List of Abbreviations
?inv: Changes in
Inventory,
AGE: Applied General
Equilibrium () model
CM: Commercial
Margins
CPC: Central Product
Classification
EDPRS: Economic Development and
Poverty Reduction Strategy ()
EX: Exports
FC: Final
Consumption,
FCFG: Fixed Capital Formation
Gross,
GDP: Gross Domestic
Product
GFCF: Gross Fixed Capital
formation
GNI: Gross National
Income
HDI: Human Development
Index
HS: Harmonized System
IC: Intermediate
Consumption,
IEA: Integrated Economic
Account
ISIC: International Standard
Industrial Classification
ISNA: International System of
National Accounts
M: Imports
MDGs: Millennium Development
Goals
NAMEA: National Accounting Matrix
include Environmental Accounts
NISR: National Institute of
Statistics of Rwanda
NUR: National University of
Rwanda
P: Production
P RSP: Poverty Reduction
Strategic Paper
SAM: Social Accounting
matrix
SNA: System of National
Account
SP: Subvention on
Products,
SUT/ I-O: Supply and Use Tables/
Input- Output Table
T: Transport
Margins
TP: Tax on Products
UNDP: United Nation Development
Program
Preface
The economy of a country is
controlled by several factors, namely: population size, industrial activities,
agriculture, policies of the government, culture of people, education system,
infrastructure facilities. The policy and guidelines of both central and state
governments facilitate the integration, coordination and control of all
activities of the nation with the objective of maximizing growth towards the
development of the nation. Hence, it is clear that each entity of the nation is
forced to have a competitive role to maximize its productivity for its
survival. The productivity of different institutions sectors can be improved
through several research studies. Each research study is an organized set of
activities to study and develop a model or procedures to analyze results of a
realistic problem supported by literature and data such that its objectives are
optimized and further make recommendations.
In the process of satisfying basic needs (food, shelter and
clothing) people engage themselves in various activities such agriculture,
housing and textile. Each of the above industries is backed by other various
industries. A Major portion of the product of each of the industries is
consumed domestically by households and government sectors as final
consumption, and used by domestic industries as intermediate consumption, and
the surplus portion is consumed by the rest of the world (export) or if there
is a need in products non locally produced the nation in question buy its needs
from the rest of the world (import).
In additional to these activities, there are many services
organization, namely: health, transport, environmental, postal, legal
insurances, banking ... catering to the needs of the society.
In fact, all nations around the world are striving for
economic development, this, is viewed in different programs that has been
elaborated such as Agenda 21 in 1972 and Millennium Development Goals in 2000,
and Rwanda does not ignore this assertion because on its part Vision 2020 has
been implemented and Rwandan have experienced its sound through RSSP and EDPRS
and eight targets of MDGs are all consolidated in these programs.
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