World Bank2012-06-122012-06-122007-05-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7776The 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.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO SERVICESASSETSBASIC SERVICESBASIC SOCIAL SERVICESBENEFICIARY ASSESSMENTSBOSNIA HERZEGOVINACAPACITY BUILDINGCASH TRANSFERSCENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALSCIVIC ENGAGEMENTCIVIC PARTICIPATIONCIVIL SOCIETYCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVESCOLLECTIVE ACTIONCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTCOMMUNITY EMPOWERMENTCOMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURECONFLICTCOST EFFECTIVENESSDEVELOPMENT AGENCIESDEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVESDEVELOPMENT PLANSDISADVANTAGED GROUPSDOMESTIC VIOLENCEECONOMIC GROWTHEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEMPLOYMENT PROMOTIONETHNIC GROUPSGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSHEALTH CAREHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTINCOMEINSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTSINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKINTERNATIONAL NGOSINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSINVESTMENT FUNDINVESTMENT PLANSINVESTMENT PRIORITIESLABOR MARKETLIVING CONDITIONSLIVING STANDARDSLOCAL AUTHORITIESLOCAL COMMUNITIESLOCAL COUNTERPARTSLOCAL DEVELOPMENTLOCAL GOVERNANCELOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVESLOCAL GOVERNMENTSLOCAL INFRASTRUCTUREMANAGEMENT SYSTEMSPARTICIPATORY PROCESSPERSONAL EMPOWERMENTPOORPOOR COMMUNITIESPOOR PEOPLEPOPULATION GROUPSPORTFOLIOPORTFOLIO QUALITYPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENTPROCUREMENTPROGRESSPROJECT IMPLEMENTATIONPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC WORKSREGIONAL INITIATIVESRESPECTRETURNEESRISK MANAGEMENTRURALRURAL AREASRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL INVESTMENTRURAL POPULATIONSRURAL POVERTYSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVISIONSERVICE QUALITYSMALL ENTERPRISESSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL FUND PROJECTSSOCIAL FUNDSSOCIAL INCLUSIONSOCIAL NEEDSSOCIAL POLICYSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL RISK MITIGATION PROJECTSOCIAL SERVICESSTAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATIONTARGETINGURBAN COMMUNITIESVICTIMSVULNERABLE GROUPSWorld Bank10.1596/7776