Governance in Albania : A Way Forward for Competitiveness, Growth, and European Integration

Since its emergence from a turbulent post-communist transition, Albania has achieved remarkable progress in economic and social development. Governance improvements, especially in the effectiveness of public administration, have been instrumental t...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Institutional and Governance Review (IGR)
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS ACCOUNTING ANTI CORRUPTION ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION AUTHORITY BEST PRACTICES BRIBE BRIBERY BRIBES BUREAUCRACY BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS SECTOR CITIZEN CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY COLLAPSE COMMUNISM COMMUNIST CONFIDENCE CONSENSUS CONSTITUTION CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CORRUPTION CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX COUNTRY'S COMPETITIVENESS COURT SYSTEM CPI CPI METHODOLOGY CPI SCORE CPI SCORES CRIME CRIME RATES CRIMINAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE CRIMINALITY CRIMINALS DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS DIRECT INVESTMENT DRUG TRAFFICKING DUE PROCESS ECONOMIC CRIMES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM ENTERPRISE SURVEYS ETHIC EXTERNAL ACCOUNTABILITY EXTORTION EXTRADITION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FINANCIAL SYSTEM FISCAL MANAGEMENT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN POLICY FREE PRESS GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES GOVERNANCE CONSTRAINTS GOVERNANCE ENVIRONMENT GOVERNANCE FAILURES GOVERNANCE ISSUES GOVERNANCE OUTCOMES GOVERNANCE PROBLEMS GOVERNANCE QUALITY GOVERNANCE REFORM GOVERNANCE REFORMS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT SPENDING GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION GRAND CORRUPTION HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT HUMAN RIGHTS IMPROVING GOVERNANCE INCOME LEVELS INEQUALITY INFORMAL PAYMENTS INITIATIVE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL MEASURES INTEGRITY INTERNAL AUDIT INTERNAL SECURITY INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATIONS INVESTMENT CLIMATE JUDICIAL FRAMEWORK JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE JUDICIAL PROCESSES JUDICIAL REFORM JUDICIAL SYSTEM JUDICIARY JUSTICE KICKBACKS KIDNAPPING LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWS LEADERSHIP LEGAL DRAFTING LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL FRAMEWORKS LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE CHANGES LEGISLATIVE MEASURES LEGISLATURE LEGITIMACY LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOOTING MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MARKET ECONOMY MEDIA MEMBER STATES MINISTER MINISTERS MONEY LAUNDERING MURDER NATIONAL INCOME NATIONAL LAWS NATIONS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OFFENSES ORGANIZED CRIME PARLIAMENT PERCEPTION OF CORRUPTION PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS POLICE POLICY INCONSISTENCY POLITICAL CHANGE POLITICAL CONTROVERSY POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INSTABILITY POLITICAL INTERFERENCE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL SYSTEM POLITICIANS PRIME MINISTER PRIORITIES PRIVATIZATION PROCUREMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS PROSECUTION PROSECUTOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC OFFICIAL PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC OPINION PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR CORRUPTION PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SERVICE USERS PUBLIC SPENDING PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY PYRAMID SCHEMES REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REGULATORY INSTITUTIONS REGULATORY MEASURES REGULATORY POLICIES REGULATORY POLICY REGULATORY QUALITY REPRESSION RULE OF LAW SEPARATION OF POWERS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INTERACTIONS SOCIAL STRUCTURE STATE AUTHORITIES STATE BUDGET STATE CONTROL STATE FAILURE STATE INSTITUTIONS TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX RATE TAX RATES TAX REGULATIONS TAX RETURNS TAXATION TERRORISM THEFT TRANSPARENCY TRIALS VIOLENCE WORLDWIDE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS ZERO TOLERANCE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/06/16498881/governance-albania-way-forward-competitiveness-growth-european-integration-world-bank-issue-brief http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12650

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Summary:	Since its emergence from a turbulent post-communist transition, Albania has achieved remarkable progress in economic and social development. Governance improvements, especially in the effectiveness of public administration, have been instrumental to the country's impressive economic performance and improved human development outcomes. The Government has taken steps to improve public order and personal safety, particularly through efforts to crack down on violent and organized crime. Despite these positive developments, Albania continues to face significant governance challenges that will need to be overcome if the country is to achieve critical development objectives. Enduring politicization of the public administration and incomplete separation of powers, exemplified by instances of political interference in judicial processes, remain serious obstacles. The Government recognizes the need to accelerate progress on several dimensions of governance reform, particularly in light of its aspirations to European Union (EU) accession. This issue brief seeks to analyze the nature and recent evolution of Albania's governance environment, to identify the principal governance constraints to the achievement of development priorities-overall and in key sectors, and to outline recommendations for the way forward.

Governance in Albania : A Way Forward for Competitiveness, Growth, and European Integration

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