Publication: From Social Funds to Local Governance and Social Inclusion Programs : A Prospective Review From the ECA Region - Technical Annexes
Date
2007-05-01
ISSN
Published
2007-05-01
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
The role and relevance of Social Fund
Community-Driven Development (SF/CDD) has been highly
debated in the international development community. Some
conceive these programs only as parallel and temporary
arrangements that can ensure short-term delivery of
development benefits. Others emphasize the flexibility of
the SF/CDD instrument in adopting different institutional
forms depending on the country context, and their
contributions to long-term development challenges. The aim
of this study is to provide guidance on the question of
social fund relevance. The report is organized into six
chapters and a set of annexes. Chapter 1 defines social
funds and their main rationales. Chapter 2 provides an
overview of their origins in ECA, basic facts about the Bank
operations and SF performance, and develops a typology based
on policy objectives. Chapter 3 summarizes the institutional
arrangements of social funds in the Region and then reviews
them within the wider vision of optimal public sector
arrangements. Chapter 4 looks at local infrastructure and
governance funds, evaluating their design against a set of
good practice benchmarks for promoting local governance, and
drawing implications for the future. Chapter 5 conducts a
similar exercise but for social inclusion funds. The final
chapter summarizes the main answers to the study questions
and elaborates a set of options for future engagement with
social funds, taking into account different country
contexts. In the Second Volume, Annexes provide more
detailed background material.
Citation
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