Evaluation of World Bank Programs in Afghanistan, 2002-11
Despite extremely difficult security conditions, which deteriorated markedly after 2006, the World Bank Group has commendably established and sustained a large program of support to the country. While World Bank Group strategy has been highly relevant to Afghanistan's situation, beginning in 20...
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Access to education accessibility ACCOUNTABILITY Accounting ADB Administration Reform administrative reform Advisory Services Advisory Work agricultural sector anti-corruption assassination balance sheet Bank management banking sector basic needs borrower budget deficit budget financing Business Advisory business development capacity building capital costs CC central government CITIZENS civil servants Civil Service civil society Civil society organizations civil war clean water coalitions collapse Communications Technology Communist Community Development confidence constitution corruption Councils Crises critical importance decentralization democratic elections Development Assistance Development Bank Development Corporation distance learning donor funding donor funds donor resources Economic activity economic empowerment economic growth economic stability Employment empowerment of women enrollment ethnic group exclusion execution expenditure external finance Finance Management financial assistance Financial Management financial markets Financial Sector financial support fiscal situation foreign aid Foreign direct investment foreign policy Gender Gender Equality gender equity gender gaps Gender Indicators Gender Inequality gender issues Gender mainstreaming governance challenges governance environment governance institutions governance issues government agencies government leadership government ministries government officials government ownership growth path Guarantee Agency Health Services households housing human resource human resources human rights income infant mortality Inflation Information System Information Technology Initial Investments institution building institutional arrangements institutional development institutional framework institutional reform insurgency international community international conferences International Development International Finance international support Investment Climate investment opportunities justice labor market land rights latrines laws leadership legitimacy levels of government limited access living standards Local Governance local government local government institutions local government structures local governments mainstreaming gender Media MFI Microfinance Microfinance institution Ministries of Finance Ministry of Finance multilateral institutions National Development Nations natural resources nongovernmental organizations nutrition operating expenditures opportunities for women outreach Parliament political economy presidency primary education primary school private investment Private sector development private sector investment private sector investments Procurement Procurement Law property rights Public Administration public administration reform Public expenditure public expenditure management Public Finance Public Health public investments Public Procurement Public Sector Public Sector Governance public services public spending refugee Refugees regulatory framework Rehabilitation representatives resource mobilization Revenue collection rule of law Rural Access savings service delivery small farmers social capital Social Development social empowerment Social protection social services state institutions subnational governments subnational levels support for investment technical assistance transparency Transport Trust Funds unemployment Union Urban Development village villages Water Supply youth |
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Access to education accessibility ACCOUNTABILITY Accounting ADB Administration Reform administrative reform Advisory Services Advisory Work agricultural sector anti-corruption assassination balance sheet Bank management banking sector basic needs borrower budget deficit budget financing Business Advisory business development capacity building capital costs CC central government CITIZENS civil servants Civil Service civil society Civil society organizations civil war clean water coalitions collapse Communications Technology Communist Community Development confidence constitution corruption Councils Crises critical importance decentralization democratic elections Development Assistance Development Bank Development Corporation distance learning donor funding donor funds donor resources Economic activity economic empowerment economic growth economic stability Employment empowerment of women enrollment ethnic group exclusion execution expenditure external finance Finance Management financial assistance Financial Management financial markets Financial Sector financial support fiscal situation foreign aid Foreign direct investment foreign policy Gender Gender Equality gender equity gender gaps Gender Indicators Gender Inequality gender issues Gender mainstreaming governance challenges governance environment governance institutions governance issues government agencies government leadership government ministries government officials government ownership growth path Guarantee Agency Health Services households housing human resource human resources human rights income infant mortality Inflation Information System Information Technology Initial Investments institution building institutional arrangements institutional development institutional framework institutional reform insurgency international community international conferences International Development International Finance international support Investment Climate investment opportunities justice labor market land rights latrines laws leadership legitimacy levels of government limited access living standards Local Governance local government local government institutions local government structures local governments mainstreaming gender Media MFI Microfinance Microfinance institution Ministries of Finance Ministry of Finance multilateral institutions National Development Nations natural resources nongovernmental organizations nutrition operating expenditures opportunities for women outreach Parliament political economy presidency primary education primary school private investment Private sector development private sector investment private sector investments Procurement Procurement Law property rights Public Administration public administration reform Public expenditure public expenditure management Public Finance Public Health public investments Public Procurement Public Sector Public Sector Governance public services public spending refugee Refugees regulatory framework Rehabilitation representatives resource mobilization Revenue collection rule of law Rural Access savings service delivery small farmers social capital Social Development social empowerment Social protection social services state institutions subnational governments subnational levels support for investment technical assistance transparency Transport Trust Funds unemployment Union Urban Development village villages Water Supply youth Independent Evaluation Group Evaluation of World Bank Programs in Afghanistan, 2002-11 |
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Despite extremely difficult security conditions, which deteriorated markedly after 2006, the World Bank Group has commendably established and sustained a large program of support to the country. While World Bank Group strategy has been highly relevant to Afghanistan's situation, beginning in 2006 the strategies can have gone further in adapting ongoing programs to evolving opportunities and needs and in programming activities sufficient to achieve the objectives of the pillars in those strategies. The Bank Group's direct financial assistance has been augmented effectively by analytic and advisory activities and donor coordination through the Afghanistan reconstruction trust fund. Knowledge services have been an important part of Bank Group support and have demonstrated the value of strategic analytical work, even in areas where the Bank Group may opt out of direct project financing. To enhance program effectiveness, the evaluation recommends that the World Bank Group help the government develop a comprehensive, long-term human resources strategy for the civilian sectors; focus on strategic analytical work in sectors that are high priorities for the government; assist in the development of local government institutions and, in the interim, support the development of a viable system for service delivery at subnational levels; assist in transforming the national solidarity program into a more sustainable financial and institutional model to consolidate its gains; help strengthen the regulatory environment for private sector investment; and scale up International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) support to the private sector. |
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okr-10986-157682021-10-06T05:10:17Z Evaluation of World Bank Programs in Afghanistan, 2002-11 Independent Evaluation Group Access to education accessibility ACCOUNTABILITY Accounting ADB Administration Reform administrative reform Advisory Services Advisory Work agricultural sector anti-corruption assassination balance sheet Bank management banking sector basic needs borrower budget deficit budget financing Business Advisory business development capacity building capital costs CC central government CITIZENS civil servants Civil Service civil society Civil society organizations civil war clean water coalitions collapse Communications Technology Communist Community Development confidence constitution corruption Councils Crises critical importance decentralization democratic elections Development Assistance Development Bank Development Corporation distance learning donor funding donor funds donor resources Economic activity economic empowerment economic growth economic stability Employment empowerment of women enrollment ethnic group exclusion execution expenditure external finance Finance Management financial assistance Financial Management financial markets Financial Sector financial support fiscal situation foreign aid Foreign direct investment foreign policy Gender Gender Equality gender equity gender gaps Gender Indicators Gender Inequality gender issues Gender mainstreaming governance challenges governance environment governance institutions governance issues government agencies government leadership government ministries government officials government ownership growth path Guarantee Agency Health Services households housing human resource human resources human rights income infant mortality Inflation Information System Information Technology Initial Investments institution building institutional arrangements institutional development institutional framework institutional reform insurgency international community international conferences International Development International Finance international support Investment Climate investment opportunities justice labor market land rights latrines laws leadership legitimacy levels of government limited access living standards Local Governance local government local government institutions local government structures local governments mainstreaming gender Media MFI Microfinance Microfinance institution Ministries of Finance Ministry of Finance multilateral institutions National Development Nations natural resources nongovernmental organizations nutrition operating expenditures opportunities for women outreach Parliament political economy presidency primary education primary school private investment Private sector development private sector investment private sector investments Procurement Procurement Law property rights Public Administration public administration reform Public expenditure public expenditure management Public Finance Public Health public investments Public Procurement Public Sector Public Sector Governance public services public spending refugee Refugees regulatory framework Rehabilitation representatives resource mobilization Revenue collection rule of law Rural Access savings service delivery small farmers social capital Social Development social empowerment Social protection social services state institutions subnational governments subnational levels support for investment technical assistance transparency Transport Trust Funds unemployment Union Urban Development village villages Water Supply youth Despite extremely difficult security conditions, which deteriorated markedly after 2006, the World Bank Group has commendably established and sustained a large program of support to the country. While World Bank Group strategy has been highly relevant to Afghanistan's situation, beginning in 2006 the strategies can have gone further in adapting ongoing programs to evolving opportunities and needs and in programming activities sufficient to achieve the objectives of the pillars in those strategies. The Bank Group's direct financial assistance has been augmented effectively by analytic and advisory activities and donor coordination through the Afghanistan reconstruction trust fund. Knowledge services have been an important part of Bank Group support and have demonstrated the value of strategic analytical work, even in areas where the Bank Group may opt out of direct project financing. To enhance program effectiveness, the evaluation recommends that the World Bank Group help the government develop a comprehensive, long-term human resources strategy for the civilian sectors; focus on strategic analytical work in sectors that are high priorities for the government; assist in the development of local government institutions and, in the interim, support the development of a viable system for service delivery at subnational levels; assist in transforming the national solidarity program into a more sustainable financial and institutional model to consolidate its gains; help strengthen the regulatory environment for private sector investment; and scale up International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) support to the private sector. 2013-09-13T17:36:02Z 2013-09-13T17:36:02Z 2013-07-26 978-0-8213-9872-2 doi: 10.1596/978-0-8213-9872-2 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15768 en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Group Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research South Asia Afghanistan |