Service Delivery in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States

Service Delivery in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States

Finds fragile and conflict-affected (FCA) states experience poor delivery of basic services which include: (1) social services such as health, education, clean water, and sanitation; (2) social protection ranging from social safety nets to livelihood enhancing programs; and (3) security and justice....

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Main Author: Baird, Mark
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
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World Development Report 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9203
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spelling okr-10986-92032021-04-23T14:02:44Z Service Delivery in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States Baird, Mark World Development Report 2011 Finds fragile and conflict-affected (FCA) states experience poor delivery of basic services which include: (1) social services such as health, education, clean water, and sanitation; (2) social protection ranging from social safety nets to livelihood enhancing programs; and (3) security and justice. Using the framework from the 2004 WDR on Making Services Work for Poor People, which summarizes the accountability relationships between policy makers (and politicians), service providers, and citizens (especially the poor), and the framework proposed in the Concept Note for the 2011 WDR, the following conclusions are reached: the political and institutional context of each FCA state exerts particular influence on results; the contribution of the private sector, NGOs, religious organizations, and community groups plays a vital role; the danger of stresses from conflict situations can cause a breakdown of delivery of social services; and strong leadership on the national, local, and tribal levels is the best way to address and respond to people's needs. 2012-06-26T15:41:26Z 2012-06-26T15:41:26Z 2011 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9203 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Africa Middle East and North Africa Latin America & Caribbean South Asia
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Service Delivery in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
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description Finds fragile and conflict-affected (FCA) states experience poor delivery of basic services which include: (1) social services such as health, education, clean water, and sanitation; (2) social protection ranging from social safety nets to livelihood enhancing programs; and (3) security and justice. Using the framework from the 2004 WDR on Making Services Work for Poor People, which summarizes the accountability relationships between policy makers (and politicians), service providers, and citizens (especially the poor), and the framework proposed in the Concept Note for the 2011 WDR, the following conclusions are reached: the political and institutional context of each FCA state exerts particular influence on results; the contribution of the private sector, NGOs, religious organizations, and community groups plays a vital role; the danger of stresses from conflict situations can cause a breakdown of delivery of social services; and strong leadership on the national, local, and tribal levels is the best way to address and respond to people's needs.
author Baird, Mark
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title Service Delivery in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
title_short Service Delivery in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
title_full Service Delivery in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
title_fullStr Service Delivery in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
title_full_unstemmed Service Delivery in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
title_sort service delivery in fragile and conflict-affected states
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
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