World Bank2012-06-122012-06-122007-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7775The 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 IGOASSETSAUTHORITYBASIC SERVICESBENEFICIARY ASSESSMENTSCAPITAL INVESTMENTSCASH TRANSFERSCENTRAL GOVERNMENTCITIZENCITIZEN VOICECITIZENSCIVIC ENGAGEMENTCIVIL SOCIETYCOMMUNISTCOMMUNITIESCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY GROUPSCOMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONSCOMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENTCONSENSUSCONTRIBUTIONSCORRUPTIONDECENTRALIZATIONDECENTRALIZATION FRAMEWORKDECISION-MAKINGDECISION-MAKING PROCESSDECISION-MAKING PROCESSESDECISIONMAKINGDEVELOPMENT COMMUNITYDISCRIMINATIONEMPLOYMENTETHNIC MINORITIESEXPENDITUREFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTGOVERNANCE DIMENSIONGOVERNANCE REFORMGOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITYGOVERNMENT LEVELGOVERNMENT OFFICIALSGOVERNMENT POLICIESGOVERNMENT STRUCTURESGOVERNMENT SYSTEMSHOMELESSNESSHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCESINCOMEINFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENTINSTITUTION BUILDINGINSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTSINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTINSTITUTIONALIZATIONINTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL FRAMEWORKINTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONSINTERGOVERNMENTAL SYSTEMINTERMEDIARIESINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKET POLICIESLABOR MARKETSLEGISLATIONLOCAL CAPACITYLOCAL CAPACITY BUILDINGLOCAL DEVELOPMENTLOCAL GOVERNANCELOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENT CAPACITYLOCAL GOVERNMENTSLOCAL INSTITUTIONSMANAGERIAL AUTONOMYMARGINALIZED GROUPSMARKET ECONOMIESMUNICIPALMUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENTMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTSMUNICIPALITIESNGOPARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENTPARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCEPARTICIPATORY MECHANISMSPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIVATE FIRMSPRIVATE SECTORPROCUREMENTPROJECT APPRAISALPROJECT IMPLEMENTATIONPUBLIC GOODPUBLIC MANAGEMENTPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENTPUBLIC SERVICEPUBLIC SERVICE PROVISIONPUBLIC SERVICESREGIONAL DEVELOPMENTREPRESENTATIVESRISK MANAGEMENTSERVICE DELIVERYSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL EXCLUSIONSOCIAL FUNDSSOCIAL INCLUSIONSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SECTORSOCIAL SERVICESTECHNICAL ASSISTANCEUNFUNDED MANDATESUSER INVOLVEMENTWATER SUPPLYWorld Bank10.1596/7775