[20040419]RS21819_世界银行冲突后援助：国会的监督问题.pdf

1 The World Banks Experience with Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Operations EvaluationDepartment, World Bank, 1998. Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21819April 19, 2004World Bank Post-Conflict Aid: Oversight Issues for CongressMartin A. WeissAnalyst in International Trade and FinanceForeign Affairs, Defense, and TradeSummaryThe World Bank has taken an increasingly active role in providing post-conflictaid. This assistance provides both short-term humanitarian relief and long-termeconomic support for countries emerging from conflict. Although this aid is sanctionedby the World Banks mandate, it raises questions that may be appropriate forcongressional oversight. These include how extensive is the World Banksunderstanding of post-conflict aids effects on recipient countries and how well WorldBank aid is coordinated with other donors. This report will be updated as needed. Introduction and Background Post-conflict societies are a major U.S. foreign policy concern. The post-conflictenvironment often perpetuates economic strife and poverty, such as in Cambodia, and canlead to regional instability, such a