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Decentralization in Client Countries : An Evaluation of World Bank Support, 1990-2007

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dc.contributor.authorIndependent Evaluation Group
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-29T15:46:19Z
dc.date.available2012-05-29T15:46:19Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThe Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) assessed the effectiveness of Bank support for decentralization between fiscal 1990 and 2007 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 subnational governments and functionaries to higher levels of government and to citizens to assess the results of Bank support in these 20 countries. 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. Bank support contributed to more effective decentralization substantially in more than one-third of the 20 cases and modestly in the others. The most successful aspects of Bank support pertained to the legal frameworks for intergovernmental relations, the frameworks for intergovernmental fiscal transfers, and subnational financial management Bank support was less effective in clarifying the roles and responsibilities of different levels of government and in improving own-source revenue mobilization by subnational governments. This was often a result of lack of political will. Other things being equal, Bank support brought better results where there was consensus around the reform within the country prior to Bank engagement and when the support was combined with incentives for institutional reform at the subnational level. Looking forward, the results of Bank support for decentralization can be strengthened with more timely and coordinated analytical work to underpin it, by better coordinating fragmented sector-by-sector interventions, and by accompanying support for policy reform with technical assistance to strengthen local government capacity.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/08/9850636/decentralization-client-countries-evaluation-world-bank-support-1990-2007
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-7635-5
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-7635-5
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6543
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.subjectABSENTEEISM
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY
dc.subjectAMBITION
dc.subjectANNUAL COMMITMENTS
dc.subjectANNUAL REPORT
dc.subjectANTI-CORRUPTION
dc.subjectANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectANTICORRUPTION
dc.subjectASSIGNMENT OF EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectAUTHORITY
dc.subjectAUTONOMY
dc.subjectBASIC SERVICE
dc.subjectBASIC SERVICES
dc.subjectBEST PRACTICE
dc.subjectCENTRAL AGENCIES
dc.subjectCENTRAL CONTROL
dc.subjectCENTRAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectCENTRAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCITIZEN PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCONSENSUS
dc.subjectCONSTITUTION
dc.subjectCOUNTRY PROGRAMS
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEBT MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDEBT RELIEF
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION OF SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION PROCESS
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION REFORMS
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION STRATEGY
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDECISION-MAKING
dc.subjectDECONCENTRATION
dc.subjectDELIVERY OF SERVICES
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEVOLUTION
dc.subjectDIAGNOSTIC TOOL
dc.subjectDIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES
dc.subjectDONOR COLLABORATION
dc.subjectECONOMIES IN TRANSITION
dc.subjectEDUCATION SERVICES
dc.subjectEVALUATION CAPACITY
dc.subjectEVALUATION METHODOLOGY
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL AUTHORITY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFISCAL AUTHORITY
dc.subjectFISCAL COSTS
dc.subjectFISCAL DECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectFISCAL DEFICITS
dc.subjectFISCAL DISCIPLINE
dc.subjectFISCAL FRAMEWORKS
dc.subjectFISCAL REFORM
dc.subjectFISCAL TRANSFERS
dc.subjectFISCAL YEARS
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT LEVEL
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT LEVELS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT STRATEGY
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT STRUCTURE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT STRUCTURES
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH PROGRAMS
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINITIATIVE
dc.subjectINSTITUTION BUILDING
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL REFORM
dc.subjectINTEGRITY
dc.subjectINTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS
dc.subjectINTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORKS
dc.subjectLEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectLOCAL AUTONOMY
dc.subjectLOCAL CAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectLOCAL COUNCILS
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT CAPACITY
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectLOCAL REVENUE
dc.subjectLOCAL REVENUE SOURCES
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION
dc.subjectMATURITY
dc.subjectMEMBER COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL FINANCE
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATIONS
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
dc.subjectOUTCOME INDICATORS
dc.subjectPENSION REFORM
dc.subjectPENSION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectPOLICY DECISIONS
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectPRESIDENTS
dc.subjectPRINCIPAL-AGENT
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR REFORM
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
dc.subjectREPRESENTATIVES
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRESOURCE MOBILIZATION
dc.subjectREVENUE MOBILIZATION
dc.subjectRULING PARTY
dc.subjectSECTOR PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL FUNDS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECTORS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSTATED OBJECTIVES
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectSUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectSUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectSUBSIDIARY
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectUNCERTAINTY
dc.subjectUNITARY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectURBAN ECONOMIES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.titleDecentralization in Client Countries : An Evaluation of World Bank Support, 1990-2007en
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/08/9850636/decentralization-client-countries-evaluation-world-bank-support-1990-2007
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid933351468316129463
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-7635-5
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333037_20080916044226
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum9850636
okr.identifier.report45408
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2008/09/16/000333037_20080916044226/Rendered/PDF/454080PUB0Box311PUBLIC10Aug07102008.pdfen
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicPublic Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topicPublic Sector Expenditure Analysis and Management
okr.topicGovernance::National Governance
okr.topicUrban Development::Municipal Financial Management
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitCountry Eval & Regional Rel (IEGCR)
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