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Engaging with Fragile States : An IEG Review of World Bank Support to Low-Income Countries under Stress

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dc.contributor.authorIndependent Evaluation Group
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-05T18:43:20Z
dc.date.available2012-06-05T18:43:20Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractHome to almost 500 million people, roughly half of whom earn less than a dollar a day, fragile states, until recently known in the World Bank as Low-Income Countries Under Stress (LICUS), have attracted increasing attention. The Bank identified 25 such countries in fiscal 2005 based on their income and Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) rating. These 25 countries have a number of similarities: their infant mortality rate is a third higher than that of other low-income countries, life expectancy is 12 years lower, and their maternal mortality rate is about 20 percent higher. There are also important differences among LICUS. Some, Angola and Cambodia among them, grew at around 4 percent per annum during 1995-2003; others, such as the Solomon Islands, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Guinea-Bissau, had negative growth rates of similar magnitude. Some, such as Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, and Papua New Guinea, have abundant natural resources, but others, such as Burundi and Haiti, are resource poor. This paper includes the following headings: effectiveness of the Bank's LICUS approach; operational utility of the LICUS identification; classification, and aid-allocation system; the Bank's internal support for LICUS Work; and conclusions, lessons, and recommendations.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/7312475/engaging-fragile-states-ieg-review-world-bank-support-low-income-countries-under-stress
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-6847-3
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-6847-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7155
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectACCRUAL
dc.subjectASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
dc.subjectBANK LENDING
dc.subjectCAS
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVICE
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCONSOLIDATION
dc.subjectCORPORATION
dc.subjectCOUNTRY ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectCOUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY
dc.subjectCOUNTRY STRATEGIES
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE ACTION
dc.subjectEXTERNAL DEBT
dc.subjectFIELDWORK
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectHIPC
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectINTERNAL CONFLICTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL POLICY
dc.subjectLACK OF CAPACITY
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLIMITED
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRY
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMANAGERS
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectPARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectPEACE
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY LEVEL
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectREFUGEE
dc.subjectRULE OF LAW
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICE
dc.subjectSOCIETY
dc.subjectSTAKEHOLDER
dc.subjectSTRATEGY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectSUBSIDIARY
dc.subjectTRUST FUNDS
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectWAR
dc.titleEngaging with Fragile States : An IEG Review of World Bank Support to Low-Income Countries under Stressen
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/7312475/engaging-fragile-states-ieg-review-world-bank-support-low-income-countries-under-stress
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid418191468142504861
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-6847-3
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000020953_20070110085019
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum7312475
okr.identifier.report38285
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2007/01/10/000020953_20070110085019/Rendered/PDF/382850Revised01gile0states01PUBLIC1.pdfen
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicLaw and Development::Corporate Law
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicCountry Strategy and Performance
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitOffice of the President (EXC)
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