- Ten years on from the landmark WDR 2004, this ODI and World Bank conference in Washington DC celebrated the achievements of the report and its influence in development thinking and practice. The event also discussed what still needs to be done improve access and quality of basic services such as education, health, water and electricity.
Don't miss: Making services work for poor people: the science and politics of delivery: Reflecting on #wdr2004 +10 http://www.odi.org.uk/events/3547-making-services-work-poor-people-science-politics-delivery …- Read the original report here:
#wdr2004 shaped my research agenda on service delivery in LIC's. Look forward to the 10th anniversary conference at http://bit.ly/1fuxV84ODI Research Fellow Leni Wild set the scene with a blog in the Guardian about how Malawi’s “cashgate” scandal has highlighted the importance of accountability – a key theme for WDR 2004.
Malawi's Cashgate corruption scandal highlights importance of accountabilityA senior official has been shot, millions of dollars are missing and there are suspects at the highest level of government. It sounds like something from a spy thriller, but in fact it is the unfolding Cashgate scandal in Malawi, which has caught the imagination of the world's media.The conference began with Shanta Devarajan, Ruth Levine and Kevin Watkins reflecting on ‘Ten years of making services work for poor people: what WDR2004 got right - and wrong.’ Makhtar Diop, Vice President for the Africa Region at the World Bank, opened the event.
Shanta Devarajan, leader of the WDR 2004 team, discussed the key learnings from WDR 2004.
You can stream the video from the opening plenary World Bank here.
- Read Shanta's presentation:
@Shanta_WB "the solution" is not the solution - you need to look at systems and incentives, not quick fixes for services #wdr2004
.@Shanta_WB 3 lessons from #wdr2004 1.Services fail the poor 2. Money is not the solution 3. 'The solution' is not the solution- @Shanta_WB Without citizen voice, you cant fix things in the compact btwn politicians & service providers #wdr2004
Professional norms and incentives matter for accountability. But how to change them? @Shanta_WB at #wdr2004
From #wdr2004 conference. @Shanta_WB: the role of the market was understated, and as such, has been too little understood since 2004 report.- Ruth Levine from the Hewlett Foundation then spoke about how we’ve made progress in measuring and describing the problem – but not in improving service delivery.
Kevin Watkins, ODI’s executive director, discussed the prohibitive impact of elite bargains on service delivery, with reference to Leni Wild’s research in Malawi on scorecards.
More than just 'demand': Malawi's public-service community scorecard | Publication | Overseas Development Institute (ODI)This Project Briefing seeks to contribute to evidence regarding community-based monitoring instruments, such as scorecards, through political economy analysis of a community scorecard initiative in Malawi.
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#WDR2004 - Making services work for poor people: the science and politics of delivery
Ten years on from the World Development Report 2004, Making Services Work for Poor People, what have we learnt about the science and politics of delivery?
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