The Role of the CPIA and PBA at the Country Level
This study assesses the role of the World Bank’s Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) at the country level.Deltakere
Jon Harald Sande Lie
Ole Jacob Sending
This study assesses the role of the World Bank’s Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) at the country level. This is motivated by the ongoing reflection on the contents and role of the CPIA in shaping the allocations of the International Development Association (IDA) and in informing country-specific operations. The CPIA is an analytical tool defined and used by the Bank to assess borrowing countries’ policies and institutions, and it plays a key function in informing the Performance Based Allocation (PBA) system, which determines the distribution of IDA funds to eligible recipients.
Three other functions of the CPIA are frequently mentioned, and it is these functions that are to be assessed here. These are, first, the role in shaping and informing the country-level policy dialogue between the World Bank and partner countries; second, the signalling of incentives for improved performance through the PBA system; and three, the shaping and prioritizing of the World Bank’s Country Assistance Strategy (CAS).
Finansiering
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs