Strengthening Infrastructure Governance for Investment and Service Delivery in Panama

Global evidence suggests better infrastructure governance results in more efficient spending and better growth outcomes at the national and subnational levels of government. Several studies (International Monetary Fund (IMF), 2015; OECD, 2015; Worl...

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Main Author: World Bank
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Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/289961593333933068/Strengthening-Infrastructure-Governance-for-Investment-and-Service-Delivery-in-Panama
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spelling okr-10986-340882021-05-25T09:57:07Z Strengthening Infrastructure Governance for Investment and Service Delivery in Panama World Bank PUBLIC PROCUREMENT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT GOVERNANCE SERVICE DELIVERY WATER AND SANITATION ELECTRICITY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES TRANSPARENCY Global evidence suggests better infrastructure governance results in more efficient spending and better growth outcomes at the national and subnational levels of government. Several studies (International Monetary Fund (IMF), 2015; OECD, 2015; World Bank 2014; OECD, 2013a) demonstrate that improvements in infrastructure governance can lead to substantial efficiency enhancements and enhanced infrastructure productivity over the life of the asset. Conversely, poor governance is a major reason why infrastructure projects fail to meet their timeframe, budget, and service delivery objectives. This report assesses the governance of the infrastructure sectors in Panama. Building on a dedicated infrastructure governance framework (see Section II), the report looks at the sector specific arrangements in electricity and water as well as the cross-cutting framework for infrastructure planning, procurement and delivery including for PPPs. The main recommendations of the report are presented in Section I below. Aimed at addressing Panama’s infrastructure governance bottlenecks, the recommendations specify the suggested timeline and priority. 2020-07-13T20:50:36Z 2020-07-13T20:50:36Z 2020-06-24 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/289961593333933068/Strengthening-Infrastructure-Governance-for-Investment-and-Service-Delivery-in-Panama http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34088 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Procurement Study Latin America & Caribbean Panama
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topic PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
GOVERNANCE
SERVICE DELIVERY
WATER AND SANITATION
ELECTRICITY
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
TRANSPARENCY
spellingShingle PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
GOVERNANCE
SERVICE DELIVERY
WATER AND SANITATION
ELECTRICITY
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
TRANSPARENCY
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Strengthening Infrastructure Governance for Investment and Service Delivery in Panama
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Panama
description Global evidence suggests better infrastructure governance results in more efficient spending and better growth outcomes at the national and subnational levels of government. Several studies (International Monetary Fund (IMF), 2015; OECD, 2015; World Bank 2014; OECD, 2013a) demonstrate that improvements in infrastructure governance can lead to substantial efficiency enhancements and enhanced infrastructure productivity over the life of the asset. Conversely, poor governance is a major reason why infrastructure projects fail to meet their timeframe, budget, and service delivery objectives. This report assesses the governance of the infrastructure sectors in Panama. Building on a dedicated infrastructure governance framework (see Section II), the report looks at the sector specific arrangements in electricity and water as well as the cross-cutting framework for infrastructure planning, procurement and delivery including for PPPs. The main recommendations of the report are presented in Section I below. Aimed at addressing Panama’s infrastructure governance bottlenecks, the recommendations specify the suggested timeline and priority.
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title Strengthening Infrastructure Governance for Investment and Service Delivery in Panama
title_short Strengthening Infrastructure Governance for Investment and Service Delivery in Panama
title_full Strengthening Infrastructure Governance for Investment and Service Delivery in Panama
title_fullStr Strengthening Infrastructure Governance for Investment and Service Delivery in Panama
title_full_unstemmed Strengthening Infrastructure Governance for Investment and Service Delivery in Panama
title_sort strengthening infrastructure governance for investment and service delivery in panama
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/289961593333933068/Strengthening-Infrastructure-Governance-for-Investment-and-Service-Delivery-in-Panama
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