From Social Funds to Local Governance and Social Inclusion Programs : A Prospective Review From the ECA Region - Technical Annexes

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
Format:	Other Social Protection Study biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	2007-05-01
Subjects:	ACCESS TO SERVICES, ASSETS, BASIC SERVICES, BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES, BENEFICIARY ASSESSMENTS, BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA, CAPACITY BUILDING, CASH TRANSFERS, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, CIVIC PARTICIPATION, CIVIL SOCIETY, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES, COLLECTIVE ACTION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT, COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE, CONFLICT, COST EFFECTIVENESS, DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES, DEVELOPMENT PLANS, DISADVANTAGED GROUPS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION, ETHNIC GROUPS, GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTH CARE, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, INCOME, INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, INTERNATIONAL NGOS, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, INVESTMENT FUND, INVESTMENT PLANS, INVESTMENT PRIORITIES, LABOR MARKET, LIVING CONDITIONS, LIVING STANDARDS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, LOCAL COUNTERPARTS, LOCAL DEVELOPMENT, LOCAL GOVERNANCE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE, MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, PARTICIPATORY PROCESS, PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT, POOR, POOR COMMUNITIES, POOR PEOPLE, POPULATION GROUPS, PORTFOLIO, PORTFOLIO QUALITY, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, PROCUREMENT, PROGRESS, PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC WORKS, REGIONAL INITIATIVES, RESPECT, RETURNEES, RISK MANAGEMENT, RURAL, RURAL AREAS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL INVESTMENT, RURAL POPULATIONS, RURAL POVERTY, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE PROVISION, SERVICE QUALITY, SMALL ENTERPRISES, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL FUND PROJECTS, SOCIAL FUNDS, SOCIAL INCLUSION, SOCIAL NEEDS, SOCIAL POLICY, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL RISK MITIGATION PROJECT, SOCIAL SERVICES, STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION, TARGETING, URBAN COMMUNITIES, VICTIMS, VULNERABLE GROUPS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/7979182/social-funds-local-governance-social-inclusion-programs-vol-2-2-technical-annexes http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7776
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