Operations Evaluation Department2014-09-172014-09-172004-07-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20217This report analyzes the experience of Albania with the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) process. The focus of the report is on evaluating the performance of the World Bank in supporting the PRSP initiative, not on appraising the authorities policies. The main emphasis of the report is on the formulation and implementation of the PRSP until March 2003, but it does cover elements of the PRSP Progress Report which was completed following the evaluation team s mission to Albania. The report is structured as follows: Section B describes the country context including, political and economic background, the poverty profile, and key constraints for development. Section C addresses the PRS Process in its entirety and includes an assessment of the relevance of the PRSP for Albania and its consistency with the underlying principles of the initiative. Section D assesses the World Bank s support to the process. Finally, section E summarizes the main points of the assessment and attempts to draw lessons of more general applicability.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTABILITYADEQUATE INCENTIVESADVISORY SERVICEAGRICULTURAL OUTPUTALLOCATIONANNUAL BUDGETAUDITINGBALANCE OF PAYMENTSBANK LENDINGBANK MANAGEMENTBANKRUPTCYBANKRUPTCY LAWSBARRIERS TO INVESTMENTBASIC NEEDSBASIC SERVICEBASIC SERVICESBORROWINGBUDGET CYCLEBUDGET DEFICITBUDGET PROCESSBUDGET SUPPORTBUDGET YEARBUDGETARY RESOURCESCAPACITY BUILDINGCENTRAL GOVERNMENTCIVIL SERVANTSCIVIL SERVICECIVIL SOCIETYCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONCIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATIONCOLLAPSECONDITIONALITYCONFLICTCONSOLIDATIONCORRUPTIONCORRUPTION PERCEPTIONCORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEXCOUNTRY PROCUREMENTCOUNTRY PROCUREMENT ASSESSMENTCREDITSCRIMECRIMINALDATA COLLECTIONDEBTDEBT MANAGEMENTDECENTRALIZATIONDECENTRALIZATION PROGRAMDECISION-MAKINGDECISION-MAKING PROCESSDEMOCRACYDIAGNOSTIC WORKDONOR COORDINATIONDONOR SUPPORTEARNINGSECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC BACKGROUNDECONOMIC COOPERATIONECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC POLICYEDUCATION SPENDINGEMPLOYMENTEVALUATION CAPACITYEXCHANGE RATEEXPENDITURE ALLOCATIONSEXPENDITURESEXTERNAL ASSISTANCEEXTERNAL DEBTEXTREME POVERTYFINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITYFINANCIAL ASSISTANCEFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL REQUIREMENTSFINANCIAL RESOURCEFINANCIAL SECTORFINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENTFINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMFISCAL CONSOLIDATIONFISCAL POLICYFISCAL SUSTAINABILITYFOOD POVERTYFOOD POVERTY LINEFOOD REQUIREMENTSFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN FINANCINGFOREIGN INVESTMENTFOREIGN RESERVESGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURESGOVERNMENT OFFICIALSGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROWTH RATEHEALTH CAREHEALTH CENTERSHEALTH SECTORHOUSEHOLDSHOUSINGINCIDENCE OF POVERTYINCOMEINFLATIONINITIATIVEINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTLACK OF WATERLAWSLEADERSHIPLEGAL FRAMEWORKLOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENTSMACROECONOMIC INDICATORSMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMAINTENANCE OF SCHOOLSMEASURABLE INDICATORSMEDIAMEDIA CAMPAIGNMEDIUM TERM EXPENDITUREMEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORKMEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITUREMEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORKMICRO CREDITMIGRATIONMINISTERMINISTERSMINISTRIES OF FINANCEMINISTRY OF DEFENSEMINISTRY OF ECONOMYMINISTRY OF FINANCEMINISTRY PROGRAMSMUNICIPALITIESNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTNATIONAL STRATEGYNUTRITIONPATRONAGEPATRONAGE SYSTEMPENSION REFORMPOLICEPOLICY FORMULATIONPOLITICAL APPOINTEESPOLITICIANSPOORPOOR COUNTRIESPOOR INFRASTRUCTUREPOVERTY ASSESSMENTPOVERTY IMPACTPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY PROFILEPOVERTY REDUCINGPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION IMPACTPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPERPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPERSPOVERTY REDUCTION SUPPORTPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR GROWTHPRIVATIZATIONPROCUREMENTPROCUREMENT PROCESSPROGRAM DESIGNPROGRAM IMPLEMENTATIONPROGRAMSPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONPUBLIC AWARENESSPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEWPUBLIC INFORMATIONPUBLIC OWNERSHIPPUBLIC POLICYPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENTPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC WORKSQUALITY OF LIFERECESSIONREFORM PROGRAMREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREMITTANCESRULING PARTYRURALRURAL AREASSAFETY NETSANITATIONSECTOR MINISTRIESSECTOR PROGRAMSSENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALSENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALSSERVICE DELIVERYSMALL BUSINESSSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SERVICESSTREET LIGHTINGTAX ADMINISTRATIONTAX REVENUESTAX SYSTEMTAX SYSTEMSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETOTAL EXPENDITURESTRANSACTION COSTSTRANSITION ECONOMIESTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTTUITIONUNCERTAINTYUNEMPLOYMENTUNIONUNIONSURBAN AREASURBAN DEVELOPMENTURBANIZATIONVILLAGESWARWATER AVAILABILITYWATER SUPPLY10.1596/20217