MENA and Public Consultations

The integration of consultation mechanisms throughout the policymaking process has proved to be a valuable instrument to help strengthen government-citizen interaction and improve the quality of government policies on key development areas by leadi...

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Main Author:	Bteddini, Lida
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESSIBILITY ACCOUNTABILITY ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS ANTICORRUPTION CITIZEN DEMANDS CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT CITIZENSHIP CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CODES OF PRACTICE COLLABORATION CONFIDENCE CONSENSUS CONSULTATION MECHANISM CONSULTATION MECHANISMS CONSULTATION PROCESS CONSULTATION PROCESSES CORRUPTION CREDIBILITY DECISIONMAKING DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DRAFT LAWS DRAFT LEGISLATION E-GOV ENGAGING CITIZENS FOCUS GROUPS FREE SPEECH GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNMENT DECISION GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT REFORM GOVERNMENT REGULATION HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONS INITIATIVE INTEGRITY LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORKS LEGISLATION MEDIA OPEN GOVERNMENT OPINION POLLS PARTICIPATORY PLANNING POLICY ANALYSIS POLICY DEVELOPMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY ISSUES POLICY MAKING PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS PUBLIC CONFIDENCE PUBLIC CONSULTATION PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR REGULATORS REGULATORY IMPACT REGULATORY IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPRESENTATIVES RULE OF LAW SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY STAKEHOLDER STAKEHOLDERS TRADE UNIONS TRANSPARENCY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/18107984/mena-public-consultations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16114

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spelling	okr-10986-161142021-04-23T14:03:27Z MENA and Public Consultations Bteddini, Lida ACCESSIBILITY ACCOUNTABILITY ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS ANTICORRUPTION CITIZEN DEMANDS CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT CITIZENSHIP CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CODES OF PRACTICE COLLABORATION CONFIDENCE CONSENSUS CONSULTATION MECHANISM CONSULTATION MECHANISMS CONSULTATION PROCESS CONSULTATION PROCESSES CORRUPTION CREDIBILITY DECISIONMAKING DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DRAFT LAWS DRAFT LEGISLATION E-GOV ENGAGING CITIZENS FOCUS GROUPS FREE SPEECH GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNMENT DECISION GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT REFORM GOVERNMENT REGULATION HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONS INITIATIVE INTEGRITY LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORKS LEGISLATION MEDIA OPEN GOVERNMENT OPINION POLLS PARTICIPATORY PLANNING POLICY ANALYSIS POLICY DEVELOPMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY ISSUES POLICY MAKING PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS PUBLIC CONFIDENCE PUBLIC CONSULTATION PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR REGULATORS REGULATORY IMPACT REGULATORY IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPRESENTATIVES RULE OF LAW SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY STAKEHOLDER STAKEHOLDERS TRADE UNIONS TRANSPARENCY The integration of consultation mechanisms throughout the policymaking process has proved to be a valuable instrument to help strengthen government-citizen interaction and improve the quality of government policies on key development areas by leading to better designed development projects, more effective service delivery, and improvements in the targeting of benefits. By making preliminary policy analysis available for public scrutiny, stakeholders are provided with a means to inform the development of a policy or its implementation. Consultation also helps regulators to balance opposing interests and to identify unintended effects while ensuring transparency to minimize administrative burdens and reduce corruption and rent-seeking. When successful, public participation can have a transformative impact by providing citizens with a platform for active engagement in the development process, and allows citizens to hold governments to account and to better influence decisions that affect their lives. While the benefits of public consultation are widely recognized, the MENA region still lags in the domain of public engagement, especially in regards to providing citizens with mechanisms to engage effectively in the design, implementation, and evaluation of public policy. 2013-10-10T20:45:27Z 2013-10-10T20:45:27Z 2013-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/18107984/mena-public-consultations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16114 English en_US MENA Knowledge and Learning Quick Notes Series;No. 101 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa North Africa Middle East
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topic	ACCESSIBILITY ACCOUNTABILITY ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS ANTICORRUPTION CITIZEN DEMANDS CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT CITIZENSHIP CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CODES OF PRACTICE COLLABORATION CONFIDENCE CONSENSUS CONSULTATION MECHANISM CONSULTATION MECHANISMS CONSULTATION PROCESS CONSULTATION PROCESSES CORRUPTION CREDIBILITY DECISIONMAKING DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DRAFT LAWS DRAFT LEGISLATION E-GOV ENGAGING CITIZENS FOCUS GROUPS FREE SPEECH GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNMENT DECISION GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT REFORM GOVERNMENT REGULATION HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONS INITIATIVE INTEGRITY LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORKS LEGISLATION MEDIA OPEN GOVERNMENT OPINION POLLS PARTICIPATORY PLANNING POLICY ANALYSIS POLICY DEVELOPMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY ISSUES POLICY MAKING PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS PUBLIC CONFIDENCE PUBLIC CONSULTATION PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR REGULATORS REGULATORY IMPACT REGULATORY IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPRESENTATIVES RULE OF LAW SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY STAKEHOLDER STAKEHOLDERS TRADE UNIONS TRANSPARENCY
spellingShingle	ACCESSIBILITY ACCOUNTABILITY ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS ANTICORRUPTION CITIZEN DEMANDS CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT CITIZENSHIP CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CODES OF PRACTICE COLLABORATION CONFIDENCE CONSENSUS CONSULTATION MECHANISM CONSULTATION MECHANISMS CONSULTATION PROCESS CONSULTATION PROCESSES CORRUPTION CREDIBILITY DECISIONMAKING DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DRAFT LAWS DRAFT LEGISLATION E-GOV ENGAGING CITIZENS FOCUS GROUPS FREE SPEECH GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNMENT DECISION GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT REFORM GOVERNMENT REGULATION HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONS INITIATIVE INTEGRITY LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORKS LEGISLATION MEDIA OPEN GOVERNMENT OPINION POLLS PARTICIPATORY PLANNING POLICY ANALYSIS POLICY DEVELOPMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY ISSUES POLICY MAKING PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS PUBLIC CONFIDENCE PUBLIC CONSULTATION PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR REGULATORS REGULATORY IMPACT REGULATORY IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPRESENTATIVES RULE OF LAW SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY STAKEHOLDER STAKEHOLDERS TRADE UNIONS TRANSPARENCY Bteddini, Lida MENA and Public Consultations
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description	The integration of consultation mechanisms throughout the policymaking process has proved to be a valuable instrument to help strengthen government-citizen interaction and improve the quality of government policies on key development areas by leading to better designed development projects, more effective service delivery, and improvements in the targeting of benefits. By making preliminary policy analysis available for public scrutiny, stakeholders are provided with a means to inform the development of a policy or its implementation. Consultation also helps regulators to balance opposing interests and to identify unintended effects while ensuring transparency to minimize administrative burdens and reduce corruption and rent-seeking. When successful, public participation can have a transformative impact by providing citizens with a platform for active engagement in the development process, and allows citizens to hold governments to account and to better influence decisions that affect their lives. While the benefits of public consultation are widely recognized, the MENA region still lags in the domain of public engagement, especially in regards to providing citizens with mechanisms to engage effectively in the design, implementation, and evaluation of public policy.
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author	Bteddini, Lida
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title	MENA and Public Consultations
title_short	MENA and Public Consultations
title_full	MENA and Public Consultations
title_fullStr	MENA and Public Consultations
title_full_unstemmed	MENA and Public Consultations
title_sort	mena and public consultations
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2013
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/18107984/mena-public-consultations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16114
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