Democratic Republic of Congo - The Impact of the 'Decoupage' : Executive Summary

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In its new Constitution, proclaimed on February 18, 2006, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) committed itself to reforming its administrative and territorial architecture. Following this reform, the country, which now has 11 provinces, will be subdivided into 26 provinces. According to constitutional provisions, the transition from 11 to 26 provinces is to take place within three years after the establishment of the third Republic's main governing institutions. The Senate, the final institution to be established, was set up in May 2007, and the country's new administrative structure should be implemented by May 2010 at the latest. The aim of this study, which was carried out at the request of the Government of the DRC and jointly financed by the World Bank, the Belgian Development Cooperation, the European Commission, and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), is an in depth analysis of the main aspects of the decoupage process. It includes an assessment of the administrative and institutional capacity of the new provinces and an examination of their financial and budgetary sustainability as well as of the economics of the process. The results of the study were presented to a validation workshop held in Kinshasa on July 16, 2008. The workshop was organized by the Government of the DRC, and it was attended by representatives of the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister, the National Assembly, the Senate, the Ministries of Decentralization, finance, budgeting, and planning, representatives from the various provinces involved in the decoupage process, and development partners including the World Bank, UNDP, the Belgian Development Cooperation, and the European Union. At the end of the workshop, recommendations for rationalizing the decoupage process in the DRC were made with a view to maximizing efficiency. These recommendations are listed at the end of each chapter in this study.

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ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES, ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, AGRICULTURE, BUDGETARY IMPACT, BUDGETING, CABINET, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, CENTRAL BANK, CIVIL SOCIETY, CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, CORRUPTION, CURRENCY, DECENTRALIZATION, DECISION MAKERS, DEFICITS, DEVELOPMENT BANK, DISCRIMINATION, DONOR SUPPORT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DIMENSION, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EDUCATION LEVEL, EDUCATION SYSTEM, ELECTION, ELECTIONS, ELECTORAL SYSTEM, ELECTORATE, EQUIPMENT, ETHNIC GROUPS, EXCHANGE RATE, EXCLUSION, EXPENDITURE, EXPENDITURES, EXTERNAL DEBT, FINANCES, FINANCIAL ADVANTAGE, FINANCIAL ANALYSIS, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY, FINANCIAL SYSTEM, FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION, FISCAL RESOURCES, FUTURES, GEOGRAPHIC ACCESS, GOOD GOVERNANCE, GOVERNMENT REVENUE, GOVERNOR, GOVERNORS, GROWTH RATE, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN RESOURCES, HUMAN RIGHTS, INCOME, INCOME TAX, INEFFICIENCY, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING, INSTRUMENT, INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CRISIS, KEY CHALLENGE, LACK OF KNOWLEDGE, LACK OF RESPECT, LAWS, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LEGAL INSTRUMENTS, LEGAL PROVISIONS, LEGISLATION, LEGISLATIVE POWER, LEGISLATORS, LEVEL OF COMMITMENTS, LOCAL ELECTIONS, LOCAL LEVEL, MAYORS, MONETARY FUND, MUNICIPALITIES, NATIONAL BUDGET, NATIONAL DEBT, NATIONAL INCOME, OPERATING COSTS, OPERATIONAL COST, OPERATIONAL COSTS, PARLIAMENT, PARLIAMENTARIANS, PARLIAMENTARY CONTROL, PARLIAMENTARY SESSION, PARLIAMENTARY SESSIONS, PARLIAMENTARY WORK, PERFORMANCE FEE, POLICY ISSUES, POLITICAL LEADERS, POLITICAL PARTIES, POLITICAL PARTY, POLITICAL STABILITY, PORTFOLIO, PRIME MINISTER, PROVINCES, PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS, PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT, PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS, PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS, PUBLIC FINANCE, PUBLIC FINANCES, PUBLIC OPINION, PUBLIC SERVANTS, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC SPENDING, RECEIPTS, REPRESENTATIVES, RETURN, REVENUE ASSIGNMENT, REVENUE COLLECTION, RISK MITIGATION, SALARY COSTS, SETTLEMENT, SETTLEMENT PROCEDURE, SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, TAX, TAXATION, TRADE UNIONS, UNION, WAGES, WEALTH, WITHDRAWAL

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