World Bank Group Assistance to Low-Income Fragile and Conflict-Affected States : An Independent Evaulation.
Title:
World Bank Group Assistance to Low-Income Fragile and Conflict-Affected States : An Independent Evaulation.
Author:
Bank, The World.
ISBN:
9781464802195
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (208 pages)
Series:
Independent Evaluation Group Studies
Contents:
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Overview -- Management Response -- Management Action Record -- Chairperson's Summary: Committee on Development Effectivenes -- Statement of the External Advisory Panel -- 1. Introduction and Methodology -- Purpose, Coverage, and Evaluation Questions -- Poverty and Growth in FCS -- Bank Group Actions to Enhance Support to FCS -- Conceptual Evolution of Bank Group Approach -- Evaluation Framework -- Evaluation Methodology -- Organization of the Report -- 2. World Bank Group Country Assistance Strategies in FCS -- Relevance of Country Assistance Strategies in FCS -- Effectiveness of Bank Group Strategies -- IDA Financing for FCS -- Conclusions -- 3. Bank Group Portfolio and Performance -- Bank Operations in FCS -- World Bank Support for Analytical and Advisory Activities -- Bank Group Support for Private Sector Development -- Portfolio Effectiveness -- 4. Bank Support for Building State Capacity -- Investing in Building State Capacity -- Public Expenditure Management -- Procurement -- Revenue Collection and Management -- Civil Service Reform -- Decentralization -- Conclusions -- 5. Bank Support for Building Capacity of Citizens -- Bank Support for Human Capital Development -- Community-Driven Development in FCS -- Bank Support for Security Sector -- Bank Support for Justice Activities in the FCS -- 6. Promoting Inclusive Growth and Jobs -- Context and Framework for Assessment -- Relevance and Effectiveness of Support to Inclusive Growth and Jobs -- Conclusions -- 7. Tackling Gender Disparities in FCS -- Bank Strategy on Gender in FCS/CAS Analysis -- World Bank Support on Gender Issues at the Project Level -- Conclusions -- 8. Bank Group Inputs and Processes -- The Relevance of Fragility and Conflict to FCS Classification.
Management Commitments to Enhance Bank Support to FCS -- Human Resources in FCS -- The Role of the Center on Conflict, Security and Development -- World Bank's Administrative Budgets in FCS -- Business Model, Product Mix, and Incentives at IFC and MIGA -- 9. Aid Flows and Donor Coordination -- Official Development Assistance to FCS -- The Role of Multi-Donor Trust Funds in FCS -- Donor Coordination -- Conclusions -- 10. Conclusions and Recommendations -- Operationalizing the 2011 WDR -- Key Findings and Recommendations -- Bibliography -- Boxes -- Figures -- Tables -- Appendixes -- Back Cover.
Abstract:
Fragile and conflict-affected states (FCS) have become an important focus of World Bank Group assistance in recent years as recognition of the linkages between fragility, conflict, violence, and poverty has grown. Addressing issues of recurring conflict and political violence and helping build legitimate and accountable state institutions are central to the Bank Group's poverty reduction mission. This evaluation assesses the relevance and effectiveness of World Bank Group country strategies and assistance programs to FCS. The operationalization of the World Development Report 2011: Conflict, Security, and Development (2011 WDR) is also assessed, to see how the framework has been reflected in subsequent analytical work, country assistance strategies, and the assistance programs. The evaluation framework was derived from the concepts and priorities articulated in recent WDRs, policy papers, and progress reports issued by Bank Group management, to draw lessons from FCS. The framework is organized around the three major themes emerging from the 2011 WDR: building state capacity, building capacity of citizens, and promoting inclusive growth and jobs. The evaluation focuses on International Development Association (IDA)-only countries, which are deemed to have certain characteristics such as very low average income and no access to private finance, making them eligible for special finance tools and programs. As the benchmark for measuring results, Bank Group performance is evaluated in 33 fragile and conflict-affected states against that of 31 IDA-only countries that have never been on the FCS list. Six new country case studies; analyses of Bank Group portfolios; human resources and budget data; secondary analysis of IEG evaluations; background studies including those on aid flows, gender, private sector development, and jobs; and surveys of Bank Group
staffs and stakeholders are also included in the evaluation.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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