Sudan - Strengthening Good Governance for Development Outcomes in Southern Sudan : Issues and Options

This report is the product of a joint Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) and World Bank initiative aimed at facilitating informed policy making in key areas of public service management. The objective was to facilitate a process in which a Bank-su...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Other Public Sector Study
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
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topic ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
ACCOUNTING
ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY
ADMINISTRATIVE DECENTRALIZATION
ADMINISTRATIVE MACHINERY
ANTI-CORRUPTION
ANTICORRUPTION
ANTICORRUPTION COMMISSION
ANTICORRUPTION LEGISLATION
ASSETS
AUDITING
AUDITOR
AUTHORITY
BASIC SERVICES
BLOCK GRANTS
CADRES
CAPACITY BUILDING
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CITIZENS
CIVIL SERVANTS
CIVIL SERVICE
COALITIONS
COLLAPSE
COLONIAL COUNTRIES
COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
CONFIDENCE
CONSENSUS
CONSTITUENCIES
CONSTITUTION
CONSTITUTIONS
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
CRIMINAL
DECENTRALIZATION
DECENTRALIZATION OBJECTIVES
DECISION MAKING
DECISION MAKING POWER
DECONCENTRATION
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE
DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS
DEVOLUTION
DEVOLUTION OF POLITICAL AUTHORITY
DISCRETION
EQUALIZATION
ETHNIC GROUPS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES
EXPENDITURE
FEDERALISM
FINANCIAL AUTONOMY
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL PLANNING
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FISCAL BURDEN
FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION
FISCAL MANAGEMENT
FISCAL POLICY
FISCAL PRESSURES
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
FISCAL STRESS
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
GOVERNMENT LEVEL
GOVERNMENT LEVELS
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES
GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS
GRANT DESIGN
HEALTH SERVICES
HUMAN RESOURCE
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
INITIATIVE
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
INTERNAL SECURITY
JUSTICE
KINGDOMS
LACK OF CLARITY
LEADERSHIP
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGAL FRAMEWORKS
LEGAL STRUCTURES
LEGISLATION
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES
LEGISLATORS
LEGISLATURE
LEGITIMACY
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
LIBERATION
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL COUNCILS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL LEVEL
LOCAL TAX
LOYALIST
LOYALISTS
MERITOCRACY
MINISTER
MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION
MINISTRIES OF FINANCE
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
MUNICIPALITIES
NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL SERVICE
NATIONALISM
NATIONS
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEPOTISM
OPERATING COSTS
OWN SOURCE REVENUE
PATRONAGE
POLICE
POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS
POLITICAL COMMITMENT
POLITICAL FEASIBILITY
POLITICAL INSTABILITY
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRESIDENCY
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROCUREMENT
PROVISIONS
PUBLIC
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM
PUBLIC FINANCES
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM
PUBLIC SERVANTS
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES
PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC SPENDING
PUBLIC WORKS
REFERENDUM
REGIONAL GOVERNMENT
REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS
REHABILITATION
REPRESENTATIVES
RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
RESOURCE SHARING
REVENUE CAPACITY
REVENUE COLLECTION
REVENUE VOLATILITY
REVOLUTION
ROADS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SOCIAL PROTECTION
STATE ADMINISTRATION
STATE ASSEMBLIES
STATE AUTONOMY
STATE CONSTITUTIONS
STATE GOVERNMENT
STATE GOVERNMENTS
TAX RATE
TAX RATES
TAXATION
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TRANSPARENCY
TRUST FUNDS
USER CHARGES
VERTICAL BALANCE
WATER SUPPLY
spellingShingle ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
ACCOUNTING
ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY
ADMINISTRATIVE DECENTRALIZATION
ADMINISTRATIVE MACHINERY
ANTI-CORRUPTION
ANTICORRUPTION
ANTICORRUPTION COMMISSION
ANTICORRUPTION LEGISLATION
ASSETS
AUDITING
AUDITOR
AUTHORITY
BASIC SERVICES
BLOCK GRANTS
CADRES
CAPACITY BUILDING
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CITIZENS
CIVIL SERVANTS
CIVIL SERVICE
COALITIONS
COLLAPSE
COLONIAL COUNTRIES
COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
CONFIDENCE
CONSENSUS
CONSTITUENCIES
CONSTITUTION
CONSTITUTIONS
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
CRIMINAL
DECENTRALIZATION
DECENTRALIZATION OBJECTIVES
DECISION MAKING
DECISION MAKING POWER
DECONCENTRATION
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE
DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS
DEVOLUTION
DEVOLUTION OF POLITICAL AUTHORITY
DISCRETION
EQUALIZATION
ETHNIC GROUPS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES
EXPENDITURE
FEDERALISM
FINANCIAL AUTONOMY
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL PLANNING
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FISCAL BURDEN
FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION
FISCAL MANAGEMENT
FISCAL POLICY
FISCAL PRESSURES
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
FISCAL STRESS
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
GOVERNMENT LEVEL
GOVERNMENT LEVELS
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES
GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS
GRANT DESIGN
HEALTH SERVICES
HUMAN RESOURCE
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
INITIATIVE
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
INTERNAL SECURITY
JUSTICE
KINGDOMS
LACK OF CLARITY
LEADERSHIP
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGAL FRAMEWORKS
LEGAL STRUCTURES
LEGISLATION
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES
LEGISLATORS
LEGISLATURE
LEGITIMACY
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
LIBERATION
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL COUNCILS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL LEVEL
LOCAL TAX
LOYALIST
LOYALISTS
MERITOCRACY
MINISTER
MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION
MINISTRIES OF FINANCE
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
MUNICIPALITIES
NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL SERVICE
NATIONALISM
NATIONS
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEPOTISM
OPERATING COSTS
OWN SOURCE REVENUE
PATRONAGE
POLICE
POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS
POLITICAL COMMITMENT
POLITICAL FEASIBILITY
POLITICAL INSTABILITY
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRESIDENCY
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROCUREMENT
PROVISIONS
PUBLIC
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM
PUBLIC FINANCES
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM
PUBLIC SERVANTS
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES
PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC SPENDING
PUBLIC WORKS
REFERENDUM
REGIONAL GOVERNMENT
REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS
REHABILITATION
REPRESENTATIVES
RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
RESOURCE SHARING
REVENUE CAPACITY
REVENUE COLLECTION
REVENUE VOLATILITY
REVOLUTION
ROADS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SOCIAL PROTECTION
STATE ADMINISTRATION
STATE ASSEMBLIES
STATE AUTONOMY
STATE CONSTITUTIONS
STATE GOVERNMENT
STATE GOVERNMENTS
TAX RATE
TAX RATES
TAXATION
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TRANSPARENCY
TRUST FUNDS
USER CHARGES
VERTICAL BALANCE
WATER SUPPLY
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Sudan - Strengthening Good Governance for Development Outcomes in Southern Sudan : Issues and Options
geographic_facet Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
East Africa
Sudan
description This report is the product of a joint Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) and World Bank initiative aimed at facilitating informed policy making in key areas of public service management. The objective was to facilitate a process in which a Bank-supported team will provide technical inputs and will support appropriate consultation leading to informed and pragmatic policy making and implementation. Coordination, in particular on policy formulation, is difficult and a key constraint in young governments and more so in post-conflict situations such as that of Southern Sudan. Available analytical and executive capacity is already stretched. The number of issues that need to be addressed is large and prioritization is difficult. There are sharp political divisions that are not easily reconciled. The report is presented in two parts. Part one provides the background as well as a summary of findings and recommendations. Chapter one provides a brief historical background and lessons from this experience but may be skipped without loss of continuity. Chapter two presents an overview of the issues and options facing the GoSS in managing the public service, implementing the decentralization vision and tackling corruption and summarizes the findings presented in detail in the second part of the report. Part two covers the three thematic areas that are the subject of this initiative in greater detail: chapter three on public service reform, chapter four on decentralization, and chapter five on corruption. Two annexes document key aspects of the process. A third annex summarizes a paper on traditional authorities prepared as part of this exercise.
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title Sudan - Strengthening Good Governance for Development Outcomes in Southern Sudan : Issues and Options
title_short Sudan - Strengthening Good Governance for Development Outcomes in Southern Sudan : Issues and Options
title_full Sudan - Strengthening Good Governance for Development Outcomes in Southern Sudan : Issues and Options
title_fullStr Sudan - Strengthening Good Governance for Development Outcomes in Southern Sudan : Issues and Options
title_full_unstemmed Sudan - Strengthening Good Governance for Development Outcomes in Southern Sudan : Issues and Options
title_sort sudan - strengthening good governance for development outcomes in southern sudan : issues and options
publisher World Bank
publishDate 2012
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2854
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spelling okr-10986-28542021-04-23T14:02:05Z Sudan - Strengthening Good Governance for Development Outcomes in Southern Sudan : Issues and Options World Bank ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY ADMINISTRATIVE DECENTRALIZATION ADMINISTRATIVE MACHINERY ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION COMMISSION ANTICORRUPTION LEGISLATION ASSETS AUDITING AUDITOR AUTHORITY BASIC SERVICES BLOCK GRANTS CADRES CAPACITY BUILDING CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CITIZENS CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SERVICE COALITIONS COLLAPSE COLONIAL COUNTRIES COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT CONFIDENCE CONSENSUS CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTIONS COUNCIL OF MINISTERS CRIMINAL DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION OBJECTIVES DECISION MAKING DECISION MAKING POWER DECONCENTRATION DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS DEVOLUTION DEVOLUTION OF POLITICAL AUTHORITY DISCRETION EQUALIZATION ETHNIC GROUPS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES EXPENDITURE FEDERALISM FINANCIAL AUTONOMY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL PLANNING FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISCAL BURDEN FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL POLICY FISCAL PRESSURES FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY FISCAL STRESS GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT LEVEL GOVERNMENT LEVELS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS GRANT DESIGN HEALTH SERVICES HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES INITIATIVE INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE INTERNAL SECURITY JUSTICE KINGDOMS LACK OF CLARITY LEADERSHIP LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL FRAMEWORKS LEGAL STRUCTURES LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES LEGISLATORS LEGISLATURE LEGITIMACY LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LIBERATION LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL COUNCILS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL LEVEL LOCAL TAX LOYALIST LOYALISTS MERITOCRACY MINISTER MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION MINISTRIES OF FINANCE MINISTRY OF FINANCE MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL SERVICE NATIONALISM NATIONS NATURAL RESOURCES NEPOTISM OPERATING COSTS OWN SOURCE REVENUE PATRONAGE POLICE POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS POLITICAL COMMITMENT POLITICAL FEASIBILITY POLITICAL INSTABILITY POVERTY REDUCTION PRESIDENCY PRIVATE SECTOR PROCUREMENT PROVISIONS PUBLIC PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PUBLIC SERVANTS PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC WORKS REFERENDUM REGIONAL GOVERNMENT REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS REHABILITATION REPRESENTATIVES RESOURCE MOBILIZATION RESOURCE SHARING REVENUE CAPACITY REVENUE COLLECTION REVENUE VOLATILITY REVOLUTION ROADS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL PROTECTION STATE ADMINISTRATION STATE ASSEMBLIES STATE AUTONOMY STATE CONSTITUTIONS STATE GOVERNMENT STATE GOVERNMENTS TAX RATE TAX RATES TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSPARENCY TRUST FUNDS USER CHARGES VERTICAL BALANCE WATER SUPPLY This report is the product of a joint Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) and World Bank initiative aimed at facilitating informed policy making in key areas of public service management. The objective was to facilitate a process in which a Bank-supported team will provide technical inputs and will support appropriate consultation leading to informed and pragmatic policy making and implementation. Coordination, in particular on policy formulation, is difficult and a key constraint in young governments and more so in post-conflict situations such as that of Southern Sudan. Available analytical and executive capacity is already stretched. The number of issues that need to be addressed is large and prioritization is difficult. There are sharp political divisions that are not easily reconciled. The report is presented in two parts. Part one provides the background as well as a summary of findings and recommendations. Chapter one provides a brief historical background and lessons from this experience but may be skipped without loss of continuity. Chapter two presents an overview of the issues and options facing the GoSS in managing the public service, implementing the decentralization vision and tackling corruption and summarizes the findings presented in detail in the second part of the report. Part two covers the three thematic areas that are the subject of this initiative in greater detail: chapter three on public service reform, chapter four on decentralization, and chapter five on corruption. Two annexes document key aspects of the process. A third annex summarizes a paper on traditional authorities prepared as part of this exercise. 2012-03-19T10:22:54Z 2012-03-19T10:22:54Z 2010-04-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20100520002831 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2854 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Economic & Sector Work :: Other Public Sector Study Africa Sub-Saharan Africa East Africa Sudan