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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827868303321

Autore

Carvalho Soniya

Titolo

Engaging with fragile states : : an IEG review of World Bank support to low-income countries under stress / / [author, Soniya Carvalho]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2006

ISBN

1-280-72562-1

9786610725625

0-8213-6848-6

Descrizione fisica

xx, 184 pages : illustrations ; ; 28 cm

Collana

Independent Evaluation Group Study series

Disciplina

332.1/532

Soggetti

Economic development projects - Evaluation

Economic assistance - Developing countries - Evaluation

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.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Avant-propos; Prefacio; Executive Summary; Tables; Figures; Résumé analytique; Resumen; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 Background; Boxes; 2 Effectiveness of the Bank's LICUS Approach; 3 Operational Utility of the LICUS Identification, Classification, and Aid-Allocation System; 4 The Bank's Internal Support for LICUS Work; 5 Conclusions, Lessons, and Recommendations; Appendixes; Endnotes; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

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