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An Evaluation of Bank Support for Decentralization in Client Countries

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T12:15:03Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T12:15:03Z
dc.date.issued2008-08
dc.description.abstractDeveloping countries have decentralized functions and responsibilities for service delivery to lower levels of government at an increasing pace in recent years. The main reasons for such reforms are often political, but governments adopt them also as a way to improve service delivery and local governance. Typically, after the political decision is made, a country will turn to its development partners including the World Bank for support in implementing the new policies and achieving their development objectives. Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) assessed the effectiveness of Bank support for decentralization between FY90 and FY07 in 20 countries, seeking to inform the design and implementation of future support. Given the difficulties of measuring the results of decentralization, the evaluation used intermediate outcome indicators such as strengthened legal and regulatory frameworks for intergovernmental relations, improved administrative capacity, and increased accountability of sub-national governments and functionaries to higher levels of government and to local citizens to assess the results of Bank support in these 20 cases. To examine potential lessons at a sectoral level, the evaluation also assessed whether Bank support for decentralization improved intermediate outcomes for service delivery in the education sector in 6 of the 20 countries.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/08/11620912/evaluation-bank-support-decentralization-client-countries
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/10595
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/10595
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIEG Fast Track Brief
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE DECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectCAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCENTRAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectCITIZEN PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEBT MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION POLICY
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION PROCESS
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZED SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectEDUCATION SERVICES
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFISCAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectINTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS
dc.subjectINTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL TRANSFERS
dc.subjectINTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORKS
dc.subjectLEVEL OF GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectLEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectLOCAL CITIZENS
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT CAPACITY
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION
dc.subjectPOLICY REFORM
dc.subjectPROCESS OF DECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
dc.subjectREVENUE MOBILIZATION
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSUBNATIONAL
dc.subjectSUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectSUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectURBAN ECONOMIES
dc.titleAn Evaluation of Bank Support for Decentralization in Client Countriesen
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okr.date.disclosure2010-10-05
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T09:54:20.123126Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/08/11620912/evaluation-bank-support-decentralization-client-countries
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid624701468157514052
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333038_20100108015452
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum11620912
okr.identifier.report52604
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2010/01/08/000333038_20100108015452/Rendered/PDF/526040BRI0IEG0101Official0Use0Only1.pdfen
okr.topicPublic Sector Development::Decentralization
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Subnational Economic Development
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicIntergovernmental Fiscal Relations and Local Finance Management
okr.topicPublic Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development
okr.unitCountry Eval & Regional Rel (IEGCR)
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