Decentralization in Client Countries : An Evaluation of the World Bank Support, 1990-2007

The Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) assessed the effectiveness of Bank support for decentralization between fiscal 1990 and 2007 in 20 countries, seeking to inform the design and implementation of future support. Given the difficulties of measuring the results of decentralization, the evaluation used intermediate outcome indicators-such as strengthened legal and regulatory frameworks for intergovernmental relations, improved administrative capacity, and increased accountability of sub national governments and functionaries to higher levels of government and to citizens-to assess the results of Bank support in these 20 countries. To examine potential lessons at a sectoral level, the evaluation also assessed whether Bank support for decentralization improved intermediate outcomes for service delivery in the education sector in 6 of the 20 countries.

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Year of publication:	2008
Authors:	Bank, World
Publisher:	Washington : World Bank Publications
Subject:	Dezentralisierung \| Decentralization \| Entwicklungsländer \| Developing countries \| Entwicklungsbank \| Development bank \| Welt \| World
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [gbv.de]

Extent:	1 online resource (124 pages)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Glossary; Executive Summary; Figure ES.1 Evaluation Framework for Assessing Results of Bank Support for Decentralization; Management Response; Chairperson's Summary: Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE); 1 Background and Objectives; Box 1.1 What Is Decentralization?; Box 1.2 Identifying World Bank Support for Decentralization Poses Challenges; Box 1.3 Bank Strategies Reflect Multiple Perspectives on Decentralization; Figure 1.1 Evaluation Framework for Assessing Results of Bank Support for Decentralization Table 1.1 Typology of Countries Where Bank Support for Decentralization Was Reviewed in DepthFigure 1.2 Bank Support for Decentralization to 20 Countries, Fiscal 1990-2007; 2 The Quality of Bank Support; Table 2.1 Timeliness of ESW in 20 Sample Countries; Box 2.1 Good Practice ESW in Bolivia; Box 2.2 An Incomplete Understanding Reduces Effectiveness of Support; Box 2.3 CDD and Local Governments in the Philippines; Box 2.4 Development Partner Views on World Bank Decentralization Performance; 3 Bank Support for Decentralization Frameworks and Subnational Government Capacity Table 3.1 Assessing Results of Bank Support for Strengthened Intergovernmental RelationsBox 3.1 Good Practice in Russia; Box 3.2 Strengthening the Role of Local Governments; Figure 3.1 Distribution of State and Local Revenue Sources; Figure 3.2 Trends in Fiscal Deficits in Selected Indian States; Box 3.3 Analytic Support to South Africa; Table 3.2 Assessing Results for Enhanced Administrative Capacity and Accountability; Box 3.4 Appointment of Chief Accounting Officers in Uganda; Table 3.3 Contribution of Bank Support for Decentralization Frameworks 4 Bank Support for Decentralization in Education Services: A Sector ExampleTable 4.1 Assessing Results in the Education Sector; Box 4.1 Aligning Fiscal Transfers with Local Sectoral Priorities; Box 4.2 Gender and Capacity Building at the Local Level; Table 4.2 School Autonomy and Accountability in Three Pilot Regions in Russia Supported by the Bank; 5 Findings and Recommendations; Table 5.1 Support for Decentralization Needs to Be Country Specific; Table 5.2 Better Quality of Bank Support Associated with Better Results; Appendixes; Endnotes; Bibliography;
ISBN:	978-0-8213-7636-2 ; 978-0-8213-7635-5 ; 978-0-8213-7635-5
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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