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World Bank Engagement at the State Level : The Cases of Brazil, India, Nigeria, and the Russian Federation

ACCOUNTABILITY ADB ADOPTION ADVISORY SERVICES ADVISORY WORK AGREEMENT AGREEMENTS ASSOCIATION BANK BANK LENDING BANK LOANS BANKS BORROWER BORROWING CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL CITIES COLLECTIONS COOPERATION CORPORATION CORRUPTION CREDIT CREDITWORTHINESS CRITERIA DEBT DEBT RELIEF DEBTS DECENTRALIZATION DEFICITS DELTA DEMOCRACY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION DEVOLUTION DIRECTORS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC REFORMS ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXTERNAL SHOCKS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS FEE FINANCE FINANCE MANAGEMENT FINANCES FINANCIAL CAPACITY FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL SECTOR ASSESSMENT FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORM FINANCING FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL DEFICITS FISCAL FEDERALISM FISCAL POLICY FISCAL REFORM FISCAL REFORMS FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN EXCHANGE GENDER GENDER POLICY GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE REFORM GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENTS GRANT GRANTS GUARANTEE GUARANTEES INCOME INCOME GROUP INDEBTEDNESS INEQUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTEREST INTERESTS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTMENT INVESTMENTS LABOR LAW LEADERSHIP LEGAL FRAMEWORK LENDING LENDING PORTFOLIO LIABILITIES LICENSES LIMITED LIMITED ACCESS LINES OF CREDIT LOAN LOANS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL LEVEL MARKET ECONOMY MEDIUM MILITARY REGIME MINISTERS MUNICIPALITIES NATURAL RESOURCES NEW BUSINESSES NUTRITION ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATION PARTNERSHIP PARTNERSHIPS PEOPLE PER CAPITA INCOME POLICIES POLICY ENVIRONMENT POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICS POVERTY REDUCTION PRINCIPAL PRIVATIZATION PROJECTS PUBLIC PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS REPORTS REVENUE REVENUES SERVICE SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL FUNDS SOCIAL SERVICES SOVEREIGN GUARANTEE SOVEREIGN GUARANTEES SPONSORS STATE STATE BANK STATE GOVERNMENT STATE GOVERNMENTS STATES STOCK STRATEGIES STRATEGY SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS SUBSIDIARY TAX CAPACITY TAXES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TRANSFERS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRUST UNION UNIONS UNIVERSITY VALUE WATER SUPPLY WOMEN
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Washington, DC: World Bank
Latin America & Caribbean | South Asia | Africa | Europe and Central Asia | Europe | Eastern Europe | Commonwealth of Independent States | West Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | South Asia | Asia | South America | America | India | Nigeria | Brazil | Russian Federation
2012-03-19T09:34:00Z | 2012-03-19T09:34:00Z | 2010

This report summarizes the past 10 years (1998-2008) of World Bank engagement at the state level in four selected large federal countries: Brazil, India, Nigeria, and the Russian Federation. The report identifies lessons and good practice examples that warrant further examination and wider dissemination. First, the study confirms the desirability of continued selective lending in a few focus states. The Bank's engagement with progressive, reformist states has added value and has been highly appreciated, but to enhance the poverty impact of state-level interventions, greater weight should be given to the needs of the poorest states by balancing states' propensity to reform and the concentration of poverty within them. Experience shows that it has been possible to achieve results in some of the poorer, low-capacity states through persistent work with committed state counterparts and partnerships with other donors. Second, continued focus on public finance management appears sound, irrespective of whether engagement is confined to this area or serves as an entry point for broader engagement. Third, there is considerable scope for greater impact from knowledge transfer and expanded knowledge services.

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