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Innovative Procurement Practices in Iraq's Social Safety Net Program

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dc.contributor.authorAli, Nazaneen Ismail
dc.contributor.authorJacobs, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorLipson, Rachel
dc.contributor.authorIsoldi, Fabio
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-08T19:27:04Z
dc.date.available2013-10-08T19:27:04Z
dc.date.issued2013-08
dc.description.abstractWell-functioning institutions are critical to reducing poverty and boosting growth. However, fragile and conflict-affected states generally lack the political and institutional structures needed to address pockets of poverty and promote development. One relevant example where the World Bank met this challenge was in the innovation of procurement procedures in a recent Social Safety Net (SSN) program in Iraq. Rather than allowing inefficient bidding procedures to block successful implementation, the team at hand adjusted their approach, and adopted simplified, non-traditional methods: they tested the ability of the local market to supply equipment through numerous smaller-value contracts, and removed constraints that discouraged the participation of local Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs). After 30 years of conflict and embargo, the Iraqi government sought to strengthen social protection for its citizens by transforming what were traditionally subsidies into a targeted cash-based SSN program. The experience of working in a conflict-affected country led to smaller procurement packages and simplified procedures. An unorthodox and riskier approach at the outset ended up not only saving costs but also strengthening the local private sector and generating jobs in the country.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/08/18108089/innovative-procurement-practices-iraqs-social-safety-net-program
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/16105
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/16105
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesMENA Knowledge and Learning Quick Notes Series;No. 103
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectBID
dc.subjectBIDDING
dc.subjectBIDS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCONNECTIVITY
dc.subjectCREATIVE SOLUTIONS
dc.subjectDISASTER RECOVERY
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectFUNCTIONALITY
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
dc.subjectLOCAL MARKET
dc.subjectMARKET CONDITIONS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT PROCESS
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT PROCESSES
dc.subjectPURCHASING
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSUPPLIERS
dc.titleInnovative Procurement Practices in Iraq's Social Safety Net Programen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.date.disclosure2013-08-14
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T09:43:57.285440Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/08/18108089/innovative-procurement-practices-iraqs-social-safety-net-program
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid589881468283499714
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000356161_20130814170239
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum18108089
okr.identifier.report80252
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2013/08/14/000356161_20130814170239/Rendered/PDF/802520BRI0Iraq0Box0379802B00PUBLIC0.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.countryIraq
okr.topicPublic Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Markets and Market Access
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Debt Markets
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitMNA Procurement (MNAPC)
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