Afghanistan in Transition : Looking beyond 2014

Afghanistan will experience a major security and development transition over the next three years. At the Kabul and Lisbon Conferences in 2010, the North Atlantic treaty organization and the Afghan government agreed that full responsibility for security would be handed over to the Afghan National Security Forces by the end of 2014. The country now faces the prospects of a drawdown of most international military forces over the coming several years, and an expected accompanying decline in civilian aid as international attention shifts elsewhere and aid budgets in many organization for economic cooperation and development countries come under increasing fiscal pressure. The decline in external assistance will have widespread ramifications for Afghanistan's political and economic landscape well beyond 2014. Ensuring the delivery of services to the Afghan people requires delegating more responsibilities to the provincial level. Only a tiny fraction of the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) budget gets outside the line ministries in Kabul. An important priority moving forward will be enhancing the capacity of provincial offices to participate in budget formulation and key spending ministries to execute their budgets subnationally. Without this, the government may find absorbing a greater proportion of aid on budget and delivering results to its people difficult.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Hogg, Richard, Nassif, Claudia, Gomez Osorio, Camilo, Byrd, William, Beath, Andrew
Format:	Publication biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2013-03-07
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY, ACCOUNTING, ADB, ADMINISTRATION REFORM, ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS, ADVERSE IMPACT, ADVERSE IMPACTS, AGGREGATE DEMAND, AGRICULTURE, AID DEPENDENCE, AID EFFECTIVENESS, AUTHORITY, BALANCE OF PAYMENTS, BANKING SECTOR, BASE YEAR, BLOCK GRANTS, BUDGET DEFICITS, BUDGET EXPENDITURES, BUDGET FINANCING, BUDGET MANAGEMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS, CITIZEN, CITIZENS, CIVIL LIBERTIES, CIVIL SERVICE, CIVIL WAR, COMMUNIST, COMMUNIST PARTY, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, CONSOLIDATION, CORRUPTION, CORRUPTION INDICATOR, COUNCILS, CURRENCY, DEFICIT FINANCING, DEMOCRATIC STATE, DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, DEVELOPMENT BANK, DISBURSEMENTS, DISTRICTS, DURABLE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, EMPLOYMENT, EQUIPMENT, EXECUTION, EXPENDITURE, EXPENDITURES, EXPORTS, EXTERNAL FUNDING, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY, FISCAL DEFICITS, FISCAL DISCIPLINE, FISCAL GAP, FISCAL GAPS, FISCAL MANAGEMENT, FISCAL PRESSURE, FISCAL PRESSURES, FISCAL SITUATION, FIXED INVESTMENT, FOREIGN AID, FOREIGN ASSISTANCE, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN FINANCING, GDP, GDP DEFLATOR, GDP PER CAPITA, GOVERNANCE ENVIRONMENT, GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION, GOVERNMENT BUDGET, GOVERNMENT CAPACITY, GOVERNMENT CONSUMPTION, GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS, GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS, GOVERNMENT SERVICES, GOVERNMENT SPENDING, GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROWTH PROJECTIONS, GROWTH RATES, HEAD OF STATE, HEALTH SERVICES, HISTORIANS, HOUSEHOLD INCOMES, HUMAN CAPACITY, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, INFLATION, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS, INSTITUTION BUILDING, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INSURGENCY, INTEREST PAYMENTS, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL SECURITY, INVESTING, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS, LABOR MARKETS, LARGE CITIES, LAW INDICATOR, LEGISLATION, LOCAL GOVERNANCE, LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE, MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, MONETARY FUND, NATIONAL INCOME, NATIONS, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, OPERATING COSTS, PAYMENT FLOWS, PENSIONS, PER CAPITA INCOME, PER CAPITA INCOMES, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POLITICAL LEADERSHIP, POLITICAL POWER, POLITICAL RIGHTS, POLITICAL STABILITY, POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY, POOR PERFORMANCE, PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, PRICE VOLATILITY, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH, PRODUCTIVITY, PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC FINANCES, PUBLIC FUNDS, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC INVESTMENTS, PUBLIC RESOURCES, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC SPENDING, RATES OF RETURN, RATIONALIZATION, REAL EXCHANGE RATE, REAL GDP, REAL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, REGULATORY QUALITY, REHABILITATION, REMITTANCES, RESERVES, RULE OF LAW, SENIOR CIVIL SERVICE, SERVICE DELIVERY, SETTLEMENT, SOVEREIGNTY, STRUCTURAL CHANGE, TAKEOVER, TAX, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY, TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT, TREATY, TRUST FUND, TRUST FUNDS, UNDERDEVELOPED FINANCIAL SECTOR, UNEMPLOYMENT, VALUE ADDED, WAGES, WITHDRAWAL, WORLDWIDE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/02/17423299/afghanistan-transition-looking-beyond-2014 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13107
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