Exploitation of Poor Communities in Sierra Leone : False Promises in Reconstruction and Development
Exploitation of poor villagers by fraudulent development practitioners is a startlingly common occurrence in postwar Sierra Leone. Research conducted by the World Bank's justice for the poor and understanding processes of change in local gover...
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okr-10986-180212021-04-23T14:03:35Z Exploitation of Poor Communities in Sierra Leone : False Promises in Reconstruction and Development Manning, Ryann Elizabeth ABUSES ANTI-CORRUPTION BRIBES CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CODES OF CONDUCT COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY GROUPS COMMUNITY LEADERS COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT COMPLAINTS CONFIDENCE CONTRIBUTIONS CORRUPT CORRUPTION COUNTRYSIDE CRIMINAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE DEMOCRACY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS DISTRICTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOCUS GROUP FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS FRAUD FRAUDS GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL GRAFT HOMES HOUSES HOUSING HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INTERNATIONAL NGOS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS INVESTIGATION JAIL JUSTICE LAWYERS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL AUTHORITY LOCAL GOVERNANCE LOCAL LANGUAGES NATIONAL NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NEEDS ASSESSMENT NGO NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OFFENSE POLICE POLICE OFFICER PROSECUTORS PUNISHMENT REMEDIES RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL COMMUNITY SANCTIONS SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL SETTLEMENTS SOCIAL ACTION SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TEMPORARY SHELTER TOWNS URBAN AREAS VICTIMS VILLAGE LEVEL VILLAGES YOUTH Exploitation of poor villagers by fraudulent development practitioners is a startlingly common occurrence in postwar Sierra Leone. Research conducted by the World Bank's justice for the poor and understanding processes of change in local governance project found that virtually every rural community visited by the research team could recount an experience (and often several) in which individuals or organizations promised to deliver development projects and other benefits, collected money from community members under the guise of registration fees or beneficiary contributions, and then disappeared. Some cases may have been legitimate projects that were never realized for one reason or another or the visitors were misunderstood to be making promises that they never intended to make. At the extreme, organizations might exist simply to write proposals and receive funds without ever delivering any benefits, and may need a community presence to do so. 2014-04-22T22:03:00Z 2014-04-22T22:03:00Z 2009-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/01/10743996/exploitation-poor-communities-sierra-leone-false-promises-reconstruction-development http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18021 English en_US Justice and development working paper series;volume 1, issue no. 3 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Africa Sierra Leone |
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ABUSES ANTI-CORRUPTION BRIBES CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CODES OF CONDUCT COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY GROUPS COMMUNITY LEADERS COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT COMPLAINTS CONFIDENCE CONTRIBUTIONS CORRUPT CORRUPTION COUNTRYSIDE CRIMINAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE DEMOCRACY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS DISTRICTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOCUS GROUP FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS FRAUD FRAUDS GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL GRAFT HOMES HOUSES HOUSING HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INTERNATIONAL NGOS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS INVESTIGATION JAIL JUSTICE LAWYERS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL AUTHORITY LOCAL GOVERNANCE LOCAL LANGUAGES NATIONAL NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NEEDS ASSESSMENT NGO NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OFFENSE POLICE POLICE OFFICER PROSECUTORS PUNISHMENT REMEDIES RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL COMMUNITY SANCTIONS SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL SETTLEMENTS SOCIAL ACTION SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TEMPORARY SHELTER TOWNS URBAN AREAS VICTIMS VILLAGE LEVEL VILLAGES YOUTH |
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ABUSES ANTI-CORRUPTION BRIBES CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CODES OF CONDUCT COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY GROUPS COMMUNITY LEADERS COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT COMPLAINTS CONFIDENCE CONTRIBUTIONS CORRUPT CORRUPTION COUNTRYSIDE CRIMINAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE DEMOCRACY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS DISTRICTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOCUS GROUP FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS FRAUD FRAUDS GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL GRAFT HOMES HOUSES HOUSING HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INTERNATIONAL NGOS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS INVESTIGATION JAIL JUSTICE LAWYERS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL AUTHORITY LOCAL GOVERNANCE LOCAL LANGUAGES NATIONAL NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NEEDS ASSESSMENT NGO NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OFFENSE POLICE POLICE OFFICER PROSECUTORS PUNISHMENT REMEDIES RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL COMMUNITY SANCTIONS SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL SETTLEMENTS SOCIAL ACTION SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TEMPORARY SHELTER TOWNS URBAN AREAS VICTIMS VILLAGE LEVEL VILLAGES YOUTH Manning, Ryann Elizabeth Exploitation of Poor Communities in Sierra Leone : False Promises in Reconstruction and Development |
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Africa Sierra Leone |
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Justice and development working paper series;volume 1, issue no. 3 |
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Exploitation of poor villagers by
fraudulent development practitioners is a startlingly common
occurrence in postwar Sierra Leone. Research conducted by
the World Bank's justice for the poor and understanding
processes of change in local governance project found that
virtually every rural community visited by the research team
could recount an experience (and often several) in which
individuals or organizations promised to deliver development
projects and other benefits, collected money from community
members under the guise of registration fees or beneficiary
contributions, and then disappeared. Some cases may have
been legitimate projects that were never realized for one
reason or another or the visitors were misunderstood to be
making promises that they never intended to make. At the
extreme, organizations might exist simply to write proposals
and receive funds without ever delivering any benefits, and
may need a community presence to do so. |
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Publications & Research :: Working Paper |
| author |
Manning, Ryann Elizabeth |
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Manning, Ryann Elizabeth |
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Manning, Ryann Elizabeth |
| title |
Exploitation of Poor Communities in Sierra Leone : False Promises in Reconstruction and Development |
| title_short |
Exploitation of Poor Communities in Sierra Leone : False Promises in Reconstruction and Development |
| title_full |
Exploitation of Poor Communities in Sierra Leone : False Promises in Reconstruction and Development |
| title_fullStr |
Exploitation of Poor Communities in Sierra Leone : False Promises in Reconstruction and Development |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Exploitation of Poor Communities in Sierra Leone : False Promises in Reconstruction and Development |
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exploitation of poor communities in sierra leone : false promises in reconstruction and development |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/01/10743996/exploitation-poor-communities-sierra-leone-false-promises-reconstruction-development http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18021 |
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