Gopal, GitaMarc, Alexandre2012-08-132012-08-131995-03https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9999In view of the growing number of projects in the social sector, the study previewed by this article examines procurement and disbursement issues in Bank-financed projects with community participation to collate and analyze Bank-wide experience, to identify issues, present cases of best practices, and suggest, where feasible, possible enhancements to existing policies and procedures.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTABILITYBENEFICIARIESCAPACITY BUILDINGCOLLABORATIONCOMMUNITIESCOMMUNITY GROUPSCOMMUNITY OWNERSHIPCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN PROCUREMENTCOMPETITIVE BIDDINGCONTRACTORSFINANCIAL ASSETSFLEXIBILITYIMPLEMENTING AGENCIESINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYPROGRAMSPROJECT PREPARATIONREGULATORY FRAMEWORKTRANSPARENCY NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSPROCUREMENTDISBURSEMENTSCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONCREDIBILITYREGULATORY FRAMEWORKPROJECT DESIGNMANUALSPROJECT MONITORINGCAPACITY BUILDINGVOUCHERSWorld Bank10.1596/9999