When countries emerge from conflict, they rarely transition smoothly to a golden age of peace and prosperity. In many post-conflict countries, infrastructure has been destroyed, armed groups create an atmosphere of insecurity, and the government is low in legitimacy and capacity but high in corruption. Indeed, even the 'post-conflict' designation is elusive: many countries slip back into pockets of conflict, so that affected areas are unsafe for reconstruction operations. It is hard to use aid effectively in such environments, both because of the obvious physical and institutional constraints and because informal systems and social groupings tend to supersede sound business practices, internal controls, and 'neutral' organs of security.
Details
-
Author
Okpara, Kenneth
-
Document Date
2007/02/01
-
Document Type
Brief
-
Report Number
43291
-
Volume No
1
-
Total Volume(s)
1
-
Country
-
Region
-
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
-
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
-
Doc Name
High-risk, post-conflict engagement : FM work in Afghanistan
-
Keywords
financial statement;financial management specialist;sound business practice;allocation of resource;budget preparation process;accounting and reporting;audit professional;financial planning;Country Systems;internal control;budget figures;social grouping;oversight function;public fund;short notice;human life;informal system;budget execution;international consultant;reconstruction operation;primary approach;government staff;personal gain;international standard;institutional constraint;information supply;financial reporting;security concern;poor infrastructure;safe area;government fund;government capacity;armed groups;budget process;budget planning;monthly reports;budgetary process;financial budget;restricted area;
- See More
Downloads
COMPLETE REPORT
Official version of document (may contain signatures, etc)
- Official PDF
- TXT*
- Total Downloads** :
- Download Stats
-
*The text version is uncorrected OCR text and is included solely to benefit users with slow connectivity.
Citation
Okpara, Kenneth
High-risk, post-conflict engagement : FM work in Afghanistan (English). FM Notes ; no. 10 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/137171468197943001/High-risk-post-conflict-engagement-FM-work-in-Afghanistan