Dealing with Politics for Money and Power in Infrastructure

Policy recommendations for infrastructure provision usually build on a well-established understanding of best practice for sector governance. Too rarely are they adapted to the country-specific political environment even if this is an area where po...

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Main Authors:	Benitez, Daniel, Estache, Antonio, Soreide, Tina
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING AIRPORTS ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ANTI-CORRUPTION ASSETS BASIC SERVICE BEST PRACTICE BEST PRACTICES BRIBE BRIBERY BRIBES BUREAUCRATIC CORRUPTION CASH TRANSFERS CITIZEN CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COLLUSION COMMON LAW CONDITIONALITY CONGESTION CONGESTION PRICING CONSENSUS CONSTITUENCY CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES CORRUPT CORRUPT OFFICIALS CORRUPT POLITICIANS CORRUPTION CRIMINAL CRONIES DATA COLLECTION DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKING DECISION-MAKERS DECISION-MAKING DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES DECREES DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES DEMOCRATIC REGIMES DEMOCRATIZATION DEREGULATION DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DICTATORSHIP DISCLOSURE DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION DRIVERS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS ECONOMISTS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPIRICAL INFORMATION EMPIRICAL STUDIES ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTS EXECUTIVE POWER EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL INFORMATION FISCAL RESOURCES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FOREIGN POLICY FRAUD FREE PRESS FREEDOM OF SPEECH FUEL FUEL COSTS GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS GOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE GOVERNANCE REFORMS GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION GOVERNMENT LEVEL GOVERNMENT STATISTICS HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGHWAYS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RIGHTS IDEOLOGIES INEQUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE POLICIES INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INFRASTRUCTURE REFORM INITIATIVE INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY JUDICIARY JUSTICE LABOR UNIONS LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY LAWS LEADERSHIP LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LOBBYING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MARKET COMPETITION MARKET POWER MEDIA MINISTER MINISTERS MONOPOLIES MONOPOLY MOTIVATIONS NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONALIZATION NATURAL RESOURCES PARLIAMENT PATRONAGE PETTY CORRUPTION POLICY DECISIONS POLICY INTERVENTION POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY POLITICAL AGENDA POLITICAL AUTHORITY POLITICAL COMPETITION POLITICAL CONTROL POLITICAL CORRUPTION POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL INTERFERENCE POLITICAL LEADERS POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL POWER POLITICAL RISK POLITICIAN POLITICIANS POPULISM PORK BARREL POTENTIAL INVESTORS PRESENT VALUE PRESIDENTS PRIME MINISTER PRIVATIZATION PROCUREMENT PRODUCTION COSTS PROPAGANDA PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC FINANCING PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC OPINION PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY REGULATORY AGENCY REGULATORY AUTHORITY REGULATORY BODY REGULATORY CAPTURE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY INSTITUTIONS REGULATORY MEASURES RESEARCH AGENDA RESOURCE CURSE RISK OF CORRUPTION ROAD ROAD MAINTENANCE ROADS SANCTION SANCTIONS SANITATION SECTORAL POLICIES SECURITIES SEPARATION OF POWERS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL COSTS SOCIAL PROGRAM SOVEREIGNTY STATE REVENUES STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TAX TAX BASE TAX BURDEN TAX REGIME TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS THEFT TOLL TOLL ROADS TRAFFIC TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TRUE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES URBAN TRANSPORT VESTED INTERESTS VOTING WAGES WEALTH WHITE ELEPHANTS WILLINGNESS TO PAY
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Dealing with Politics for Money and Power in Infrastructure

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