The PRS as Entry Point for Improving Governance in Fragile States

The issue note discusses the rationale for, and presents the initial results of an innovative method of governance support conducted through the preparation and implementation of Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) in fragile states. The experiment was conducted in the context of an action and learning program on governance in fragile and conflict affected countries. The note first examines the political economic framework prevailing in fragile states, and particularly the neopatrimonial dynamics which structure political agents behavior, as they have been studied, notably, by Chabal and Daloz; Douglass North, John Wallis and Bary Weingast; and Margaret Levi. The note looks at the relatively brief history of PRSs and notes that they have been reviewed from a classical economics perspective: whether the PRSs' proposed policies 'got it right.' It argues that an institutionalize perspective, on the other hand, will rather look at the institutional processes from which the PRSP is developed, and concludes that PRS support will be more effective if it is focused on issues of methodology and process facilitation rather than analytics. The last chapter describes, in operational terms, the type of PRS support that has been provided through the experiment in the Cote d'Ivoire case: methodological support and process facilitation were provided for the preparation of the PRS policy matrices and the design of its monitoring and evaluation system. It concludes by proposing a set of results that can be monitored to assess the impact of this type of approach, not only for governance in the meaning of the capacity of a state to develop and implement policies, but also for governance in its broader, more traditional meaning.

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Main Author: Fruchart, Vincent
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Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2011-07
Subjects:ACCOUNTABILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS, ANTI-CORRUPTION, ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY, AUTHORITY, BACKBONE, BUDGETARY PROCESS, BUREAUCRATIC POLITICS, BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, CAPACITY BUILDING, CITIZENS, CIVIL SERVANTS, CIVIL SOCIETY, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, CIVIL WAR, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMPUTERS, CONFIDENCE, CONSENSUS, CONSTITUENCIES, CONSTITUTIONS, CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, CORRUPTION, CRIME, CRISES, DECENTRALIZATION, DECREE, DEMOCRACY, DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE, DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, DOMAIN, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, ENTRY POINT, EQUIPMENT, EXECUTION, FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FLEXIBILITY, FUNCTIONALITY, GOOD GOVERNANCE, GOVERNANCE INDICATORS, GOVERNANCE OUTCOMES, GOVERNANCE REFORM, GOVERNMENT ACTION, GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, GOVERNMENT PLANNING, GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET, GOVERNMENT'S POLICY, HIPC, IMPACT INDICATORS, IMPROVING GOVERNANCE, INCOME, INFORMATION FLOWS, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INITIATIVE, INNOVATION, INSTITUTION, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE, INSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM, INSTITUTIONAL VARIABLES, INSTITUTIONALIZATION, INTERNATIONAL ACTOR, INTERNATIONAL AID, INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, INTERVENTION, JUSTICE, LAWS, LAWYERS, LEADERSHIP, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, LEARNING, LEGAL REFORM, LEGITIMACY, LIMITED ACCESS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MARKETING, MATERIAL, MONOPOLY, MULTINATIONAL, MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS, NATIONAL ELECTIONS, NETWORKS, NGO, NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, OPEN ACCESS, OUTCOME INDICATORS, OUTPUT INDICATORS, POLITICAL DYNAMICS, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POLITICAL INSTABILITY, POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS, POLITICAL STRUCTURES, POLITICAL SYSTEM, POLITICIANS, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES, PREFERENTIAL, PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTATIVES, PRIVATISATION, PROGRAMS, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE, PUBLIC FINANCE, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, PUBLIC POLICY, RESULT, RESULTS, RULE OF LAW, SECTORAL POLICIES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL NORMS, SOVEREIGNTY, STATE REVENUE, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, TECHNOCRATS, TIME FRAME, TRANSPARENCY, TRIAL, USES, VIOLENCE,
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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
ANTI-CORRUPTION
ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY
AUTHORITY
BACKBONE
BUDGETARY PROCESS
BUREAUCRATIC POLITICS
BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
CAPACITY BUILDING
CITIZENS
CIVIL SERVANTS
CIVIL SOCIETY
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
CIVIL WAR
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMPUTERS
CONFIDENCE
CONSENSUS
CONSTITUENCIES
CONSTITUTIONS
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CORRUPTION
CRIME
CRISES
DECENTRALIZATION
DECREE
DEMOCRACY
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE
DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
DOMAIN
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ENTRY POINT
EQUIPMENT
EXECUTION
FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FLEXIBILITY
FUNCTIONALITY
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
GOVERNANCE OUTCOMES
GOVERNANCE REFORM
GOVERNMENT ACTION
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
GOVERNMENT PLANNING
GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET
GOVERNMENT'S POLICY
HIPC
IMPACT INDICATORS
IMPROVING GOVERNANCE
INCOME
INFORMATION FLOWS
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INITIATIVE
INNOVATION
INSTITUTION
INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
INSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM
INSTITUTIONAL VARIABLES
INSTITUTIONALIZATION
INTERNATIONAL ACTOR
INTERNATIONAL AID
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
INTERVENTION
JUSTICE
LAWS
LAWYERS
LEADERSHIP
LEADERSHIP TRAINING
LEARNING
LEGAL REFORM
LEGITIMACY
LIMITED ACCESS
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
MARKETING
MATERIAL
MONOPOLY
MULTINATIONAL
MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
NATIONAL ELECTIONS
NETWORKS
NGO
NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
OPEN ACCESS
OUTCOME INDICATORS
OUTPUT INDICATORS
POLITICAL DYNAMICS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL INSTABILITY
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
POLITICAL STRUCTURES
POLITICAL SYSTEM
POLITICIANS
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
PREFERENTIAL
PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTATIVES
PRIVATISATION
PROGRAMS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PUBLIC POLICY
RESULT
RESULTS
RULE OF LAW
SECTORAL POLICIES
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL NORMS
SOVEREIGNTY
STATE REVENUE
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
TECHNOCRATS
TIME FRAME
TRANSPARENCY
TRIAL
USES
VIOLENCE
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
ANTI-CORRUPTION
ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY
AUTHORITY
BACKBONE
BUDGETARY PROCESS
BUREAUCRATIC POLITICS
BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
CAPACITY BUILDING
CITIZENS
CIVIL SERVANTS
CIVIL SOCIETY
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
CIVIL WAR
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMPUTERS
CONFIDENCE
CONSENSUS
CONSTITUENCIES
CONSTITUTIONS
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CORRUPTION
CRIME
CRISES
DECENTRALIZATION
DECREE
DEMOCRACY
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE
DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
DOMAIN
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ENTRY POINT
EQUIPMENT
EXECUTION
FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FLEXIBILITY
FUNCTIONALITY
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
GOVERNANCE OUTCOMES
GOVERNANCE REFORM
GOVERNMENT ACTION
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
GOVERNMENT PLANNING
GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET
GOVERNMENT'S POLICY
HIPC
IMPACT INDICATORS
IMPROVING GOVERNANCE
INCOME
INFORMATION FLOWS
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INITIATIVE
INNOVATION
INSTITUTION
INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
INSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM
INSTITUTIONAL VARIABLES
INSTITUTIONALIZATION
INTERNATIONAL ACTOR
INTERNATIONAL AID
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
INTERVENTION
JUSTICE
LAWS
LAWYERS
LEADERSHIP
LEADERSHIP TRAINING
LEARNING
LEGAL REFORM
LEGITIMACY
LIMITED ACCESS
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
MARKETING
MATERIAL
MONOPOLY
MULTINATIONAL
MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
NATIONAL ELECTIONS
NETWORKS
NGO
NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
OPEN ACCESS
OUTCOME INDICATORS
OUTPUT INDICATORS
POLITICAL DYNAMICS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL INSTABILITY
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
POLITICAL STRUCTURES
POLITICAL SYSTEM
POLITICIANS
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
PREFERENTIAL
PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTATIVES
PRIVATISATION
PROGRAMS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PUBLIC POLICY
RESULT
RESULTS
RULE OF LAW
SECTORAL POLICIES
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL NORMS
SOVEREIGNTY
STATE REVENUE
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
TECHNOCRATS
TIME FRAME
TRANSPARENCY
TRIAL
USES
VIOLENCE
spellingShingle ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
ANTI-CORRUPTION
ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY
AUTHORITY
BACKBONE
BUDGETARY PROCESS
BUREAUCRATIC POLITICS
BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
CAPACITY BUILDING
CITIZENS
CIVIL SERVANTS
CIVIL SOCIETY
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
CIVIL WAR
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMPUTERS
CONFIDENCE
CONSENSUS
CONSTITUENCIES
CONSTITUTIONS
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CORRUPTION
CRIME
CRISES
DECENTRALIZATION
DECREE
DEMOCRACY
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE
DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
DOMAIN
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ENTRY POINT
EQUIPMENT
EXECUTION
FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FLEXIBILITY
FUNCTIONALITY
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
GOVERNANCE OUTCOMES
GOVERNANCE REFORM
GOVERNMENT ACTION
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
GOVERNMENT PLANNING
GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET
GOVERNMENT'S POLICY
HIPC
IMPACT INDICATORS
IMPROVING GOVERNANCE
INCOME
INFORMATION FLOWS
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INITIATIVE
INNOVATION
INSTITUTION
INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
INSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM
INSTITUTIONAL VARIABLES
INSTITUTIONALIZATION
INTERNATIONAL ACTOR
INTERNATIONAL AID
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
INTERVENTION
JUSTICE
LAWS
LAWYERS
LEADERSHIP
LEADERSHIP TRAINING
LEARNING
LEGAL REFORM
LEGITIMACY
LIMITED ACCESS
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
MARKETING
MATERIAL
MONOPOLY
MULTINATIONAL
MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
NATIONAL ELECTIONS
NETWORKS
NGO
NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
OPEN ACCESS
OUTCOME INDICATORS
OUTPUT INDICATORS
POLITICAL DYNAMICS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL INSTABILITY
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
POLITICAL STRUCTURES
POLITICAL SYSTEM
POLITICIANS
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
PREFERENTIAL
PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTATIVES
PRIVATISATION
PROGRAMS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PUBLIC POLICY
RESULT
RESULTS
RULE OF LAW
SECTORAL POLICIES
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL NORMS
SOVEREIGNTY
STATE REVENUE
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
TECHNOCRATS
TIME FRAME
TRANSPARENCY
TRIAL
USES
VIOLENCE
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
ANTI-CORRUPTION
ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY
AUTHORITY
BACKBONE
BUDGETARY PROCESS
BUREAUCRATIC POLITICS
BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
CAPACITY BUILDING
CITIZENS
CIVIL SERVANTS
CIVIL SOCIETY
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
CIVIL WAR
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMPUTERS
CONFIDENCE
CONSENSUS
CONSTITUENCIES
CONSTITUTIONS
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CORRUPTION
CRIME
CRISES
DECENTRALIZATION
DECREE
DEMOCRACY
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE
DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
DOMAIN
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ENTRY POINT
EQUIPMENT
EXECUTION
FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FLEXIBILITY
FUNCTIONALITY
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
GOVERNANCE OUTCOMES
GOVERNANCE REFORM
GOVERNMENT ACTION
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
GOVERNMENT PLANNING
GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET
GOVERNMENT'S POLICY
HIPC
IMPACT INDICATORS
IMPROVING GOVERNANCE
INCOME
INFORMATION FLOWS
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INITIATIVE
INNOVATION
INSTITUTION
INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
INSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM
INSTITUTIONAL VARIABLES
INSTITUTIONALIZATION
INTERNATIONAL ACTOR
INTERNATIONAL AID
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
INTERVENTION
JUSTICE
LAWS
LAWYERS
LEADERSHIP
LEADERSHIP TRAINING
LEARNING
LEGAL REFORM
LEGITIMACY
LIMITED ACCESS
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
MARKETING
MATERIAL
MONOPOLY
MULTINATIONAL
MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
NATIONAL ELECTIONS
NETWORKS
NGO
NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
OPEN ACCESS
OUTCOME INDICATORS
OUTPUT INDICATORS
POLITICAL DYNAMICS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL INSTABILITY
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
POLITICAL STRUCTURES
POLITICAL SYSTEM
POLITICIANS
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
PREFERENTIAL
PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTATIVES
PRIVATISATION
PROGRAMS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PUBLIC POLICY
RESULT
RESULTS
RULE OF LAW
SECTORAL POLICIES
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL NORMS
SOVEREIGNTY
STATE REVENUE
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
TECHNOCRATS
TIME FRAME
TRANSPARENCY
TRIAL
USES
VIOLENCE
Fruchart, Vincent
The PRS as Entry Point for Improving Governance in Fragile States
description The issue note discusses the rationale for, and presents the initial results of an innovative method of governance support conducted through the preparation and implementation of Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) in fragile states. The experiment was conducted in the context of an action and learning program on governance in fragile and conflict affected countries. The note first examines the political economic framework prevailing in fragile states, and particularly the neopatrimonial dynamics which structure political agents behavior, as they have been studied, notably, by Chabal and Daloz; Douglass North, John Wallis and Bary Weingast; and Margaret Levi. The note looks at the relatively brief history of PRSs and notes that they have been reviewed from a classical economics perspective: whether the PRSs' proposed policies 'got it right.' It argues that an institutionalize perspective, on the other hand, will rather look at the institutional processes from which the PRSP is developed, and concludes that PRS support will be more effective if it is focused on issues of methodology and process facilitation rather than analytics. The last chapter describes, in operational terms, the type of PRS support that has been provided through the experiment in the Cote d'Ivoire case: methodological support and process facilitation were provided for the preparation of the PRS policy matrices and the design of its monitoring and evaluation system. It concludes by proposing a set of results that can be monitored to assess the impact of this type of approach, not only for governance in the meaning of the capacity of a state to develop and implement policies, but also for governance in its broader, more traditional meaning.
format Working Paper
topic_facet ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
ANTI-CORRUPTION
ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY
AUTHORITY
BACKBONE
BUDGETARY PROCESS
BUREAUCRATIC POLITICS
BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
CAPACITY BUILDING
CITIZENS
CIVIL SERVANTS
CIVIL SOCIETY
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
CIVIL WAR
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMPUTERS
CONFIDENCE
CONSENSUS
CONSTITUENCIES
CONSTITUTIONS
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CORRUPTION
CRIME
CRISES
DECENTRALIZATION
DECREE
DEMOCRACY
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE
DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
DOMAIN
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ENTRY POINT
EQUIPMENT
EXECUTION
FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FLEXIBILITY
FUNCTIONALITY
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
GOVERNANCE OUTCOMES
GOVERNANCE REFORM
GOVERNMENT ACTION
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
GOVERNMENT PLANNING
GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET
GOVERNMENT'S POLICY
HIPC
IMPACT INDICATORS
IMPROVING GOVERNANCE
INCOME
INFORMATION FLOWS
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INITIATIVE
INNOVATION
INSTITUTION
INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
INSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM
INSTITUTIONAL VARIABLES
INSTITUTIONALIZATION
INTERNATIONAL ACTOR
INTERNATIONAL AID
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
INTERVENTION
JUSTICE
LAWS
LAWYERS
LEADERSHIP
LEADERSHIP TRAINING
LEARNING
LEGAL REFORM
LEGITIMACY
LIMITED ACCESS
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
MARKETING
MATERIAL
MONOPOLY
MULTINATIONAL
MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
NATIONAL ELECTIONS
NETWORKS
NGO
NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
OPEN ACCESS
OUTCOME INDICATORS
OUTPUT INDICATORS
POLITICAL DYNAMICS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL INSTABILITY
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
POLITICAL STRUCTURES
POLITICAL SYSTEM
POLITICIANS
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
PREFERENTIAL
PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTATIVES
PRIVATISATION
PROGRAMS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PUBLIC POLICY
RESULT
RESULTS
RULE OF LAW
SECTORAL POLICIES
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL NORMS
SOVEREIGNTY
STATE REVENUE
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
TECHNOCRATS
TIME FRAME
TRANSPARENCY
TRIAL
USES
VIOLENCE
author Fruchart, Vincent
author_facet Fruchart, Vincent
author_sort Fruchart, Vincent
title The PRS as Entry Point for Improving Governance in Fragile States
title_short The PRS as Entry Point for Improving Governance in Fragile States
title_full The PRS as Entry Point for Improving Governance in Fragile States
title_fullStr The PRS as Entry Point for Improving Governance in Fragile States
title_full_unstemmed The PRS as Entry Point for Improving Governance in Fragile States
title_sort prs as entry point for improving governance in fragile states
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spelling dig-okr-10986272792024-08-08T15:36:04Z The PRS as Entry Point for Improving Governance in Fragile States A Case Study Fruchart, Vincent ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY AUTHORITY BACKBONE BUDGETARY PROCESS BUREAUCRATIC POLITICS BUSINESS ACTIVITIES CAPACITY BUILDING CITIZENS CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CIVIL WAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMPUTERS CONFIDENCE CONSENSUS CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUTIONS CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORRUPTION CRIME CRISES DECENTRALIZATION DECREE DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DOMAIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ENTRY POINT EQUIPMENT EXECUTION FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FLEXIBILITY FUNCTIONALITY GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNANCE OUTCOMES GOVERNANCE REFORM GOVERNMENT ACTION GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT PLANNING GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET GOVERNMENT'S POLICY HIPC IMPACT INDICATORS IMPROVING GOVERNANCE INCOME INFORMATION FLOWS INFORMATION SYSTEM INITIATIVE INNOVATION INSTITUTION INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE INSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM INSTITUTIONAL VARIABLES INSTITUTIONALIZATION INTERNATIONAL ACTOR INTERNATIONAL AID INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INTERVENTION JUSTICE LAWS LAWYERS LEADERSHIP LEADERSHIP TRAINING LEARNING LEGAL REFORM LEGITIMACY LIMITED ACCESS LOCAL AUTHORITIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MARKETING MATERIAL MONOPOLY MULTINATIONAL MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS NATIONAL ELECTIONS NETWORKS NGO NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OPEN ACCESS OUTCOME INDICATORS OUTPUT INDICATORS POLITICAL DYNAMICS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INSTABILITY POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL STRUCTURES POLITICAL SYSTEM POLITICIANS POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES PREFERENTIAL PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTATIVES PRIVATISATION PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC POLICY RESULT RESULTS RULE OF LAW SECTORAL POLICIES SERVICE PROVIDERS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL NORMS SOVEREIGNTY STATE REVENUE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TECHNOCRATS TIME FRAME TRANSPARENCY TRIAL USES VIOLENCE The issue note discusses the rationale for, and presents the initial results of an innovative method of governance support conducted through the preparation and implementation of Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) in fragile states. The experiment was conducted in the context of an action and learning program on governance in fragile and conflict affected countries. The note first examines the political economic framework prevailing in fragile states, and particularly the neopatrimonial dynamics which structure political agents behavior, as they have been studied, notably, by Chabal and Daloz; Douglass North, John Wallis and Bary Weingast; and Margaret Levi. The note looks at the relatively brief history of PRSs and notes that they have been reviewed from a classical economics perspective: whether the PRSs' proposed policies 'got it right.' It argues that an institutionalize perspective, on the other hand, will rather look at the institutional processes from which the PRSP is developed, and concludes that PRS support will be more effective if it is focused on issues of methodology and process facilitation rather than analytics. The last chapter describes, in operational terms, the type of PRS support that has been provided through the experiment in the Cote d'Ivoire case: methodological support and process facilitation were provided for the preparation of the PRS policy matrices and the design of its monitoring and evaluation system. It concludes by proposing a set of results that can be monitored to assess the impact of this type of approach, not only for governance in the meaning of the capacity of a state to develop and implement policies, but also for governance in its broader, more traditional meaning. 2017-06-20T21:52:06Z 2017-06-20T21:52:06Z 2011-07 Working Paper Document de travail Documento de trabajo http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/872941468135597460/The-PRS-as-entry-point-for-improving-governance-in-fragile-states-a-case-study https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27279 English en_US Conflict, Crime and Violence Issue Note; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank application/pdf text/plain World Bank, Washington, DC