World Bank Engagement at the State Level : The Cases of Brazil, India, Nigeria, and the Russian Federation
This report summarizes the past 10 years (1998-2008) of World Bank engagement at the state level in four selected large federal countries: Brazil, India, Nigeria, and the Russian Federation. The report identifies lessons and good practice examples...
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2012
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| Online Access: | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000334955_20100511040008 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2454 |
| Summary: | This report summarizes the past 10 years
(1998-2008) of World Bank engagement at the state level in
four selected large federal countries: Brazil, India,
Nigeria, and the Russian Federation. The report identifies
lessons and good practice examples that warrant further
examination and wider dissemination. First, the study
confirms the desirability of continued selective lending in
a few focus states. The Bank's engagement with
progressive, reformist states has added value and has been
highly appreciated, but to enhance the poverty impact of
state-level interventions, greater weight should be given to
the needs of the poorest states by balancing states'
propensity to reform and the concentration of poverty within
them. Experience shows that it has been possible to achieve
results in some of the poorer, low-capacity states through
persistent work with committed state counterparts and
partnerships with other donors. Second, continued focus on
public finance management appears sound, irrespective of
whether engagement is confined to this area or serves as an
entry point for broader engagement. Third, there is
considerable scope for greater impact from knowledge
transfer and expanded knowledge services. |
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