This paper focuses on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. The National Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper represents the result of analyses of the country’s current situation as well as a set of proposals designed to rout the causes of poverty in São Tomé and Príncipe in the medium to long term, based on creating the conditions that make development viable and promote the welfare of the population. This paper is prepared in response to a perception of the problems facing the country in different areas.Economic growth;Economic reforms;Governance;Gross domestic product;Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers;poverty reduction strategy, reduction strategy, national poverty reduction strategy, poverty line, social services, external debt, basic social services, financial resources, macroeconomic framework, household expenditure, poverty reduction strategy paper, incidence of poverty, reducing poverty, human resource development, per capita consumption, democratic institutions, vulnerable groups, evaluation system, poverty monitoring, household income, poverty analysis, income levels, poverty reduction policies, local authorities, purchasing power, social exclusion, distribution of resources, demographic data, poverty reduction strategies, analysis of poverty, household size, social insurance, disposable income per capita, consumption expenditure, equitable distribution of wealth, measuring poverty, distribution of wealth, living standards, equal opportunities, fiscal deficit, gini index, fiscal reform, unequal distribution, equal opportunity, monitoring poverty, low-income households, income generation, social mobility, income redistribution, social welfare, consumption patterns, reduced poverty, direct impact, fiscal policy, national accounts