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Barrow democratic-transition and recovery reform 2017-present

GMB·2017 – present·Adama Barrow transition coalition and National People's Party government
Leaders: Adama Barrow (President, 2017-present) · Muhammed B. S. Jallow (Vice President) · Seedy Keita (Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs)

Doctrine — stated goals and content

Barrow's post-Jammeh governments pursued a democratic-transition agenda built around truth-seeking, access to information, institutional repair, and macroeconomic recovery. The programme links transitional-justice and transparency statutes with a recovery-focused development plan and IMF-backed debt, revenue, and public-finance reforms.

Policy-content fingerprint — how the framework codes this movement on its axes

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rule of law
institutional.rule_of_law
Rule of law as institutional substrate — contract enforcement, judicial independence, equal treatment before the law. Upstream of most other axes.
increased · moderate
stronger rule of law
TRRC and access-to-information statutes formalize accountability and public transparency after authoritarian rule.
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spending level
fiscal.spending_level
General government spending as share of GDP, excluding transfers already captured under fiscal.transfer_expansion to avoid double-counting.
mixed · moderate
The recovery plan expands priority investment while the ECF disciplines deficits and debt vulnerabilities.
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sectoral subsidy
fiscal.sectoral_subsidy
Targeted industrial and sectoral subsidies (renewable energy, chip manufacturing, agriculture, green hydrogen, etc).
increased · weak
expanded sectoral subsidies
The recovery plan targets agriculture, tourism, green recovery, and social sectors for coordinated support.
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central bank independence
monetary.central_bank_independence
De jure and de facto independence of the central bank from fiscal authority. Per D.1.5 scope, one of the framework's defensible monetary positions.
increased · weak
greater independence (legal, operational, personnel)
The ECF supports foreign-exchange, inflation, and reserve-management credibility.
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product market competition
regulatory.product_market_competition
Product-market regulation, entry barriers, licensing burdens, network-industry regulation, price controls.
increased · weak
more competition-friendly (lower entry barriers)
The ECF and recovery plan include business-environment and private-sector-led growth reforms.

Policies enacted

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