Approaches to Improving the Delivery of Social Services in Difficult ...
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<strong>Approaches</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Improv<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Delivery</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Services</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Difficult</strong> EnvironmentsContentsAcknowledgements ........................................................................ 3Abbreviations.................................................................................. 3Executive Summary........................................................................ 4I. Introduction ........................................................................ 7II. Why should DFID be <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> Service <strong>Delivery</strong> <strong>in</strong><strong>Difficult</strong> Environments? ...................................................... 9III. What are <strong>the</strong> ma<strong>in</strong> challenges <strong>to</strong> support<strong>in</strong>g pro-poorservice delivery <strong>in</strong> difficult environments?........................ 13IV. What approaches can <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternational community take <strong>to</strong>support<strong>in</strong>g pro-poor service delivery <strong>in</strong> difficultenvironments?.................................................................. 15V. What are <strong>the</strong> implications for DFID and o<strong>the</strong>r agencies? . 25References ................................................................................... 31Annex I: Conceptual Framework…………………………………….35Annex II: Types <strong>of</strong> Environment ................................................... 36This work<strong>in</strong>g paper is <strong>in</strong>tended <strong>to</strong> stimulate public discussion. It is not necessarily DFID orUK Government policy2