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APPENDIX K<br />

WORLD BANK SECTOR STRATEGY PAPERS<br />

Sector<br />

Str<strong>at</strong>egy<br />

(year)<br />

Evalu<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

(year)<br />

Key priorities of<br />

Bank sector str<strong>at</strong>egy<br />

Implement<strong>at</strong>ion of sector str<strong>at</strong>egy<br />

Assessment<br />

Governan<br />

ce and<br />

anticorruptio<br />

n (2007)<br />

<strong>World</strong> Bank<br />

Country Level<br />

Engagement on<br />

Governance<br />

and<br />

Anticorruption<br />

(2011)<br />

Objectives: To support poverty<br />

reduction by developing capable and<br />

accountable st<strong>at</strong>es undertaking sound<br />

policies, improving service delivery,<br />

establishing rules for markets,<br />

comb<strong>at</strong>ing corruption to ensure th<strong>at</strong> its<br />

funds are used for their intended<br />

purpose.<br />

Principles: It set out to do this with the<br />

following principles: (i) focusing on a<br />

capable and accountable st<strong>at</strong>e, (ii)<br />

country ownership and leadership are<br />

key; (iii) remaining engaged so the poor<br />

do not pay twice; (iv) consistent<br />

approach across countries; (v) engage<br />

a broad set of stakeholders; (vi)<br />

strengthen r<strong>at</strong>her than bypass country<br />

systems; (vii) harmoniz<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

Bank CASs planned to support institutional<br />

strengthening in 3x's the countries post-GAC.<br />

Number of projects relying on governance and<br />

political economy analysis upstream increased.<br />

Gre<strong>at</strong>er use of country systems in weakercapacity<br />

countries.<br />

But CAS commitments not m<strong>at</strong>ched by increase in<br />

institutional strengthening components in projects.<br />

Oper<strong>at</strong>ional responses varied when countries<br />

experienced governance downturns.<br />

Gre<strong>at</strong>er efforts to include political economy<br />

analysis but quality did not improve.<br />

Partial improvement of Bank's reput<strong>at</strong>ion on GAC<br />

issues.<br />

Modest<br />

Source: IEG Evalu<strong>at</strong>ions<br />

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