Dealing with GAC Issues in Project Lending : The Special Case of Fragile and Conflict-Affected States

The principal objective of the Bank's governance work should be to help develop capable and accountable states to deliver services to the poor, promote private-sector-led growth, and tackle corruption effectively. The agenda for action has bee...

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topic ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
ACCOUNTING
ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY
AID COORDINATION
AID FLOWS
ANTI-BRIBERY
ANTI-CORRUPTION
ANTICORRUPTION
ANTICORRUPTION AGENCIES
ANTICORRUPTION CONVENTIONS
ANTICORRUPTION ISSUES
ANTICORRUPTION STRATEGY
ARMED CONFLICT
AUDITING
AUDITS
AUTHORITY
BALANCE OF POWER
BANK ACCOUNTS
BASIC SERVICES
BEST PRACTICE
BILATERAL AID
BRIBERY
BRIBERY CONVENTION
BRIBES
BUILDING STATE CAPACITY
BUREAUCRACY
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CITIZEN
CITIZEN INPUT
CITIZENS
CIVIL SERVICE
CIVIL SOCIETY
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
CIVIL WAR
CIVIL WARS
COLLECTIVE ACTION
COMBATANTS
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
COMPLAINTS
CONFLICT
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
CONFLICTS
CONSENSUS
CONSTITUENCIES
CONSUMER SATISFACTION
CORRUPT
CORRUPT PRACTICES
CORRUPTION ISSUES
COUNCILS
COUNTERPARTS
CRIME
CRIMINAL
CULTURAL IDENTITY
DEMOCRACY
DEMOCRATIZATION
DEPENDENCE
DETERRENCE
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
DRUG
DRUG TRAFFICKING
DRUGS
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ELECTIONS
ELECTORAL COMPETITION
EMERGENCY RELIEF
EMPLOYMENT
ETHNIC DIVERSITY
ETHNIC GROUPS
EX-COMBATANTS
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT
EXTERNAL ACCOUNTABILITY
EXTERNAL INTERVENTION
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
FLAG
FOREIGN AID
FRAUD
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES
GOVERNANCE ISSUES
GOVERNANCE REFORM
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
GOVERNMENT AGENCY
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES
GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS
GRAND CORRUPTION
GROWTH RATE
HUMAN RESOURCES
HUMANITARIAN AID
IBRD
IMPROVING GOVERNANCE
INCOME
INEQUALITY
INITIATIVE
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTIONAL REFORM
INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
INTEGRITY
INTERDEPENDENCE
INTERNAL ACCOUNTABILITY
INTERNAL CONTROLS
INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT
INVESTIGATIONS
JUSTICE
KICKBACKS
LAWS
LEGISLATURE
LEGITIMACY
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOOTING
MANAGEMENT REVIEWS
MEETING
MERITOCRACY
MILITIA
MODALITIES
MODALITY
MONEY LAUNDERING
MONOPOLY
MOTIVATIONS
NATIONAL ECONOMY
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATURAL RESOURCES
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
OPERATIONAL RISK
OPERATIONAL RISKS
PARTICIPATORY PLANNING
PEACE
PEACEBUILDING
PETTY CORRUPTION
POLICE
POLICY FORMULATION
POLITICAL CONDITIONS
POLITICAL CRISIS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL INSTABILITY
POLITICAL LEADERS
POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
POLITICAL OPPONENTS
POLITICAL PARTIES
POLITICAL REFORMS
POLITICAL RISKS
POLITICAL STABILITY
POLITICAL STRUCTURES
POLITICIANS
POOR GOVERNANCE
POOR PERFORMANCE
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT
PROCUREMENT
PROJECT APPRAISAL
PROJECT DESIGN
PROJECT EVALUATION
PROJECT FINANCING
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PROSECUTION
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC FINANCES
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
PUBLIC RESOURCES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY
PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNANCE
PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE RATES
PUBLIC SERVICES
REBEL
REBELS
RECONCILIATION
RECONSTRUCTION
REFUGEES
RENT-SEEKING BEHAVIOR
REPRESENTATIVES
RESOURCE CURSE
RISK MANAGEMENT
ROAD
RULE OF LAW
SERVICE DELIVERY
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SOLDIER
SOVEREIGNTY
STATE ASSETS
STATE INSTITUTIONS
STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TERRORISM
TRANSPARENCY
VIOLENCE
VIOLENT CONFLICT
WATER SUPPLY
WORLD DEVELOPMENT
spellingShingle ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
ACCOUNTING
ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY
AID COORDINATION
AID FLOWS
ANTI-BRIBERY
ANTI-CORRUPTION
ANTICORRUPTION
ANTICORRUPTION AGENCIES
ANTICORRUPTION CONVENTIONS
ANTICORRUPTION ISSUES
ANTICORRUPTION STRATEGY
ARMED CONFLICT
AUDITING
AUDITS
AUTHORITY
BALANCE OF POWER
BANK ACCOUNTS
BASIC SERVICES
BEST PRACTICE
BILATERAL AID
BRIBERY
BRIBERY CONVENTION
BRIBES
BUILDING STATE CAPACITY
BUREAUCRACY
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CITIZEN
CITIZEN INPUT
CITIZENS
CIVIL SERVICE
CIVIL SOCIETY
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
CIVIL WAR
CIVIL WARS
COLLECTIVE ACTION
COMBATANTS
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
COMPLAINTS
CONFLICT
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
CONFLICTS
CONSENSUS
CONSTITUENCIES
CONSUMER SATISFACTION
CORRUPT
CORRUPT PRACTICES
CORRUPTION ISSUES
COUNCILS
COUNTERPARTS
CRIME
CRIMINAL
CULTURAL IDENTITY
DEMOCRACY
DEMOCRATIZATION
DEPENDENCE
DETERRENCE
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
DRUG
DRUG TRAFFICKING
DRUGS
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ELECTIONS
ELECTORAL COMPETITION
EMERGENCY RELIEF
EMPLOYMENT
ETHNIC DIVERSITY
ETHNIC GROUPS
EX-COMBATANTS
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT
EXTERNAL ACCOUNTABILITY
EXTERNAL INTERVENTION
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
FLAG
FOREIGN AID
FRAUD
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES
GOVERNANCE ISSUES
GOVERNANCE REFORM
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
GOVERNMENT AGENCY
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES
GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS
GRAND CORRUPTION
GROWTH RATE
HUMAN RESOURCES
HUMANITARIAN AID
IBRD
IMPROVING GOVERNANCE
INCOME
INEQUALITY
INITIATIVE
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTIONAL REFORM
INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
INTEGRITY
INTERDEPENDENCE
INTERNAL ACCOUNTABILITY
INTERNAL CONTROLS
INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT
INVESTIGATIONS
JUSTICE
KICKBACKS
LAWS
LEGISLATURE
LEGITIMACY
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOOTING
MANAGEMENT REVIEWS
MEETING
MERITOCRACY
MILITIA
MODALITIES
MODALITY
MONEY LAUNDERING
MONOPOLY
MOTIVATIONS
NATIONAL ECONOMY
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATURAL RESOURCES
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
OPERATIONAL RISK
OPERATIONAL RISKS
PARTICIPATORY PLANNING
PEACE
PEACEBUILDING
PETTY CORRUPTION
POLICE
POLICY FORMULATION
POLITICAL CONDITIONS
POLITICAL CRISIS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL INSTABILITY
POLITICAL LEADERS
POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
POLITICAL OPPONENTS
POLITICAL PARTIES
POLITICAL REFORMS
POLITICAL RISKS
POLITICAL STABILITY
POLITICAL STRUCTURES
POLITICIANS
POOR GOVERNANCE
POOR PERFORMANCE
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT
PROCUREMENT
PROJECT APPRAISAL
PROJECT DESIGN
PROJECT EVALUATION
PROJECT FINANCING
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PROSECUTION
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC FINANCES
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
PUBLIC RESOURCES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY
PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNANCE
PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE RATES
PUBLIC SERVICES
REBEL
REBELS
RECONCILIATION
RECONSTRUCTION
REFUGEES
RENT-SEEKING BEHAVIOR
REPRESENTATIVES
RESOURCE CURSE
RISK MANAGEMENT
ROAD
RULE OF LAW
SERVICE DELIVERY
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SOLDIER
SOVEREIGNTY
STATE ASSETS
STATE INSTITUTIONS
STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TERRORISM
TRANSPARENCY
VIOLENCE
VIOLENT CONFLICT
WATER SUPPLY
WORLD DEVELOPMENT
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Dealing with GAC Issues in Project Lending : The Special Case of Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
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description The principal objective of the Bank's governance work should be to help develop capable and accountable states to deliver services to the poor, promote private-sector-led growth, and tackle corruption effectively. The agenda for action has been defined, new tools and approaches have been developed, and governance and anticorruption (GAC) issues and concerns are increasingly being mainstreamed in the Bank's operational work at the country, sector, and project levels. With the introduction of the operational risk assessment framework (ORAF), the Bank has undertaken a major effort to improve how it manages GAC risks in the development projects and programs it supports. This note provides principles-based advice and guidance to task teams working at the sector and project levels on fragile and conflict-affected states (FCS) countries in Africa. It aims to provide a common conceptual framework for understanding the challenges and opportunities they face in project design, implementation, and supervision; highlight key lessons learned and good practice examples from others working in this area; and suggest some topics where further work is needed to understand and mitigate key operational risks. A communications strategy that frames GAC issues in a constructive way, seeks to take into account the concerns and perspectives of all stakeholders involved, enhances the understanding of constraints and opportunities, and strengthens the project's incentives for improving governance and reducing corruption. In FCS countries, constraints are likely to include severe weaknesses in institutional capacity; thus the project design should include an explicit strategy and action plan for institutional strengthening, as well as explicit, measurable indicators of progress.
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title Dealing with GAC Issues in Project Lending : The Special Case of Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
title_short Dealing with GAC Issues in Project Lending : The Special Case of Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
title_full Dealing with GAC Issues in Project Lending : The Special Case of Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
title_fullStr Dealing with GAC Issues in Project Lending : The Special Case of Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
title_full_unstemmed Dealing with GAC Issues in Project Lending : The Special Case of Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
title_sort dealing with gac issues in project lending : the special case of fragile and conflict-affected states
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18699356/dealing-gac-issues-project-lending-special-case-fragile-conflict-affected-states
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16725
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spelling okr-10986-167252021-04-23T14:03:32Z Dealing with GAC Issues in Project Lending : The Special Case of Fragile and Conflict-Affected States World Bank ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY AID COORDINATION AID FLOWS ANTI-BRIBERY ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION AGENCIES ANTICORRUPTION CONVENTIONS ANTICORRUPTION ISSUES ANTICORRUPTION STRATEGY ARMED CONFLICT AUDITING AUDITS AUTHORITY BALANCE OF POWER BANK ACCOUNTS BASIC SERVICES BEST PRACTICE BILATERAL AID BRIBERY BRIBERY CONVENTION BRIBES BUILDING STATE CAPACITY BUREAUCRACY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CITIZEN CITIZEN INPUT CITIZENS CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CIVIL WAR CIVIL WARS COLLECTIVE ACTION COMBATANTS COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT COMPLAINTS CONFLICT CONFLICT OF INTEREST CONFLICTS CONSENSUS CONSTITUENCIES CONSUMER SATISFACTION CORRUPT CORRUPT PRACTICES CORRUPTION ISSUES COUNCILS COUNTERPARTS CRIME CRIMINAL CULTURAL IDENTITY DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIZATION DEPENDENCE DETERRENCE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DISPUTE RESOLUTION DRUG DRUG TRAFFICKING DRUGS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTIONS ELECTORAL COMPETITION EMERGENCY RELIEF EMPLOYMENT ETHNIC DIVERSITY ETHNIC GROUPS EX-COMBATANTS EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT EXTERNAL ACCOUNTABILITY EXTERNAL INTERVENTION FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FLAG FOREIGN AID FRAUD GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES GOVERNANCE ISSUES GOVERNANCE REFORM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT AGENCY GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS GRAND CORRUPTION GROWTH RATE HUMAN RESOURCES HUMANITARIAN AID IBRD IMPROVING GOVERNANCE INCOME INEQUALITY INITIATIVE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTEGRITY INTERDEPENDENCE INTERNAL ACCOUNTABILITY INTERNAL CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT INVESTIGATIONS JUSTICE KICKBACKS LAWS LEGISLATURE LEGITIMACY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOOTING MANAGEMENT REVIEWS MEETING MERITOCRACY MILITIA MODALITIES MODALITY MONEY LAUNDERING MONOPOLY MOTIVATIONS NATIONAL ECONOMY NATIONAL LEVEL NATURAL RESOURCES NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION OPERATIONAL RISK OPERATIONAL RISKS PARTICIPATORY PLANNING PEACE PEACEBUILDING PETTY CORRUPTION POLICE POLICY FORMULATION POLITICAL CONDITIONS POLITICAL CRISIS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INSTABILITY POLITICAL LEADERS POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POLITICAL OPPONENTS POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL REFORMS POLITICAL RISKS POLITICAL STABILITY POLITICAL STRUCTURES POLITICIANS POOR GOVERNANCE POOR PERFORMANCE PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PROCUREMENT PROJECT APPRAISAL PROJECT DESIGN PROJECT EVALUATION PROJECT FINANCING PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROSECUTION PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNANCE PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE RATES PUBLIC SERVICES REBEL REBELS RECONCILIATION RECONSTRUCTION REFUGEES RENT-SEEKING BEHAVIOR REPRESENTATIVES RESOURCE CURSE RISK MANAGEMENT ROAD RULE OF LAW SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SOLDIER SOVEREIGNTY STATE ASSETS STATE INSTITUTIONS STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TERRORISM TRANSPARENCY VIOLENCE VIOLENT CONFLICT WATER SUPPLY WORLD DEVELOPMENT The principal objective of the Bank's governance work should be to help develop capable and accountable states to deliver services to the poor, promote private-sector-led growth, and tackle corruption effectively. The agenda for action has been defined, new tools and approaches have been developed, and governance and anticorruption (GAC) issues and concerns are increasingly being mainstreamed in the Bank's operational work at the country, sector, and project levels. With the introduction of the operational risk assessment framework (ORAF), the Bank has undertaken a major effort to improve how it manages GAC risks in the development projects and programs it supports. This note provides principles-based advice and guidance to task teams working at the sector and project levels on fragile and conflict-affected states (FCS) countries in Africa. It aims to provide a common conceptual framework for understanding the challenges and opportunities they face in project design, implementation, and supervision; highlight key lessons learned and good practice examples from others working in this area; and suggest some topics where further work is needed to understand and mitigate key operational risks. A communications strategy that frames GAC issues in a constructive way, seeks to take into account the concerns and perspectives of all stakeholders involved, enhances the understanding of constraints and opportunities, and strengthens the project's incentives for improving governance and reducing corruption. In FCS countries, constraints are likely to include severe weaknesses in institutional capacity; thus the project design should include an explicit strategy and action plan for institutional strengthening, as well as explicit, measurable indicators of progress. 2014-01-30T16:59:00Z 2014-01-30T16:59:00Z 2013 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18699356/dealing-gac-issues-project-lending-special-case-fragile-conflict-affected-states http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16725 English en_US Africa operations services series; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Knowledge Economy Study Economic & Sector Work Africa Africa