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World
Bank-Civil Society Initiative (WB-CSI)
Seeing Eye to
Eye?
InterAction Member
Agencies and World Bank Staff Assess their Operational Collaboration and
Policy Engagement for Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development
This
2003 report presents the findings of a joint study undertaken by InterAction
and the World Bank to assess the level and quality of their operational
and policy relations. The study was sparked by a post-9/11 invitation
from James Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank, to senior executives
of InterAction member agencies to suggest advice and proposals for dialogue
and cooperation on issues related to poverty reduction.
Carried out primarily between April and October 2002 with the assistance
of an external researcher, the study investigates the effectiveness of
existing policy dialogue and operational collaboration, based on the experiences
of InterAction members and World Bank staff. The report identifies several
constraints and under-explored opportunities in the relations to date.
It suggests recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the relations
by strengthening various internal institutional policies and practices
of the World Bank and InterAction member agencies.
The
primary instrument used in the study was a survey about the level and
quality of relations that was sent to 128 selected staff of the World
Bank and all 160 InterAction member agencies. A richer understanding of
the quantitative trends and themes produced by the survey was pursued
through additional qualitative methods such as interviews and separate
focus group discussions with selected InterAction members, World Bank
staff, and African civil society organizations (CSOs).
InterAction and the World Bank worked closely with the external researchers
in managing the study. InterAction and World Bank staff determined the
objectives and methods of the study, distributed the survey to members
or staff and collated the completed surveys. They also solicited internal
feedback from their respective institutions and commented several times
on interim data reports produced by the external researcher. Their views
were included in subsequent analysis and drafting of the report.
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