Afghanistan Systematic Country Diagnostic

Afghanistan is a deeply fragile and conflict affected state. It has been in almost constant conflict for over 35 years since the Soviet invasion of 1979. Today the country is at a crossroads in its development with economic growth down sharply and...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25973259/afghanistan-systematic-country-diagnostic
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spelling okr-10986-239552021-05-25T08:46:53Z Afghanistan Systematic Country Diagnostic World Bank Group LIVING STANDARDS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ECONOMIC GROWTH URBANIZATION PUBLIC PROCUREMENT MUNICIPAL SERVICES MONEY LAUNDERING POLITICS BRIBERY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INCOME VESTED INTERESTS EXPECTATIONS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES GOOD GOVERNANCE LABOR FORCE SERVICES RIVER BASINS POLITICAL ECONOMY NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUES LOCAL GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE ENVIRONMENT INCENTIVES PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS EQUILIBRIUM MODELS PARLIAMENT CRIME CORRUPTION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL LEVEL OVERSIGHT AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AUDITS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY NATION BUILDING INSTITUTIONS EXPLOITATION POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS CROWDING OUT OIL AID EFFECTIVENESS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT POPULATION GROWTH FOREIGN AID LOCAL LEVELS CONTRACTS CIVIL SOCIETY OPTIONS CITIZEN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS MARKETS FINANCIAL CRISES INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS INCOME LEVELS TAX REVENUES SERVICE DELIVERY NATURAL RESOURCES RULE OF LAW EFFICIENCY INTERNATIONAL AID POLITICAL SYSTEM TAXES BANKING SECTOR EFFECTIVE USE COUNTRY REPORTS RESOURCES CONSULTATION PROCESS UNEMPLOYMENT EQUITY CONSUMPTION ACCOUNTABILITY ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE WAGES CLIMATE CHANGE TRANSPARENCY SOCIAL SERVICES GOVERNANCE ISSUES ANTICORRUPTION PETTY CORRUPTION PARTICIPATION CREDIT CORRUPT OFFICIALS ASSET VALUATION REGULATORY INSTITUTIONS ENVIRONMENTS EXPENDITURES PROPERTY YOUTH TAX EVASION ECONOMIC RENTS TAX RATES INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY ENVIRONMENT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AID DEPENDENCE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY REGULATION ECONOMICS CITIZENS WASTE DISPOSAL GOVERNANCE TRADE LAND SECURITY GROWTH RATE DRINKING WATER LOCAL COMMUNITIES BUSINESS CLIMATE STATISTICS SOCIAL OUTCOMES GROWTH PERFORMANCE INVESTMENT CLIMATE PUBLIC FINANCES POVERTY COAL CRISES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT FIGHTING CORRUPTION POLICY IMPLICATIONS REVENUE RISK MANAGEMENT LIVING CONDITIONS CIVIL WAR COMMUNITY POOR GOVERNANCE PRIMARY EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC GOOD SERVICE POLITICAL INSTABILITY PRICES LOW INCOME COUNTRIES ECONOMIES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INEQUALITY CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GROWTH Afghanistan is a deeply fragile and conflict affected state. It has been in almost constant conflict for over 35 years since the Soviet invasion of 1979. Today the country is at a crossroads in its development with economic growth down sharply and poverty incidence stubbornly high. Afghanistan faces tremendous development challenges. Gross domestic product (GDP) per-capita is among the lowest in the world, poverty is deep and widespread, and social indicators are still at very low levels. The new government has declared its commitment to address Afghanistan’s development challenges, through its paper realizing self-reliance: commitments to reforms and renewed partnership presented at the London conference in December 2014. The purpose of this systematic country diagnostic (SCD) is to provide an evidence-based diagnostic within an objective framework to help in the identification of development priorities. Countries in conflict often face rapidly evolving circumstances and flexibility to adjust quickly is a necessity. The SCD is thus intended to set forth a broad and flexible framework for thinking about choices, prioritization, and sequencing. 2016-03-15T18:03:14Z 2016-03-15T18:03:14Z 2016-02-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25973259/afghanistan-systematic-country-diagnostic http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23955 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Country Focus Country Focus :: Systematic Country Diagnostic South Asia Afghanistan
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topic LIVING STANDARDS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
ECONOMIC GROWTH
URBANIZATION
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
MUNICIPAL SERVICES
MONEY LAUNDERING
POLITICS
BRIBERY
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
INCOME
VESTED INTERESTS
EXPECTATIONS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PROPERTY RIGHTS
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
GOOD GOVERNANCE
LABOR FORCE
SERVICES
RIVER BASINS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
REVENUES
LOCAL GOVERNANCE
GOVERNANCE ENVIRONMENT
INCENTIVES
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS
EQUILIBRIUM
MODELS
PARLIAMENT
CRIME
CORRUPTION
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
NATIONAL LEVEL
OVERSIGHT
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
AUDITS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
NATION BUILDING
INSTITUTIONS
EXPLOITATION
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
CROWDING OUT
OIL
AID EFFECTIVENESS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
POPULATION GROWTH
FOREIGN AID
LOCAL LEVELS
CONTRACTS
CIVIL SOCIETY
OPTIONS
CITIZEN
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
MARKETS
FINANCIAL CRISES
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INDICATORS
INCOME LEVELS
TAX REVENUES
SERVICE DELIVERY
NATURAL RESOURCES
RULE OF LAW
EFFICIENCY
INTERNATIONAL AID
POLITICAL SYSTEM
TAXES
BANKING SECTOR
EFFECTIVE USE
COUNTRY REPORTS
RESOURCES
CONSULTATION PROCESS
UNEMPLOYMENT
EQUITY
CONSUMPTION
ACCOUNTABILITY
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
WAGES
CLIMATE CHANGE
TRANSPARENCY
SOCIAL SERVICES
GOVERNANCE ISSUES
ANTICORRUPTION
PETTY CORRUPTION
PARTICIPATION
CREDIT
CORRUPT OFFICIALS
ASSET VALUATION
REGULATORY INSTITUTIONS
ENVIRONMENTS
EXPENDITURES
PROPERTY
YOUTH
TAX EVASION
ECONOMIC RENTS
TAX RATES
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
ENVIRONMENT
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
AID DEPENDENCE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
REGULATION
ECONOMICS
CITIZENS
WASTE DISPOSAL
GOVERNANCE
TRADE
LAND
SECURITY
GROWTH RATE
DRINKING WATER
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
BUSINESS CLIMATE
STATISTICS
SOCIAL OUTCOMES
GROWTH PERFORMANCE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
PUBLIC FINANCES
POVERTY
COAL
CRISES
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
FIGHTING CORRUPTION
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
REVENUE
RISK MANAGEMENT
LIVING CONDITIONS
CIVIL WAR
COMMUNITY
POOR GOVERNANCE
PRIMARY EDUCATION
ENVIRONMENTAL
PUBLIC GOOD
SERVICE
POLITICAL INSTABILITY
PRICES
LOW INCOME COUNTRIES
ECONOMIES
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INEQUALITY
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
GROWTH
spellingShingle LIVING STANDARDS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
ECONOMIC GROWTH
URBANIZATION
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
MUNICIPAL SERVICES
MONEY LAUNDERING
POLITICS
BRIBERY
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
INCOME
VESTED INTERESTS
EXPECTATIONS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PROPERTY RIGHTS
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
GOOD GOVERNANCE
LABOR FORCE
SERVICES
RIVER BASINS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
REVENUES
LOCAL GOVERNANCE
GOVERNANCE ENVIRONMENT
INCENTIVES
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS
EQUILIBRIUM
MODELS
PARLIAMENT
CRIME
CORRUPTION
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
NATIONAL LEVEL
OVERSIGHT
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
AUDITS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
NATION BUILDING
INSTITUTIONS
EXPLOITATION
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
CROWDING OUT
OIL
AID EFFECTIVENESS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
POPULATION GROWTH
FOREIGN AID
LOCAL LEVELS
CONTRACTS
CIVIL SOCIETY
OPTIONS
CITIZEN
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
MARKETS
FINANCIAL CRISES
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INDICATORS
INCOME LEVELS
TAX REVENUES
SERVICE DELIVERY
NATURAL RESOURCES
RULE OF LAW
EFFICIENCY
INTERNATIONAL AID
POLITICAL SYSTEM
TAXES
BANKING SECTOR
EFFECTIVE USE
COUNTRY REPORTS
RESOURCES
CONSULTATION PROCESS
UNEMPLOYMENT
EQUITY
CONSUMPTION
ACCOUNTABILITY
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
WAGES
CLIMATE CHANGE
TRANSPARENCY
SOCIAL SERVICES
GOVERNANCE ISSUES
ANTICORRUPTION
PETTY CORRUPTION
PARTICIPATION
CREDIT
CORRUPT OFFICIALS
ASSET VALUATION
REGULATORY INSTITUTIONS
ENVIRONMENTS
EXPENDITURES
PROPERTY
YOUTH
TAX EVASION
ECONOMIC RENTS
TAX RATES
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
ENVIRONMENT
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
AID DEPENDENCE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
REGULATION
ECONOMICS
CITIZENS
WASTE DISPOSAL
GOVERNANCE
TRADE
LAND
SECURITY
GROWTH RATE
DRINKING WATER
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
BUSINESS CLIMATE
STATISTICS
SOCIAL OUTCOMES
GROWTH PERFORMANCE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
PUBLIC FINANCES
POVERTY
COAL
CRISES
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
FIGHTING CORRUPTION
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
REVENUE
RISK MANAGEMENT
LIVING CONDITIONS
CIVIL WAR
COMMUNITY
POOR GOVERNANCE
PRIMARY EDUCATION
ENVIRONMENTAL
PUBLIC GOOD
SERVICE
POLITICAL INSTABILITY
PRICES
LOW INCOME COUNTRIES
ECONOMIES
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INEQUALITY
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
GROWTH
World Bank Group
Afghanistan Systematic Country Diagnostic
geographic_facet South Asia
Afghanistan
description Afghanistan is a deeply fragile and conflict affected state. It has been in almost constant conflict for over 35 years since the Soviet invasion of 1979. Today the country is at a crossroads in its development with economic growth down sharply and poverty incidence stubbornly high. Afghanistan faces tremendous development challenges. Gross domestic product (GDP) per-capita is among the lowest in the world, poverty is deep and widespread, and social indicators are still at very low levels. The new government has declared its commitment to address Afghanistan’s development challenges, through its paper realizing self-reliance: commitments to reforms and renewed partnership presented at the London conference in December 2014. The purpose of this systematic country diagnostic (SCD) is to provide an evidence-based diagnostic within an objective framework to help in the identification of development priorities. Countries in conflict often face rapidly evolving circumstances and flexibility to adjust quickly is a necessity. The SCD is thus intended to set forth a broad and flexible framework for thinking about choices, prioritization, and sequencing.
format Report
author World Bank Group
author_facet World Bank Group
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title Afghanistan Systematic Country Diagnostic
title_short Afghanistan Systematic Country Diagnostic
title_full Afghanistan Systematic Country Diagnostic
title_fullStr Afghanistan Systematic Country Diagnostic
title_full_unstemmed Afghanistan Systematic Country Diagnostic
title_sort afghanistan systematic country diagnostic
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25973259/afghanistan-systematic-country-diagnostic
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23955
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