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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784067403321

Titolo

Aid that works : : successful development in fragile states / / James Manor, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2007]

copyright 2007

ISBN

1-280-64353-6

9786610643530

0-8213-6202-X

Descrizione fisica

xviii, 301 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm

Collana

Directions in development

Altri autori (Persone)

ManorJames

Disciplina

338.910917/4

Soggetti

Economic assistance

Economic development projects - Developing countries

International economic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgment; Contributors; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction: Synthesizing Case Study Findings; Chapter 2 A Framework for Assessing Program and Project Aid in Low-Income Countries under Stress; Tables; Chapter 3 The Transition Support Program in Timor-Leste; Chapter 4 The Seila Program in Cambodia; Figures; Chapter 5 The First and Second Health Sector Rehabilitation and Development Projects in Timor-Leste; Chapter 6 The Direct Support to Schools Program in Mozambique; Chapter 7 Decentralized District Planning and Finance in One Mozambican Province

Chapter 8 The Community Fora Process in Mazar-e-Sharif, AfghanistanBoxes; Chapter 9 Aid Effectiveness and Microfinance: Lessons from Afghanistan; Chapter 10 Community-Driven Development in Conflict and Postconflict Conditions: The Northern Uganda Social Action Fund Proje; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Research in recent years on aid effectiveness shows that significant obstacles in fragile states - insecurity, poor governance and weak implementation capacity - usually prevent aid from achieving the desired results in these environments. This study investigates the



attributes and effectiveness of donor-supported programmes and projects that worked well under difficult conditions in fragile states. Presented in this study are nine development initiatives in six less developed countries - Afghanistan, Cambodia, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Timor Leste and Uganda. The cases show that development i