From Social Funds to Local Governance and Social Inclusion Programs

The 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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2007-05
Subjects:	ASSETS, AUTHORITY, BASIC SERVICES, BENEFICIARY ASSESSMENTS, CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, CASH TRANSFERS, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, CITIZEN, CITIZEN VOICE, CITIZENS, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, CIVIL SOCIETY, COMMUNIST, COMMUNITIES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY GROUPS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT, CONSENSUS, CONTRIBUTIONS, CORRUPTION, DECENTRALIZATION, DECENTRALIZATION FRAMEWORK, DECISION-MAKING, DECISION-MAKING PROCESS, DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES, DECISIONMAKING, DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, DISCRIMINATION, EMPLOYMENT, ETHNIC MINORITIES, EXPENDITURE, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, GOVERNANCE DIMENSION, GOVERNANCE REFORM, GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, GOVERNMENT LEVEL, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, GOVERNMENT POLICIES, GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES, GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS, HOMELESSNESS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, INCOME, INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT, INSTITUTION BUILDING, INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INSTITUTIONALIZATION, INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL FRAMEWORK, INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM, INTERMEDIARIES, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKET POLICIES, LABOR MARKETS, LEGISLATION, LOCAL CAPACITY, LOCAL CAPACITY BUILDING, LOCAL DEVELOPMENT, LOCAL GOVERNANCE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAPACITY, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL INSTITUTIONS, MANAGERIAL AUTONOMY, MARGINALIZED GROUPS, MARKET ECONOMIES, MUNICIPAL, MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS, MUNICIPALITIES, NGO, PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT, PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE, PARTICIPATORY MECHANISMS, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIVATE FIRMS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PROCUREMENT, PROJECT APPRAISAL, PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, PUBLIC GOOD, PUBLIC MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION, PUBLIC SERVICES, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, REPRESENTATIVES, RISK MANAGEMENT, SERVICE DELIVERY, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL EXCLUSION, SOCIAL FUNDS, SOCIAL INCLUSION, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL SECTOR, SOCIAL SERVICES, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, UNFUNDED MANDATES, USER INVOLVEMENT, WATER SUPPLY,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/7979143/social-funds-local-governance-social-inclusion-programs-vol-1-2-main-report https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7775
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