Publishing Construction Contracts and Outcome Details

Construction governance failures can lead to the construction of the wrong infrastructure, poor quality construction, and excessively high prices for work. There is some evidence from both other sectors and the construction sector itself that impro...

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Main Author:	Kenny, Charles
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES ACCOUNTING ADB AID EFFECTIVENESS ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION AUDITS BEST PRACTICES BIDDING BRIBE BRIBERY BRIBES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CITIZEN CITIZEN VOICE CITIZENS CIVIL LIBERTIES CIVIL RIGHTS CIVIL SOCIETY COLLAPSE COLLUSION COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT COMPLAINT COMPLAINTS CONFIDENCE CORRUPT CORRUPTION COURT ACTION CPI DECENTRALIZATION DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DISCLOSURE EXECUTION FATALITIES FEDERAL AGENCIES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FINANCIAL BENEFITS FINANCIAL SAVINGS FOREIGN AID FREEDOM OF INFORMATION FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAWS GLOBAL INITIATIVE GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE FAILURES GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP HIGHWAY HIGHWAY PROJECT HIGHWAYS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INITIATIVE INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY INTEGRITY INVESTIGATIONS INVESTMENT CLIMATE LAWS LEADERSHIP LEGISLATION LOCAL GOVERNANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANDATES MEDIA NATIONAL INCOME PARLIAMENT PERCEPTIONS INDEX POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL RIGHTS POOR GOVERNANCE PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENTS PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC WORKS RAIL RAIL PROJECTS REGIONAL TRANSPORT REHABILITATION REPRESENTATIVES ROAD ROAD COSTS ROAD PROJECTS ROAD TRANSPORT ROADS ROUTE RURAL ROADS SANITATION SERVICE DELIVERY SEWAGE STATE GOVERNMENT STATISTICAL ANALYSIS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC CAPACITY TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT PROJECTS TUNNELS WATER SUPPLY WEALTH
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spelling	okr-10986-37342021-04-23T14:02:12Z Publishing Construction Contracts and Outcome Details Kenny, Charles ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES ACCOUNTING ADB AID EFFECTIVENESS ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION AUDITS BEST PRACTICES BIDDING BRIBE BRIBERY BRIBES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CITIZEN CITIZEN VOICE CITIZENS CIVIL LIBERTIES CIVIL RIGHTS CIVIL SOCIETY COLLAPSE COLLUSION COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT COMPLAINT COMPLAINTS CONFIDENCE CORRUPT CORRUPTION COURT ACTION CPI DECENTRALIZATION DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DISCLOSURE EXECUTION FATALITIES FEDERAL AGENCIES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FINANCIAL BENEFITS FINANCIAL SAVINGS FOREIGN AID FREEDOM OF INFORMATION FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAWS GLOBAL INITIATIVE GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE FAILURES GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP HIGHWAY HIGHWAY PROJECT HIGHWAYS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INITIATIVE INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY INTEGRITY INVESTIGATIONS INVESTMENT CLIMATE LAWS LEADERSHIP LEGISLATION LOCAL GOVERNANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANDATES MEDIA NATIONAL INCOME PARLIAMENT PERCEPTIONS INDEX POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL RIGHTS POOR GOVERNANCE PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENTS PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC WORKS RAIL RAIL PROJECTS REGIONAL TRANSPORT REHABILITATION REPRESENTATIVES ROAD ROAD COSTS ROAD PROJECTS ROAD TRANSPORT ROADS ROUTE RURAL ROADS SANITATION SERVICE DELIVERY SEWAGE STATE GOVERNMENT STATISTICAL ANALYSIS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC CAPACITY TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT PROJECTS TUNNELS WATER SUPPLY WEALTH Construction governance failures can lead to the construction of the wrong infrastructure, poor quality construction, and excessively high prices for work. There is some evidence from both other sectors and the construction sector itself that improved transparency, especially when combined with oversight, can improve development outcomes through its impact on the quality of governance. This paper reviews that evidence, discusses costs and benefits of greater transparency in particular with regard to the contracting and delivery process in construction, and briefly discusses an initiative to improve governance in public construction -- the Construction Sector Transparency Initiative. 2012-03-19T18:38:51Z 2012-03-19T18:38:51Z 2010-03-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100323133355 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3734 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5247 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper The World Region The World Region
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topic	ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES ACCOUNTING ADB AID EFFECTIVENESS ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION AUDITS BEST PRACTICES BIDDING BRIBE BRIBERY BRIBES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CITIZEN CITIZEN VOICE CITIZENS CIVIL LIBERTIES CIVIL RIGHTS CIVIL SOCIETY COLLAPSE COLLUSION COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT COMPLAINT COMPLAINTS CONFIDENCE CORRUPT CORRUPTION COURT ACTION CPI DECENTRALIZATION DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DISCLOSURE EXECUTION FATALITIES FEDERAL AGENCIES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FINANCIAL BENEFITS FINANCIAL SAVINGS FOREIGN AID FREEDOM OF INFORMATION FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAWS GLOBAL INITIATIVE GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE FAILURES GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP HIGHWAY HIGHWAY PROJECT HIGHWAYS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INITIATIVE INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY INTEGRITY INVESTIGATIONS INVESTMENT CLIMATE LAWS LEADERSHIP LEGISLATION LOCAL GOVERNANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANDATES MEDIA NATIONAL INCOME PARLIAMENT PERCEPTIONS INDEX POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL RIGHTS POOR GOVERNANCE PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENTS PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC WORKS RAIL RAIL PROJECTS REGIONAL TRANSPORT REHABILITATION REPRESENTATIVES ROAD ROAD COSTS ROAD PROJECTS ROAD TRANSPORT ROADS ROUTE RURAL ROADS SANITATION SERVICE DELIVERY SEWAGE STATE GOVERNMENT STATISTICAL ANALYSIS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC CAPACITY TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT PROJECTS TUNNELS WATER SUPPLY WEALTH
spellingShingle	ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES ACCOUNTING ADB AID EFFECTIVENESS ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION AUDITS BEST PRACTICES BIDDING BRIBE BRIBERY BRIBES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CITIZEN CITIZEN VOICE CITIZENS CIVIL LIBERTIES CIVIL RIGHTS CIVIL SOCIETY COLLAPSE COLLUSION COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT COMPLAINT COMPLAINTS CONFIDENCE CORRUPT CORRUPTION COURT ACTION CPI DECENTRALIZATION DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DISCLOSURE EXECUTION FATALITIES FEDERAL AGENCIES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FINANCIAL BENEFITS FINANCIAL SAVINGS FOREIGN AID FREEDOM OF INFORMATION FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAWS GLOBAL INITIATIVE GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE FAILURES GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP HIGHWAY HIGHWAY PROJECT HIGHWAYS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INITIATIVE INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY INTEGRITY INVESTIGATIONS INVESTMENT CLIMATE LAWS LEADERSHIP LEGISLATION LOCAL GOVERNANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANDATES MEDIA NATIONAL INCOME PARLIAMENT PERCEPTIONS INDEX POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL RIGHTS POOR GOVERNANCE PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENTS PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC WORKS RAIL RAIL PROJECTS REGIONAL TRANSPORT REHABILITATION REPRESENTATIVES ROAD ROAD COSTS ROAD PROJECTS ROAD TRANSPORT ROADS ROUTE RURAL ROADS SANITATION SERVICE DELIVERY SEWAGE STATE GOVERNMENT STATISTICAL ANALYSIS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC CAPACITY TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT PROJECTS TUNNELS WATER SUPPLY WEALTH Kenny, Charles Publishing Construction Contracts and Outcome Details
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relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5247
description	Construction governance failures can lead to the construction of the wrong infrastructure, poor quality construction, and excessively high prices for work. There is some evidence from both other sectors and the construction sector itself that improved transparency, especially when combined with oversight, can improve development outcomes through its impact on the quality of governance. This paper reviews that evidence, discusses costs and benefits of greater transparency in particular with regard to the contracting and delivery process in construction, and briefly discusses an initiative to improve governance in public construction -- the Construction Sector Transparency Initiative.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Kenny, Charles
author_facet	Kenny, Charles
author_sort	Kenny, Charles
title	Publishing Construction Contracts and Outcome Details
title_short	Publishing Construction Contracts and Outcome Details
title_full	Publishing Construction Contracts and Outcome Details
title_fullStr	Publishing Construction Contracts and Outcome Details
title_full_unstemmed	Publishing Construction Contracts and Outcome Details
title_sort	publishing construction contracts and outcome details
publishDate	2012
url	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100323133355 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3734
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