Liberia : World Bank Country-Level Engagement on Governance and Anticorruption
This case study summarizes the findings of desk reviews and a field visit carried out in January 2011 as part of IEG's evaluation of the 2007 Governance and Anticorruption (GAC) strategy. The case study sought to evaluate the relevance and eff...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/876691468263968586/Liberia-World-Bank-country-level-engagement-on-governance-and-anticorruption http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26680 |
| Summary: | This case study summarizes the findings
of desk reviews and a field visit carried out in January
2011 as part of IEG's evaluation of the 2007 Governance
and Anticorruption (GAC) strategy. The case study sought to
evaluate the relevance and effectiveness of Bank support for
GAC efforts over the FY2004-10 period, to assess the
contributions of 2007 strategy implementation, and to
identify early outcomes and lessons. This Background Paper
is based on findings of the mission that visited Liberia in
January 2011. The team is particularly grateful for
informative meetings with officials from the Government of
Liberia, Bank staff, and members of civil society. The
evaluation aims to help enhance the Bank's approach to
governance and anticorruption and to improve its
effectiveness in helping countries develop capable and
accountable states that create opportunities for the poor.
Pursuant to this objective, the evaluation assessed the
relevance of the 2007 GAC strategy and implementation plan,
as well as the efficiency and effectiveness of
implementation efforts in making Bank engagement with
countries and other development partners more responsive to
GAC concerns. It also sought to identify early lessons about
what works and what does not in helping to promote good
governance and reduce corruption. The Liberia case study is
based on an extensive desk review as well as a field visit
to Monrovia from January 17-22, 2011. It evaluates the
relevance and effectiveness of Bank support for governance
and anticorruption efforts since the launch of the
Bank's GAC strategy in 2007. It elaborates on a desk
review of the GAC responsiveness of the Bank's Liberia
program and reviews the following GAC entry points: core
public sector reform (public financial management and
decentralization); demand for good governance (including
social accountability issues); GAC in the road sector; and
the investment climate. The case study also examines the
extent to which the Bank's GAC Strategy has made a
difference in staff attitudes toward addressing GAC issues
in their operational work. The mission interviewed
government, Bank, donor, and nongovernmental organization
(NGO) staff based in Washington and in Monrovia. |
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