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Author Carvalho, Soniya.

Title Engaging with fragile states : an IEG review of World Bank support to low-income countries under stress / [author, Soniya Carvalho]
Published Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 184 pages) : illustrations
Series Independent Evaluation Group Study series
Independent evaluation studies.
Contents Acknowledgments; Foreword; Avant-propos; Prefacio; Executive Summary; Résumé analytique; Resumen; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 Background; The LICUS Approach; Objectives, Purpose, and Organization of the Review; Review Instruments and Methods; 2 Effectiveness of the Bank's LICUS Approach; Stay Engaged; Anchor Strategies in Stronger Sociopolitical Analysis; Promote Domestic Demand and Capacity for Positive Change; Support Simple and Feasible Entry-Level Reforms; Explore Innovative Mechanisms for Social Service Delivery; Work Closely with Other Donors; Measure and Monitor Results
Overall LICUS ApproachConclusion; 3 Operational Utility of the LICUS Identification, Classification, and Aid-Allocation System; LICUS Identification; LICUS Classification; Aid-Allocation System for LICUS; Conclusion; 4 The Bank's Internal Support for LICUS Work; Analytical Work; Staffing and Incentives; Operational Policies and Procedures; Management Attention and Operational Guidance; Conclusion; 5 Conclusions, Lessons, and Recommendations; Conclusions; Lessons of Experience for the Bank and Other Donors; Recommendations; Appendixes; A: Definitions and Data Sources; B: LICUS, Fiscal 2003-06
C: Progress on Millennium Development GoalsD: Four LICUS Business Models; E: Summary of OECD-DAC Principles for International Engagement in Fragile States; F: Four Bank Themes Based on the OECD-DAC Principles; G: Fiscal 2003-05 Country Strategy Documents for Fiscal 2005 LICUS; H: Implications of the HIPC Initiative for LICUS; I: Breakdown by Country: Lending and Administrative Budget- Total and for Analytical Work; J: Political Analysis Relevant for Strategy Development in LICUS; K: Capacity Development Projects in LICUS; L: Accountability in the Management of Natural Resources in LICUS
M: Development Policy LendingN: The Challenges of Engaging Civil Society Organizations in LICUS; O: The World Bank's Economic and Sector Work in LICUS; P: Performance of Active Projects; Q: Performance of Closed Projects and Lessons in LICUS; R: Country Assistance Evaluations and CAS Completion Report Reviews; S: Human Resource Proposals for Improving Staffing in LICUS; T: Operational Policies and Bank Procedures Relevant to LICUS; U: Safeguards in LICUS; V: Key Guidance Notes for LICUS; W: Overview of the World Bank Institute's LICUS Activities
X: Overview of the Development Economics Vice Presidency's LICUS ActivitiesY: Donor Relationships; Z: Stakeholder Perceptions Based on Survey Results; AA: Statement by the External Advisory Panel; BB: Management Response; CC: Chairman's Summary: Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE); Endnotes; Bibliography; Boxes; 1.1 The LICUS Challenge: Views from the Field; 1.2 The 2002 LICUS Approach: Core Principles; 2.1 Lao People's Democratic Republic: Good Practice Example of Using Existing Political Knowledge
Summary During fiscal 2003-05, World Bank lending and administrative budgets to fragile states amounted to 4.1 billion and 161 million, respectively. IEG's report assesses the effectiveness of this Bank support. The report finds that the Bank and the donor community have improved their operational readiness to engage with fragile states, and made substantial progress on donor coordination at the international policy level. Significant challenges remain, however. Donor agendas have been overly ambitious and need to be made more selective, the effectiveness of donor programs needs to be improved after t
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-184)
Notes Text in English; foreword and executive summary also in French and Spanish
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Subject World Bank -- Evaluation
SUBJECT World Bank fast
Banque mondiale. rasuqam
Subject Economic development projects -- Evaluation.
Economic assistance -- Developing countries -- Evaluation
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Banks & Banking.
Evaluation
Economic assistance -- Evaluation
Economic development projects -- Evaluation
Banco internacional (avaliação)
Desenvolvimento econômico (projeto;avaliação)
Assistência econômica (avaliação)
Países em desenvolvimento.
Aide économique.
Développement économique.
Évaluation de projet.
Programme d'aide.
Utvecklingsbistånd -- utvärdering.
Developing countries
Pays en développement.
Form Electronic book
Author World Bank. Independent Evaluation Group.
LC no. 2006034735
ISBN 9780821368480
0821368486
0821368478
9780821368473
1280725621
9781280725623
9786610725625
6610725624
Other Titles IEG review of World Bank support to low-income countries under stress