The World Bank’s Economic and Sector Work and Technical Assistance, FY00-06
Economic and sector work (ESW) and non-lending technical assistance (TA) are two of the analytical and advisory services (AAA) through which the Bank provides knowledge support to its client countries. The objectives of ESW are to inform lending, i...
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okr-10986-105902021-04-23T14:02:51Z The World Bank’s Economic and Sector Work and Technical Assistance, FY00-06 World Bank ADJUSTMENT ADJUSTMENT COSTS BANK LENDING BANK LOAN CONFIDENCE COUNTRY ASSISTANCE COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGIES COUNTRY STRATEGIES COUNTRY TEAMS CREDIBILITY ESW EXPENDITURE GOVERNMENT BANK GOVERNMENT CAPACITY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT POLICY INCORPORATED INITIATIVE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT DECISIONS LEGISLATION LIMITED LOAN NONLENDING SERVICES PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE INVESTMENT RETURN RURAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY STAKEHOLDERS TA TAX TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSPARENCY TRUST FUND TURNOVER Economic and sector work (ESW) and non-lending technical assistance (TA) are two of the analytical and advisory services (AAA) through which the Bank provides knowledge support to its client countries. The objectives of ESW are to inform lending, inform government policy, build client capacity, stimulate public debate, and influence the development community. The objectives of TA are to assist in policy implementation, strengthen institutions, and facilitate knowledge exchange. ESW and TA are an essential part of the Bank's engagement with its clients it spent $910 million (or 26 percent of its spending on country services) on these products during FY00-06. The majority of ESW and TA met their objectives at least to an average extent during FY00-06, although there were substantial differences across countries and tasks. ESW and TA of higher technical quality were clearly more effective in meeting their objectives. Close collaboration with clients from task initiation through the formulation of recommendations was important for ESW and TA to be effective, whether clients were involved in the production of the task or not. Sustained follow-up after the completion of the tasks was important for effectiveness. Whether clients requested the tasks did not matter for effectiveness, although all tasks needed to be tailored to client needs and interests to be effective. ESW and TA were less effective in countries where government capacity was lower. Clients in middle-income countries prefer non-lending to lending services, and clients in all countries prefer TA over ESW. 2012-08-13T12:14:07Z 2012-08-13T12:14:07Z 2008-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/11621513/world-banks-economic-sector-work-technical-assistance-fy00-06 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10590 English IEG Fast Track Brief CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research |
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ADJUSTMENT ADJUSTMENT COSTS BANK LENDING BANK LOAN CONFIDENCE COUNTRY ASSISTANCE COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGIES COUNTRY STRATEGIES COUNTRY TEAMS CREDIBILITY ESW EXPENDITURE GOVERNMENT BANK GOVERNMENT CAPACITY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT POLICY INCORPORATED INITIATIVE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT DECISIONS LEGISLATION LIMITED LOAN NONLENDING SERVICES PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE INVESTMENT RETURN RURAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY STAKEHOLDERS TA TAX TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSPARENCY TRUST FUND TURNOVER |
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ADJUSTMENT ADJUSTMENT COSTS BANK LENDING BANK LOAN CONFIDENCE COUNTRY ASSISTANCE COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGIES COUNTRY STRATEGIES COUNTRY TEAMS CREDIBILITY ESW EXPENDITURE GOVERNMENT BANK GOVERNMENT CAPACITY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT POLICY INCORPORATED INITIATIVE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT DECISIONS LEGISLATION LIMITED LOAN NONLENDING SERVICES PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE INVESTMENT RETURN RURAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY STAKEHOLDERS TA TAX TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSPARENCY TRUST FUND TURNOVER World Bank The World Bank’s Economic and Sector Work and Technical Assistance, FY00-06 |
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Economic and sector work (ESW) and
non-lending technical assistance (TA) are two of the
analytical and advisory services (AAA) through which the
Bank provides knowledge support to its client countries. The
objectives of ESW are to inform lending, inform government
policy, build client capacity, stimulate public debate, and
influence the development community. The objectives of TA
are to assist in policy implementation, strengthen
institutions, and facilitate knowledge exchange. ESW and TA
are an essential part of the Bank's engagement with its
clients it spent $910 million (or 26 percent of its spending
on country services) on these products during FY00-06. The
majority of ESW and TA met their objectives at least to an
average extent during FY00-06, although there were
substantial differences across countries and tasks. ESW and
TA of higher technical quality were clearly more effective
in meeting their objectives. Close collaboration with
clients from task initiation through the formulation of
recommendations was important for ESW and TA to be
effective, whether clients were involved in the production
of the task or not. Sustained follow-up after the completion
of the tasks was important for effectiveness. Whether
clients requested the tasks did not matter for
effectiveness, although all tasks needed to be tailored to
client needs and interests to be effective. ESW and TA were
less effective in countries where government capacity was
lower. Clients in middle-income countries prefer non-lending
to lending services, and clients in all countries prefer TA
over ESW. |
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The World Bank’s Economic and Sector Work and Technical Assistance, FY00-06 |
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The World Bank’s Economic and Sector Work and Technical Assistance, FY00-06 |
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The World Bank’s Economic and Sector Work and Technical Assistance, FY00-06 |
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The World Bank’s Economic and Sector Work and Technical Assistance, FY00-06 |
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The World Bank’s Economic and Sector Work and Technical Assistance, FY00-06 |
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world bank’s economic and sector work and technical assistance, fy00-06 |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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