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Capacity Building in Africa : An OED Evaluation of World Bank Support

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dc.contributor.authorOperations Evaluation Department
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-07T20:32:03Z
dc.date.available2012-06-07T20:32:03Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractThis evaluation assesses the relevance and effectiveness of Bank support for public sector capacity building in Africa, over the past 10 years. It draws on studies of Benin, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Mali, and Mozambique; aggregate assessments of country strategies and operations across the Bank's Africa Region; and, reviews of three corporate and Regional programs dedicated to capacity building-the World Bank Institute, the Institutional Development Fund, and the Bank-supported African Capacity Building Foundation. Main findings suggest recent changes in approach have made Bank support more relevant; most capacity support remains fragmented; sector-specific capacity building approaches need strengthening; tools and instruments could be more effectively and fully utilized; and, quality assurance is inadequate. These findings underscore the importance of approaching capacity building in Africa as a core objective, and ensuring that Bank capacity building support is country-owned, results oriented, and evidence-based. The evaluation recommends that: the Bank strengthen its knowledge base, and amplify its framework for public sector capacity building, to better help countries; sector and thematic leadership should develop sector-specific guidance on diagnosing public sector capacity needs, and ways of monitoring and evaluating interventions; regional senior management should ensure that Country Assistance Strategies are used effectively to help countries identify, and strengthen the capacities they need to plan, implement, and measure the results of their poverty reduction strategies; and, the Bank should reassess what role training should play in its capacity building support, how it should be provided, and what should be the respective roles of a central training unit, and Regional programs in any future support for this activity.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/04/6431215/capacity-building-africa-oed-evaluation-world-bank-support
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/0-8213-6241-0
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-6241-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7468
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.subjectACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCAS
dc.subjectCONSENSUS BUILDING
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCOUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGIES
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subjectDIAGNOSTIC TOOLS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectICR
dc.subjectILLITERACY
dc.subjectIMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION REPORT
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IMPACT
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLICENSES
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectNEGOTIATION
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOUTCOME INDICATORS
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
dc.subjectPROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPUBLIC
dc.subjectPUBLIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
dc.subjectPUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC FINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR CAPACITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR CAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR REFORM
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR REFORM EFFORTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR STRATEGY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTORS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectREGIONAL STRATEGIES
dc.subjectSENIOR MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSUBSIDIARY
dc.subjectTAX ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTRUST FUNDS
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.titleCapacity Building in Africa : An OED Evaluation of World Bank Supporten
dc.title.alternativeL'appui de la Banque mondiale au renforcement des capacites en Afrique : une evaluation par l'OEDen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2010-05-19
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/04/6431215/capacity-building-africa-oed-evaluation-world-bank-support
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid135051468008418546
okr.guid695061468013494835
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/0-8213-6241-0
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000012009_20051122144338
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum6431215
okr.identifier.report34351
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2005/11/22/000012009_20051122144338/Rendered/PDF/343510PAPER0AF101OFFICIAL0USE0ONLY1.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalEast Africa
okr.region.geographicalSouthern Africa
okr.region.geographicalWest Africa
okr.region.geographicalSahel
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.topicEarly Child and Children's Health
okr.topicPublic Sector Management and Reform
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions
okr.topicPoverty Monitoring and Analysis
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.topicPoverty Reduction
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitOffice of the Director (IEGWB)
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