Procurement and Service Delivery : An Overview of Efforts to Improve Governance of Public Procurement at Local Levels in South Asia

Over the past decade, the overly centralized governance structures commonly found across South Asia have begun to change, with program and fiscal responsibility being devolved to local level government authorities and community-based organizations....

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ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS
ASSETS
AUDITORS
AUTHORITY
BIDDING
BUSINESSES
CAPABILITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
CAPITAL CITIES
CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS
CITIZEN
CITIZENS
CIVIL SOCIETY
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
COALITIONS
COLLUSION
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY BASED MONITORING
COMMUNITY BASED MONITORING SYSTEMS
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT
COMMUNITY LEADERS
COMMUNITY PROCUREMENT
CONTROL SYSTEMS
CORRUPT
CORRUPT PRACTICES
CORRUPTION
CORRUPTION FIGHTERS
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION MAKING
DECISION-MAKING
DEGREE OF AUTONOMY
DEMOCRACY
DISCLOSURE
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
DISCRETION
DISTRICTS
ENTRY POINT
ENTRY POINTS
EXPENDITURE
FORMAL STANDARDS
FORMAL SYSTEM
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNANCE CHALLENGE
GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES
GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNANCE ISSUES
GOVERNANCE PROCESSES
GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT
GOVERNMENT EFFORTS
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES
GOVERNMENT TRUST
GOVERNMENTAL POWER
HUMAN RESOURCES
ID
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESSES
IMPROVING GOVERNANCE
INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INITIATIVE
INNOVATIONS
INSPECTIONS
INSTITUTION
INSTITUTION BUILDING
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INTEGRITY
INTERNATIONAL LEVEL
INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM
LAWS
LEADERSHIP
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
LIMITED ACCESS
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL GOVERNANCE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONARIES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL INSTITUTIONS
LOCAL LEVELS
LOCAL MEDIA
LOCAL NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
LOCAL PROCUREMENT
MATERIAL
MEASURING CORRUPTION
MEDIA
MONOPOLY
MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE
NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
NATIONAL LEVEL
NECESSARY SKILLS
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
PDF
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PHOTO
PILOT ACTIVITIES
POLICY SUPPORT
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICIANS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTORS
PROCUREMENT
PROCUREMENT LAW
PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES
PROCUREMENT PROCESS
PROCUREMENT PROCESSES
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC FUNDS
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC MONEY
PUBLIC MONIES
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
PUBLIC RESOURCES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY
PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE
PUBLIC SPENDING
REPRESENTATIVES
RESULT
RESULTS
SANCTION
SERVICE DELIVERY
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL NETWORKS
SOCIAL SERVICES
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
TRANSPARENCY
USER
USERS
VERIFICATION
VESTED INTERESTS
WEB
YOUTH
spellingShingle ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS
ASSETS
AUDITORS
AUTHORITY
BIDDING
BUSINESSES
CAPABILITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
CAPITAL CITIES
CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS
CITIZEN
CITIZENS
CIVIL SOCIETY
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
COALITIONS
COLLUSION
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY BASED MONITORING
COMMUNITY BASED MONITORING SYSTEMS
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT
COMMUNITY LEADERS
COMMUNITY PROCUREMENT
CONTROL SYSTEMS
CORRUPT
CORRUPT PRACTICES
CORRUPTION
CORRUPTION FIGHTERS
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION MAKING
DECISION-MAKING
DEGREE OF AUTONOMY
DEMOCRACY
DISCLOSURE
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
DISCRETION
DISTRICTS
ENTRY POINT
ENTRY POINTS
EXPENDITURE
FORMAL STANDARDS
FORMAL SYSTEM
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNANCE CHALLENGE
GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES
GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNANCE ISSUES
GOVERNANCE PROCESSES
GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT
GOVERNMENT EFFORTS
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES
GOVERNMENT TRUST
GOVERNMENTAL POWER
HUMAN RESOURCES
ID
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESSES
IMPROVING GOVERNANCE
INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INITIATIVE
INNOVATIONS
INSPECTIONS
INSTITUTION
INSTITUTION BUILDING
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INTEGRITY
INTERNATIONAL LEVEL
INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM
LAWS
LEADERSHIP
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
LIMITED ACCESS
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL GOVERNANCE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONARIES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL INSTITUTIONS
LOCAL LEVELS
LOCAL MEDIA
LOCAL NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
LOCAL PROCUREMENT
MATERIAL
MEASURING CORRUPTION
MEDIA
MONOPOLY
MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE
NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
NATIONAL LEVEL
NECESSARY SKILLS
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
PDF
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PHOTO
PILOT ACTIVITIES
POLICY SUPPORT
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICIANS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTORS
PROCUREMENT
PROCUREMENT LAW
PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES
PROCUREMENT PROCESS
PROCUREMENT PROCESSES
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC FUNDS
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC MONEY
PUBLIC MONIES
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
PUBLIC RESOURCES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY
PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE
PUBLIC SPENDING
REPRESENTATIVES
RESULT
RESULTS
SANCTION
SERVICE DELIVERY
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL NETWORKS
SOCIAL SERVICES
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
TRANSPARENCY
USER
USERS
VERIFICATION
VESTED INTERESTS
WEB
YOUTH
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Procurement and Service Delivery : An Overview of Efforts to Improve Governance of Public Procurement at Local Levels in South Asia
geographic_facet South Asia
India
description Over the past decade, the overly centralized governance structures commonly found across South Asia have begun to change, with program and fiscal responsibility being devolved to local level government authorities and community-based organizations. This has led to greater participation of ordinary citizens in governance and public decision-making. The move to localize decision-making creates enormous opportunities for increasing the effectiveness of public spending since it creates the potential for establishing direct accountability of governance mechanisms to citizens. It also raises a number of significant challenges in ensuring that public funds are spent effectively at the local level, and provokes important new questions regarding the manner by which governments can maintain oversight over the quality of assets. This paper provides an overview of the activities supported under the project, with the aim of contributing to a broader perspective on improving governance and service delivery at the local level. The paper is divided into three parts. In part one the authors explore the challenges of spending money effectively at the local level, with a special focus on the governance challenges that exist in public procurement. In part two, the authors explore different approaches to addressing those challenges by discussing innovative work that has taken place with the support of the Project in the areas of regulation, contracting, transparency, and accountability. In part three, the authors analyze some broader themes and key questions that remain to be addressed while developing a strategic research and operational agenda around local level procurement.
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title Procurement and Service Delivery : An Overview of Efforts to Improve Governance of Public Procurement at Local Levels in South Asia
title_short Procurement and Service Delivery : An Overview of Efforts to Improve Governance of Public Procurement at Local Levels in South Asia
title_full Procurement and Service Delivery : An Overview of Efforts to Improve Governance of Public Procurement at Local Levels in South Asia
title_fullStr Procurement and Service Delivery : An Overview of Efforts to Improve Governance of Public Procurement at Local Levels in South Asia
title_full_unstemmed Procurement and Service Delivery : An Overview of Efforts to Improve Governance of Public Procurement at Local Levels in South Asia
title_sort procurement and service delivery : an overview of efforts to improve governance of public procurement at local levels in south asia
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/11/16532499/procurement-service-delivery-overview-efforts-improve-governance-public-procurement-local-levels-south-asia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12636
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spelling okr-10986-126362021-04-23T14:03:05Z Procurement and Service Delivery : An Overview of Efforts to Improve Governance of Public Procurement at Local Levels in South Asia World Bank ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS ASSETS AUDITORS AUTHORITY BIDDING BUSINESSES CAPABILITY CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL CITIES CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS CITIZEN CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COALITIONS COLLUSION COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY BASED MONITORING COMMUNITY BASED MONITORING SYSTEMS COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT COMMUNITY LEADERS COMMUNITY PROCUREMENT CONTROL SYSTEMS CORRUPT CORRUPT PRACTICES CORRUPTION CORRUPTION FIGHTERS DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKING DECISION-MAKING DEGREE OF AUTONOMY DEMOCRACY DISCLOSURE DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION DISCRETION DISTRICTS ENTRY POINT ENTRY POINTS EXPENDITURE FORMAL STANDARDS FORMAL SYSTEM GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE CHALLENGE GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS GOVERNANCE ISSUES GOVERNANCE PROCESSES GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT EFFORTS GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES GOVERNMENT TRUST GOVERNMENTAL POWER HUMAN RESOURCES ID IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS IMPLEMENTATION PROCESSES IMPROVING GOVERNANCE INFORMATION DEPARTMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM INITIATIVE INNOVATIONS INSPECTIONS INSTITUTION INSTITUTION BUILDING INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTEGRITY INTERNATIONAL LEVEL INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM LAWS LEADERSHIP LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LIMITED ACCESS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL GOVERNANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONARIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL INSTITUTIONS LOCAL LEVELS LOCAL MEDIA LOCAL NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS LOCAL PROCUREMENT MATERIAL MEASURING CORRUPTION MEDIA MONOPOLY MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL LEVEL NECESSARY SKILLS NEEDS ASSESSMENT NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PDF PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PHOTO PILOT ACTIVITIES POLICY SUPPORT POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICIANS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTORS PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENT LAW PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES PROCUREMENT PROCESS PROCUREMENT PROCESSES PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC MONEY PUBLIC MONIES PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE PUBLIC SPENDING REPRESENTATIVES RESULT RESULTS SANCTION SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL SERVICES TECHNICAL SUPPORT TRANSPARENCY USER USERS VERIFICATION VESTED INTERESTS WEB YOUTH Over the past decade, the overly centralized governance structures commonly found across South Asia have begun to change, with program and fiscal responsibility being devolved to local level government authorities and community-based organizations. This has led to greater participation of ordinary citizens in governance and public decision-making. The move to localize decision-making creates enormous opportunities for increasing the effectiveness of public spending since it creates the potential for establishing direct accountability of governance mechanisms to citizens. It also raises a number of significant challenges in ensuring that public funds are spent effectively at the local level, and provokes important new questions regarding the manner by which governments can maintain oversight over the quality of assets. This paper provides an overview of the activities supported under the project, with the aim of contributing to a broader perspective on improving governance and service delivery at the local level. The paper is divided into three parts. In part one the authors explore the challenges of spending money effectively at the local level, with a special focus on the governance challenges that exist in public procurement. In part two, the authors explore different approaches to addressing those challenges by discussing innovative work that has taken place with the support of the Project in the areas of regulation, contracting, transparency, and accountability. In part three, the authors analyze some broader themes and key questions that remain to be addressed while developing a strategic research and operational agenda around local level procurement. 2013-03-11T17:54:39Z 2013-03-11T17:54:39Z 2009-11-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/11/16532499/procurement-service-delivery-overview-efforts-improve-governance-public-procurement-local-levels-south-asia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12636 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Procurement Study Economic & Sector Work South Asia India