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Movements·sierra_leone_bio_human_capital_governance_2018_present

Bio human-capital and governance programme 2018-present

SLE·2018 – present·Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP)
Leaders: Julius Maada Bio (President, 2018-present) · David Moinina Sengeh (education and chief-minister roles) · Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura (Minister of Finance)

Doctrine — stated goals and content

Bio's SLPP governments framed national development around human capital, food security, gender inclusion, and macro-fiscal stabilization. The governing programme paired flagship education and agriculture initiatives with gender equality legislation and IMF-backed public-finance discipline under the National Development Plan 2024-2030.

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

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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.
increased · moderate
higher spending share
Free education and Feed Salone expand public-service and programme spending in human capital and agriculture.
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transfer expansion
fiscal.transfer_expansion
Size of cash and near-cash transfer programmes (unemployment benefits, means-tested assistance, universal child benefits). Architecturally distinct from forced-saving schemes — see condition welfare_architecture.
increased · weak
larger transfer footprint
Fee abolition and school-support measures reduce household education costs.
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sectoral subsidy
fiscal.sectoral_subsidy
Targeted industrial and sectoral subsidies (renewable energy, chip manufacturing, agriculture, green hydrogen, etc).
increased · moderate
expanded sectoral subsidies
Feed Salone directs credit, inputs, and public coordination to agriculture and food systems.
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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
Gender-equality legislation and IMF governance benchmarks formalize rights and public-finance controls.
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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 2024 ECF supports lower fiscal dominance and tighter monetary-policy credibility.

Policies enacted

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