Hostname: page-component-77c89778f8-n9wrp Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-07-21T17:29:07.195Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Tracing the institutional barriers to the integration of the social protection and fragile states agendas within the World Bank

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 September 2020

Sophie Mackinder
Sophie Mackinder*
Affiliation:
Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, Heslington, UK
*
Email: sophie.mackinder@york.ac.uk
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

The share of the extreme poor living in fragile and conflict-affected situations is projected to rise above 50 per cent by 2030. There is consequently an acute need for poverty-reduction mechanisms such as social protection within these contexts, which requires the integration of the discourse and policies on fragility with those on social protection. This paper traces the development of the two agendas in the World Bank, through documentary analysis and 43 interviews with Bank staff. It explores the extent to which social protection is considered within the fragility agenda (and vice versa), to establish whether the building of social protection systems is included within the broader ambition of “state-building” and considers the barriers to further integration of these agendas. The paper concludes that interaction between them has been limited to date and highlights the Bank’s own institutional architecture as a barrier to a more integrated approach.

Keywords

Social protectionfragile and conflict-affected statesWorld Bank
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy , Volume 36 , Issue 2 , July 2020 , pp. 111 - 124
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Social Policy Association

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Barrientos, A. & Hulme, D. (2008). Social protection for the poor and poorest: An introduction. In Barrientos, A. & Hulme, D. (Eds). Social protection for the poor and poorest: Concepts, policies and politics (pp. 3–26). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Burnside, C. & Dollar, D. (1997). Aid, Policies, and Growth. Washington D.C.: World Bank. Policy Research Working Paper, No. 1777.Google Scholar
Burnside, C. & Dollar, D. (2000). Aid, policies and growth. The American Economic Review , 90(4), 847–868.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Carpenter, S., Slater, R. & Mallett, R. (2012). Social protection and basic services in fragile and conflict-affected situations. London: ODI. Working Paper 8.Google Scholar
Conway, T., de Haan, A. & Norton, A. (Eds) (2000). Social Protection: New Directions of Donor Agencies. London: Department for International Development.Google Scholar
Cornia, G., Jolly, R. & Stewart, F. (1988). Adjustment with a Human Face, Vols 1 & 2. Oxford: Oxford University Press.Google Scholar
Fukuyama, F. (2004). State-building: A new agenda. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.Google Scholar
Giddings, B., Hopwood, B. & O’Brien, G. (2002). Environment, economy and society: Fitting them together into sustainable development. Sustainable Development 10(4), 187–196.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Harvey, P., Holmes, R., Slater, R. & Martin, J. (2007). Social protection in fragile states. London: ODI.Google Scholar
IEG (2011). Social safety nets: An evaluation of World Bank support, 2000–2010. Washington D.C.: World Bank.Google Scholar
Le Blanc, D. (2015). Towards integration at last? The sustainable development goals as a network of targets. Sustainable Development , 23, 176–187.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Lateef, K. (2016). Evaluation of the World Bank’s thinking on governance. Washington D.C.: World Bank. World Development Report Background Paper.Google Scholar
Lilleker, D. (2003). Interviewing the political elite: Navigating a potential minefield. Politics, 23(3), 207–214.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
McLoughlin, C. (2015). When does service delivery improve the legitimacy of a fragile or conflict-affected state? Governance: An International Journal of Policy, Administration and Institutions, 28(3), 341–356.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
OECD (2008). Service delivery in fragile situations: Key concepts, findings and lessons. Paris: OECD-DAC. Discussion Paper.Google Scholar
Sindzingre, A. (2004). The evolution of the concept of poverty in multilateral financial institutions: The case of the World Bank. In Bøås, M. & McNeill, D. (Eds). Global institutions & development: framing the world? (pp. 164–177). Abingdon: Routledge.Google Scholar
UN (1995). World summit for social development. Copenhagen: UN. Retrieved from https://www.un.org/esa/socdev/wssd/text-version/ [accessed on 13 July 2020].Google Scholar
von der Goltz, J., Hallward-Driemeir, M., Fernanda, N., Rutkowski, M., & Jha, S.K. (2016). An integrated framework for jobs in fragile and conflict situations. Washington D.C.: World Bank.Google Scholar
von Engelhardt, M. (2018). International development organizations and fragile states: Law and disorder . Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Wade, R. (2004). The World Bank and the environment. In Bøås, M. & McNeill, D. (Eds). Global institutions & development: Framing the world? (pp. 72–94). Abingdon: Routledge.Google Scholar
Whaites, A. (2008). States in Development: Understanding Statebuilding. London, DfID.Google Scholar
Wolfensohn, J. (1996). ‘People and development’, address to the board of governors at the annual meetings of the world bank and the international monetary fund. Reprinted in Voice for the world’s poor: Selected speeches and writings of World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn, 1995–2005. Washington D.C.: World Bank.Google Scholar
World Bank. (1988a). Fragility, conflict and violence overview. Washington D.C.: World Bank. Retrieved from https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/fragilityconflictviolence/overview [accessed on 13 July 2020]Google Scholar
World Bank (1988b) What is IDA? Washington D.C.: World Bank. Retrieved from http://ida.worldbank.org/about/what-is-ida [accessed on 13 July 2020].Google Scholar
World Bank (1998). The World Bank’s experience with post-conflict reconstruction. Washington D.C.: World Bank.Google Scholar
World Bank (2000). World development report 2000/1: Attacking poverty. Washington D.C.: World Bank.Google Scholar
World Bank (2001). Social protection sector strategy: From safety net to springboard. Washington D.C.: World Bank.Google Scholar
World Bank (2002). World Bank Group work in low-income countries under stress: A taskforce report. Washington D.C.: World Bank.Google Scholar
World Bank (2005a). Fragile states: Good practice in country assistance strategies. Washington D.C.: World Bank.Google Scholar
World Bank (2005b). Low-income countries under stress update. Washington D.C.: World Bank.Google Scholar
World Bank (2006). Engaging with fragile states: An IEG review of World Bank support to low-income countries under stress. Washington D.C.: World Bank.Google Scholar
World Bank (2011a). World development report 2011: Conflict, security and development. Washington D.C.: World Bank.Google Scholar
World Bank (2011b). Operationalizing the 2011 World Development Report: Conflict, security and development. Washington D.C.: World Bank.Google Scholar
World Bank (2012). The World Bank 2012–2022 social protection and labor strategy: Resilience, equity and opportunity. Washington D.C.: World Bank.Google Scholar
World Bank (2013). World Development Report 2013: Jobs . Washington D.C.: World Bank.Google Scholar
World Bank (2014). IDA 17. Additions to IDA Resources: Seventeenth replenishment. IDA 17: Maximizing development impact. Washington D.C.: World Bank.Google Scholar
World Bank (2017). The World Bank – A knowledge institution. Retrieved from http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2017/05/03/the-world-bank-provider-of-knowledge [accessed on 12th July 2020].Google Scholar
World Bank (2018) Maximizing the impact of the World Bank Group in fragile and conflict-affected situations. Washington D.C.: World Bank.Google Scholar
Young, C. (2004). The end of the post-colonial state in Africa? Reflections on the changing African political dynamics. African Affairs, 103, (23–49).CrossRefGoogle Scholar