Sierra Leone - The Role of the Rapid Results Approach in Decentralization and Strengthening Local Governance

Although Sierra Leone is endowed with rich natural resources, it is one of the poorest countries in the world. An eleven-year war over the period 1991-2002 destroyed the country's infrastructure and social fabric. The concentration of politica...

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Main Authors:	Matta, Nadim, Hassanali, Zahra, Balasubramaniam, Rashmir
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ACHIEVEMENT ACHIEVEMENTS BUREAUCRACY CONSTITUENCIES COUNCILS DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION GOOD GOVERNANCE LEARNING LOCAL POLITICIANS PRIORITIES PROCUREMENT PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING SERVICE DELIVERY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6726095/sierra-leone-role-rapid-results-approach-decentralilzation-strengthening-local-governance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9618

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spelling	okr-10986-96182021-04-23T14:02:46Z Sierra Leone - The Role of the Rapid Results Approach in Decentralization and Strengthening Local Governance Matta, Nadim Hassanali, Zahra Balasubramaniam, Rashmir ACCOUNTABILITY ACHIEVEMENT ACHIEVEMENTS BUREAUCRACY CONSTITUENCIES COUNCILS DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION GOOD GOVERNANCE LEARNING LOCAL POLITICIANS PRIORITIES PROCUREMENT PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING SERVICE DELIVERY Although Sierra Leone is endowed with rich natural resources, it is one of the poorest countries in the world. An eleven-year war over the period 1991-2002 destroyed the country's infrastructure and social fabric. The concentration of political power and public resources in the capital city Freetown, and the marginalization of the provinces were perceived as one of the root causes of the war. In 2004, Sierra Leone ranked bottom in the United Nations Human Development Indicators, and 70 percent of the population is said to be under the poverty line. To support the decentralization process, following the Local Council Election of May-June 2004, the councils were encouraged to adopt the Rapid Results Approach (RRA), which became an important driver in building a culture of performance, accountability and results. The initial efforts have also unleashed implementation capacity within the newly-created local councils that delivered measurable improvements in public services over a short period. The note further examines the first wave of rapid results initiatives, scaling-up, and devolution, and, stipulates that by adopting a structured process, based on a few principles designed to unleash capacity, and empower local teams, a favorable environment was created for achieving results in a short period. 2012-08-13T09:06:45Z 2012-08-13T09:06:45Z 2006-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6726095/sierra-leone-role-rapid-results-approach-decentralilzation-strengthening-local-governance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9618 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 261 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Sierra Leone
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topic	ACCOUNTABILITY ACHIEVEMENT ACHIEVEMENTS BUREAUCRACY CONSTITUENCIES COUNCILS DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION GOOD GOVERNANCE LEARNING LOCAL POLITICIANS PRIORITIES PROCUREMENT PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING SERVICE DELIVERY
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description	Although Sierra Leone is endowed with rich natural resources, it is one of the poorest countries in the world. An eleven-year war over the period 1991-2002 destroyed the country's infrastructure and social fabric. The concentration of political power and public resources in the capital city Freetown, and the marginalization of the provinces were perceived as one of the root causes of the war. In 2004, Sierra Leone ranked bottom in the United Nations Human Development Indicators, and 70 percent of the population is said to be under the poverty line. To support the decentralization process, following the Local Council Election of May-June 2004, the councils were encouraged to adopt the Rapid Results Approach (RRA), which became an important driver in building a culture of performance, accountability and results. The initial efforts have also unleashed implementation capacity within the newly-created local councils that delivered measurable improvements in public services over a short period. The note further examines the first wave of rapid results initiatives, scaling-up, and devolution, and, stipulates that by adopting a structured process, based on a few principles designed to unleash capacity, and empower local teams, a favorable environment was created for achieving results in a short period.
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author	Matta, Nadim Hassanali, Zahra Balasubramaniam, Rashmir
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title	Sierra Leone - The Role of the Rapid Results Approach in Decentralization and Strengthening Local Governance
title_short	Sierra Leone - The Role of the Rapid Results Approach in Decentralization and Strengthening Local Governance
title_full	Sierra Leone - The Role of the Rapid Results Approach in Decentralization and Strengthening Local Governance
title_fullStr	Sierra Leone - The Role of the Rapid Results Approach in Decentralization and Strengthening Local Governance
title_full_unstemmed	Sierra Leone - The Role of the Rapid Results Approach in Decentralization and Strengthening Local Governance
title_sort	sierra leone - the role of the rapid results approach in decentralization and strengthening local governance
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6726095/sierra-leone-role-rapid-results-approach-decentralilzation-strengthening-local-governance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9618
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Sierra Leone - The Role of the Rapid Results Approach in Decentralization and Strengthening Local Governance

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