Selectivity in Country Strategies : The Evidence
The World Bank Group (WBG) has adopted a new strategy which sets two ambitious goals of ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity. To operationalize the twin goals, the WBG is developing a more evidence-based and selective country enga...
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okr-10986-217072021-04-23T14:04:04Z Selectivity in Country Strategies : The Evidence Sun, Xiaolun Sanchez, Luis Alvaro Paecz, Carla Hovhannisyan, Shoghik Li, Xue Batra, Geeta ADJUSTMENT ADJUSTMENT LENDING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CAPACITY BUILDING CAS CASS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES COMPLEMENTARITIES CORRUPTION COUNTRY ASSISTANCE COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGIES COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY COUNTRY PROGRAM COUNTRY PROGRAMS COUNTRY STRATEGIES COUNTRY TEAMS EXTREME POVERTY FACTORING FINANCIAL SECTOR FLEXIBILITY FUTURE STUDIES GDP GDP PER CAPITA ICR INCOME INCOME GROUPS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTIGATION LEADERSHIP LEGISLATION MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES POLITICAL ECONOMY PROGRAM EVALUATION PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PURCHASING POWER REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS REGIONAL STRATEGIES REGRESSION ANALYSIS REMEDIES RISK FACTORS TARGETING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNDERESTIMATES VIOLENCE WEALTH The World Bank Group (WBG) has adopted a new strategy which sets two ambitious goals of ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity. To operationalize the twin goals, the WBG is developing a more evidence-based and selective country engagement model, the Country Partnership Framework (CPF). The Bank Group s activities in any country will be at the intersection of what the Systematic Country Diagnostic reveals, the government s own development priorities and the WBG s comparative advantage (OPCS). While the CPF is sharpening the WBG s focus on strategic selectivity in its country programs, the issue is longstanding. This paper is a first attempt at piecing together the various strands of evidence in order to understand the role and the practice of selectivity in the WBG s country strategies, and explores the link between selectivity and country program outcomes. It reviews selectivity in 105 CASs, including Country Partnership Strategies, during FY09-13. It also provides a synthesis analysis on selectivity issues of 22 CAEs, including Country Partnership Evaluations (CPEs), conducted by IEG during FY05-14. The findings demonstrate that selectivity matters for the overall development outcome of CASs while controlling for other variables such as country ownership, results framework, and GDP per capita. Moreover, the estimations indicate that selectivity is more important in countries with high levels of extreme poverty. Finally, the paper concludes with the key lessons and issues for further research. 2015-04-08T20:43:35Z 2015-04-08T20:43:35Z 2015-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/01/24156076/selectivity-country-strategies-evidence http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21707 English en_US IEG learning note; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper |
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ADJUSTMENT ADJUSTMENT LENDING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CAPACITY BUILDING CAS CASS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES COMPLEMENTARITIES CORRUPTION COUNTRY ASSISTANCE COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGIES COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY COUNTRY PROGRAM COUNTRY PROGRAMS COUNTRY STRATEGIES COUNTRY TEAMS EXTREME POVERTY FACTORING FINANCIAL SECTOR FLEXIBILITY FUTURE STUDIES GDP GDP PER CAPITA ICR INCOME INCOME GROUPS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTIGATION LEADERSHIP LEGISLATION MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES POLITICAL ECONOMY PROGRAM EVALUATION PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PURCHASING POWER REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS REGIONAL STRATEGIES REGRESSION ANALYSIS REMEDIES RISK FACTORS TARGETING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNDERESTIMATES VIOLENCE WEALTH |
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ADJUSTMENT ADJUSTMENT LENDING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CAPACITY BUILDING CAS CASS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES COMPLEMENTARITIES CORRUPTION COUNTRY ASSISTANCE COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGIES COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY COUNTRY PROGRAM COUNTRY PROGRAMS COUNTRY STRATEGIES COUNTRY TEAMS EXTREME POVERTY FACTORING FINANCIAL SECTOR FLEXIBILITY FUTURE STUDIES GDP GDP PER CAPITA ICR INCOME INCOME GROUPS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTIGATION LEADERSHIP LEGISLATION MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES POLITICAL ECONOMY PROGRAM EVALUATION PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PURCHASING POWER REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS REGIONAL STRATEGIES REGRESSION ANALYSIS REMEDIES RISK FACTORS TARGETING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNDERESTIMATES VIOLENCE WEALTH Sun, Xiaolun Sanchez, Luis Alvaro Paecz, Carla Hovhannisyan, Shoghik Li, Xue Batra, Geeta Selectivity in Country Strategies : The Evidence |
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The World Bank Group (WBG) has adopted a
new strategy which sets two ambitious goals of ending
extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity. To
operationalize the twin goals, the WBG is developing a more
evidence-based and selective country engagement model, the
Country Partnership Framework (CPF). The Bank Group s
activities in any country will be at the intersection of
what the Systematic Country Diagnostic reveals, the
government s own development priorities and the WBG s
comparative advantage (OPCS). While the CPF is sharpening
the WBG s focus on strategic selectivity in its country
programs, the issue is longstanding. This paper is a first
attempt at piecing together the various strands of evidence
in order to understand the role and the practice of
selectivity in the WBG s country strategies, and explores
the link between selectivity and country program outcomes.
It reviews selectivity in 105 CASs, including Country
Partnership Strategies, during FY09-13. It also provides a
synthesis analysis on selectivity issues of 22 CAEs,
including Country Partnership Evaluations (CPEs), conducted
by IEG during FY05-14. The findings demonstrate that
selectivity matters for the overall development outcome of
CASs while controlling for other variables such as country
ownership, results framework, and GDP per capita. Moreover,
the estimations indicate that selectivity is more important
in countries with high levels of extreme poverty. Finally,
the paper concludes with the key lessons and issues for
further research. |
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Sun, Xiaolun Sanchez, Luis Alvaro Paecz, Carla Hovhannisyan, Shoghik Li, Xue Batra, Geeta |
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Sun, Xiaolun Sanchez, Luis Alvaro Paecz, Carla Hovhannisyan, Shoghik Li, Xue Batra, Geeta |
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Sun, Xiaolun |
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Selectivity in Country Strategies : The Evidence |
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Selectivity in Country Strategies : The Evidence |
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Selectivity in Country Strategies : The Evidence |
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Selectivity in Country Strategies : The Evidence |
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Selectivity in Country Strategies : The Evidence |
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selectivity in country strategies : the evidence |
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2015 |
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