Institutional and Governance Reviews : A New Type of Economic Sector Work

In 1999 the Bank began conducting Institutional and Governance Reviews (IGRs), adding to its tools for economic and sector work. IGRs trace the institutional roots of weak government performance and offer practical recommendations for improving gov...

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Main Authors: Levy, Brian, Manning, Nick
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/11/2615474/institutional-governance-reviews-new-type-economic-sector-work
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spelling okr-10986-113342021-04-23T14:02:55Z Institutional and Governance Reviews : A New Type of Economic Sector Work Levy, Brian Manning, Nick ACCOUNTABILITY ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM ANTICORRUPTION BANK REFORM BUREAUCRACY CITIZEN CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SERVICES CIVIL SOCIETY CONSENSUS CORRUPTION DEMOCRACY EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE FISCAL FISCAL PRESSURES GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNANCE ISSUES GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE GOVERNMENT REFORM INCOME INSTITUTION BUILDING INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES INTEGRITY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LOCAL GOVERNANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGERIAL AUTONOMY PETTY CORRUPTION POLITICAL DYNAMICS POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS PRESIDENCY PRIORITIES PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES RULE OF LAW SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL SECTOR TRANSPARENCY GOVERNANCE ECONOMIC & SECTOR WORK SECTOR WORK POVERTY REDUCTION PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OPERATIONAL EVALUATIONS PROJECT DESIGN LENDING OPERATIONS LOANS In 1999 the Bank began conducting Institutional and Governance Reviews (IGRs), adding to its tools for economic and sector work. IGRs trace the institutional roots of weak government performance and offer practical recommendations for improving government operations and development strategies. The 13 IGR products generated so far have varied considerably -reflecting differences in the performance problems addressed, the stage of the dialogue between the Bank and the country being assessed, and the resources available to the Bank's country teams. A recent assessment of the Bank's experience with Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers recommends that countries undertake IGRs early in the process of producing those papers. In addition, the Bank's Task Force on Low-income Countries Under Stress recommends that IGRs be conducted to build knowledge and capacity in such countries. IGRs have several distinctive features. They assess performance failures empirically, using surveys and quantitative measures whenever possible. They encourage the development of standardized tools and other modular approaches that help maintain quality at reasonable cost. And most important, they analyze the feasibility of reform recommendations by considering political realities and potential constraints. 2012-08-13T14:47:10Z 2012-08-13T14:47:10Z 2002-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/11/2615474/institutional-governance-reviews-new-type-economic-sector-work http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11334 English PREM Notes; No. 75 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic ACCOUNTABILITY
ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM
ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM
ANTICORRUPTION
BANK REFORM
BUREAUCRACY
CITIZEN
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
CIVIL SERVICE
CIVIL SERVICES
CIVIL SOCIETY
CONSENSUS
CORRUPTION
DEMOCRACY
EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE
FISCAL
FISCAL PRESSURES
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
GOVERNANCE ISSUES
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
GOVERNMENT REFORM
INCOME
INSTITUTION BUILDING
INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS
INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT
INSTITUTIONAL REFORM
INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES
INTEGRITY
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
LOCAL GOVERNANCE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MANAGERIAL AUTONOMY
PETTY CORRUPTION
POLITICAL DYNAMICS
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
PRESIDENCY
PRIORITIES
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC FUNDS
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SERVICES
REPRESENTATIVES
RULE OF LAW
SERVICE DELIVERY
SOCIAL SECTOR
TRANSPARENCY GOVERNANCE
ECONOMIC & SECTOR WORK
SECTOR WORK
POVERTY REDUCTION
PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
OPERATIONAL EVALUATIONS
PROJECT DESIGN
LENDING OPERATIONS
LOANS
spellingShingle ACCOUNTABILITY
ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM
ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM
ANTICORRUPTION
BANK REFORM
BUREAUCRACY
CITIZEN
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
CIVIL SERVICE
CIVIL SERVICES
CIVIL SOCIETY
CONSENSUS
CORRUPTION
DEMOCRACY
EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE
FISCAL
FISCAL PRESSURES
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
GOVERNANCE ISSUES
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
GOVERNMENT REFORM
INCOME
INSTITUTION BUILDING
INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS
INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT
INSTITUTIONAL REFORM
INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES
INTEGRITY
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
LOCAL GOVERNANCE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MANAGERIAL AUTONOMY
PETTY CORRUPTION
POLITICAL DYNAMICS
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
PRESIDENCY
PRIORITIES
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC FUNDS
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SERVICES
REPRESENTATIVES
RULE OF LAW
SERVICE DELIVERY
SOCIAL SECTOR
TRANSPARENCY GOVERNANCE
ECONOMIC & SECTOR WORK
SECTOR WORK
POVERTY REDUCTION
PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
OPERATIONAL EVALUATIONS
PROJECT DESIGN
LENDING OPERATIONS
LOANS
Levy, Brian
Manning, Nick
Institutional and Governance Reviews : A New Type of Economic Sector Work
relation PREM Notes; No. 75
description In 1999 the Bank began conducting Institutional and Governance Reviews (IGRs), adding to its tools for economic and sector work. IGRs trace the institutional roots of weak government performance and offer practical recommendations for improving government operations and development strategies. The 13 IGR products generated so far have varied considerably -reflecting differences in the performance problems addressed, the stage of the dialogue between the Bank and the country being assessed, and the resources available to the Bank's country teams. A recent assessment of the Bank's experience with Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers recommends that countries undertake IGRs early in the process of producing those papers. In addition, the Bank's Task Force on Low-income Countries Under Stress recommends that IGRs be conducted to build knowledge and capacity in such countries. IGRs have several distinctive features. They assess performance failures empirically, using surveys and quantitative measures whenever possible. They encourage the development of standardized tools and other modular approaches that help maintain quality at reasonable cost. And most important, they analyze the feasibility of reform recommendations by considering political realities and potential constraints.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Levy, Brian
Manning, Nick
author_facet Levy, Brian
Manning, Nick
author_sort Levy, Brian
title Institutional and Governance Reviews : A New Type of Economic Sector Work
title_short Institutional and Governance Reviews : A New Type of Economic Sector Work
title_full Institutional and Governance Reviews : A New Type of Economic Sector Work
title_fullStr Institutional and Governance Reviews : A New Type of Economic Sector Work
title_full_unstemmed Institutional and Governance Reviews : A New Type of Economic Sector Work
title_sort institutional and governance reviews : a new type of economic sector work
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/11/2615474/institutional-governance-reviews-new-type-economic-sector-work
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11334
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