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A Guide to Government in Afghanistan
dc.contributor.author | Evans, Anne | |
dc.contributor.author | Manning, Nick | |
dc.contributor.author | Osmani, Yasin | |
dc.contributor.author | Tully, Anne | |
dc.contributor.author | Wilder, Andrew | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-08-08T18:33:17Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-08-08T18:33:17Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2004-04 | |
dc.description.abstract | This guide has three objectives: First and foremost, it seeks to provide newcomers to the Administrative and political scene in Afghanistan with a basic guide to the structures and processes of government. Second and related, it intends to provide reformers with some understanding of how to work "with the grain" of the existing institutional arrangements. Third, this report seeks to pay tribute to the remarkable people who have kept the system running and who are now reforming it. In pursuing these objectives, this guide attempts to set out these underlying strengths of the public sector, describing the evolution of the Afghan state, the current political context, and the administrative and organizational components of the government. It sets out the legal basis and organizational responsibilities for key fiscal tasks including revenue collection, budget preparation and execution, and accounting and audit. It also describes the organizational structures in the provinces, the way in which the staffing establishment is determined, and the structure of pay and grading. In particular, it looks at the arrangements for service delivery in the education and health sectors. A companion paper, "Subnational Administration in Afghanistan : Assessment and Recommendations for Action," (report no. 29415) outlines some specific recommendations resulting from these studies. | en |
dc.identifier | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/5000174/guide-government-afghanistan | |
dc.identifier.isbn | 0-8213-5835-9 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14937 | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Washington, DC: World Bank | |
dc.rights | CC BY 3.0 IGO | |
dc.rights.holder | World Bank | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo | |
dc.subject | PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION | |
dc.subject | POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION | |
dc.subject | GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS | |
dc.subject | SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENT | |
dc.subject | SUBNATIONAL FINANCES | |
dc.subject | INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK | |
dc.subject | CULTURAL HERITAGE | |
dc.subject | ALLOCATION OF GOVERNMENT RESOURCES | |
dc.subject | PENSION REFORM | |
dc.subject | ADMINISTRATIVE CAPABILITY | |
dc.subject | CAPACITY BUILDING | |
dc.subject | AUTHORITY | |
dc.subject | BUDGETARY PROCESS | |
dc.subject | PROVINCIAL REFORMS | |
dc.subject | INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT | |
dc.subject | PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE | |
dc.subject | PUBLIC HEALTH CARE | |
dc.subject | EDUCATION DELIVERY | |
dc.subject | PROJECT LENDING | |
dc.subject | SERVICES DELIVERY | |
dc.subject | BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION | |
dc.subject | CASH MANAGEMENT | |
dc.subject | TREASURY OPERATIONS | |
dc.subject | PAYROLL SYSTEMS | |
dc.subject | INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFER OF FUNDS | |
dc.subject | EDUCATION DELIVERY | |
dc.subject | HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY | |
dc.subject | STAFFING ACCOUNTABILITY | |
dc.subject | ACCOUNTING | |
dc.subject | ADB | |
dc.subject | ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM | |
dc.subject | ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS | |
dc.subject | ASSASSINATION | |
dc.subject | AUDITS | |
dc.subject | AUTHORITY | |
dc.subject | AUTONOMY | |
dc.subject | BUDGET ALLOCATIONS | |
dc.subject | BUDGET PROCESS | |
dc.subject | BUREAUCRACY | |
dc.subject | BUREAUCRAT | |
dc.subject | CAPACITY BUILDING | |
dc.subject | CAPITALS | |
dc.subject | CASE STUDIES | |
dc.subject | CASE STUDY | |
dc.subject | CENTRAL AGENCIES | |
dc.subject | CENTRAL GOVERNMENT | |
dc.subject | CIVIL SERVICE | |
dc.subject | CIVIL SOCIETY | |
dc.subject | CLINICS | |
dc.subject | COMMUNIST | |
dc.subject | COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | |
dc.subject | COMMUNITY HEALTH | |
dc.subject | COMMUNITY LEADERS | |
dc.subject | CONDOMS | |
dc.subject | CONSOLIDATION | |
dc.subject | CONSTITUTION | |
dc.subject | COUNCIL OF MINISTERS | |
dc.subject | COUNCILS | |
dc.subject | DATA SOURCES | |
dc.subject | DECENTRALIZATION | |
dc.subject | DECISION-MAKERS | |
dc.subject | DECREE | |
dc.subject | DECREES | |
dc.subject | DEVELOPMENT NETWORK | |
dc.subject | DEVELOPMENT STUDIES | |
dc.subject | DISTRICTS | |
dc.subject | DONOR ASSISTANCE | |
dc.subject | ECONOMIC COOPERATION | |
dc.subject | ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT | |
dc.subject | EDUCATION | |
dc.subject | EMPLOYMENT | |
dc.subject | EXECUTION | |
dc.subject | EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGES | |
dc.subject | EXPENDITURE | |
dc.subject | EXPENDITURE CATEGORY | |
dc.subject | FAMILIES | |
dc.subject | FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS | |
dc.subject | FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT | |
dc.subject | FISCAL | |
dc.subject | FOREIGN POLICY | |
dc.subject | GOVERNMENT ENTITIES | |
dc.subject | GOVERNMENT REVENUES | |
dc.subject | GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES | |
dc.subject | HEAD OF STATE | |
dc.subject | HEALTH CARE | |
dc.subject | HEALTH CENTER | |
dc.subject | HEALTH CENTERS | |
dc.subject | HEALTH SERVICE | |
dc.subject | HEALTH SERVICES | |
dc.subject | IMMUNIZATION | |
dc.subject | INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS | |
dc.subject | INTERMEDIARIES | |
dc.subject | JUDICIARY | |
dc.subject | LAWS | |
dc.subject | LEGISLATION | |
dc.subject | LEGITIMACY | |
dc.subject | LOCAL ADMINISTRATION | |
dc.subject | LOWER HOUSE | |
dc.subject | MALARIA | |
dc.subject | MANAGEMENT CAPACITY | |
dc.subject | MEDIA | |
dc.subject | MIGRATION | |
dc.subject | MINISTRIES | |
dc.subject | MINISTRY OF FINANCE | |
dc.subject | MUNICIPALITIES | |
dc.subject | MUNICIPALITY | |
dc.subject | NATIONS | |
dc.subject | NGOS | |
dc.subject | OUTPATIENT CARE | |
dc.subject | PEER REVIEW | |
dc.subject | PENSIONS | |
dc.subject | PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS | |
dc.subject | PHYSIOTHERAPY | |
dc.subject | POLITICAL CONTEXT | |
dc.subject | POLITICIANS | |
dc.subject | POVERTY REDUCTION | |
dc.subject | PRESIDENCY | |
dc.subject | PRIMARY EDUCATION | |
dc.subject | PRIMARY SCHOOL | |
dc.subject | PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION | |
dc.subject | PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM | |
dc.subject | PUBLIC EXPENDITURE | |
dc.subject | PUBLIC FINANCE | |
dc.subject | PUBLIC FINANCE LAW | |
dc.subject | PUBLIC HEALTH | |
dc.subject | PUBLIC INFORMATION | |
dc.subject | PUBLIC INVESTMENT | |
dc.subject | PUBLIC SECTOR | |
dc.subject | REFUGEES | |
dc.subject | REHABILITATION | |
dc.subject | REVENUE COLLECTION | |
dc.subject | SCHOOLS | |
dc.subject | SECONDARY SCHOOLS | |
dc.subject | SECTOR EMPLOYMENT | |
dc.subject | SERVICE DELIVERY | |
dc.subject | STATE INSTITUTIONS | |
dc.subject | STATISTICAL OFFICE | |
dc.subject | STRUCTURAL EQUIPMENT | |
dc.subject | SUBSIDIARY | |
dc.subject | TEAM MEMBERS | |
dc.subject | TRANSPORT | |
dc.subject | TREASURY OPERATIONS | |
dc.subject | UPPER HOUSE | |
dc.title | A Guide to Government in Afghanistan | en |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
okr.doctype | Publications & Research :: Publication | |
okr.doctype | Publications & Research :: Publication | |
okr.docurl | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/5000174/guide-government-afghanistan | |
okr.globalpractice | Poverty | |
okr.globalpractice | Governance | |
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum | 000160016_20040804163803 | |
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum | 5000174 | |
okr.identifier.report | 29416 | |
okr.language.supported | en | |
okr.pdfurl | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2004/08/04/000160016_20040804163803/Rendered/PDF/29416.pdf | en |
okr.region.administrative | South Asia | |
okr.region.country | Afghanistan | |
okr.topic | Health Monitoring and Evaluation | |
okr.topic | Banks and Banking Reform | |
okr.topic | Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems | |
okr.topic | Governance :: National Governance | |
okr.topic | Poverty Reduction :: Poverty Assessment | |
okr.unit | Econ. Policy & Poverty Sector (SASEP) | |
okr.volume | 1 of 1 | |
relation.isAuthorOfPublication | ed44e1cc-5d51-5fee-8f1b-fa79cffabdb1 |
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