Directions in Development - Public Sector Governance – serie
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14 produkter
Closing the Feedback Loop
Can Technology Bridge the Accountability Gap?
Av World Bank, Björn-Sören Gigler m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
461 kr
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Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are an accelerator in closing the "accountability gap" for more open and collaborative governance.
Power of Public Investment Management
Transforming Resources Into Assets for Growth
Av Anand Rajaram, Kai Kaiser m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
416 kr
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Public resources - if invested well in public infrastructure and services - can catalyze private and community efforts and unleash an inclusive growth and development process. But public investment attracts political interest, usually of the kind that undermines efficiency. Too often public …
Puzzles of Economic Growth
Av Leszek Balcerowicz, Andrzej Rzonca m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
475 kr
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Looking at the economic growth of seemingly similar countries one can find striking differences. Why has Australia gotten so much ahead of New Zealand, in spite of the latter being held up as a paragon of free market reform? How is it possible that Austria, with its persistently oversized state …
Benchmarking and Self-Assessment for Parliaments
Av World Bank, Mitchell O'Brien m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
372 kr
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This edited volume presents the comprehensive review of the work on developing assessment frameworks for democratic parliaments. The book identifies areas of internationally agreed consensus among the current sets of standards and principles, and areas of potential further consensus by examining …
Understanding the Income and Efficiency Gap in Latin America and the Caribbean
Av World Bank, Jorge Thompson Araujo m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
416 kr
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Latin America and Caribbean countries suffer from large efficiency gaps in technology adoption, innovation, structural change, resource allocation, institutions, and poverty reduction, which hamper their growth to higher income levels.
Public Access to Information for Development
A Guide to Effective Implementation of Right to Information Laws
Av Victoria L. Lemieux, Stephanie E. Trapnell
Häftad, 2016
372 kr
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With over 100 right to information (RTI) laws also called freedom of information or access to information laws now in place globally, the groundwork has been laid to advance more transparent, accountable and inclusive governance as a pathway to poverty reduction and economic development.
Bringing Government Into the 21st Century
The Korean Digital Governance Experience
Av Tina George Karippacheril, Soonhee Kim m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
416 kr
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This volume provides a narrative description of the institutional and management decisions, infrastructure, systems and processes, impact, and lessons learned and policy implications for developing countries from Korea's multi-decade Digital Governance experience.
Rules on Paper, Rules in Practice
Enforcing Laws and Policies in the Middle East and North Africa
Av Edouard Al-Dahdah, Cristina Corduneanu-Huci m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
372 kr
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The focus of this book is on a specific outcome of the rule of law: the enforcement of laws and policies, and the determinants of this enforcement. Are there significant and persistent differences in implementation across countries? Why are some laws and policies more systematically enforced than …
Toward Next-Generation Performance Budgeting
Lessons from the Experiences of Seven Reforming Countries
Av Donald Moynihan, Ivor Beazley
Häftad, 2016
416 kr
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Performance budgeting is a reform adopted by governments in many OECD countries and encouraged by development agencies. This book explores the experiences of 7 countries and suggests a fresh approach to avoid classic pitfalls and adopting ideas from successful reformers.
Transfer Pricing and Developing Economies
A Handbook for Policy Makers and Practitioners
Av Joel Cooper, Randall Fox m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
591 kr
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This handbook is part of the wider WBG engagement in supporting countries with Domestic Resource Mobilization. The publication aims to cover all relevant aspects that have to be considered when introducing or strengthening transfer pricing regimes aimed at addressing country specific risks and …
Data-Driven Decision Making in Fragile Contexts
Evidence from Sudan
Av World Bank, Alexander Hamilton m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
474 kr
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This volume explores methods and insights for data collection and use in fragile contexts, with a focus on Sudan.It poses several questions on the political economy of data, and then sets out a framework for assessing the validity, reliability, and potential impact of data on decision-making in a …
Strengthening Domestic Resource Mobilization
Moving from Theory to Practice in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Av Raul Junquera-Varela, Marijn Verhoeven
Häftad, 2017
416 kr
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This book reviews the trends in tax revenue collection in developing countries. The book reviews the special challenges facing low income countries, which have traditionally relied on indirect revenues in the context of limited formalization of their economies.
Fiscal and Welfare Impacts of Electricity Subsidies in Central America
Av Marco Antonio Hernandez Ore, Luis Alvaro Sanchez m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
404 kr
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Central American countries spend significant public resources subsidizing electricity, but the majority of subsidies go to higher-income households. This study assesses the fiscal and welfare impacts of electricity subsidies in Central America, and simulates reform options.
From Falling Behind to Catching Up
A Country Economic Memorandum for Malawi
Av Richard Record, Praveen Kumar m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
416 kr
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From Falling Behind to Catching Up aims to improve readers' understanding of the puzzle of Malawi's development performance and identify ways for the country to achieve robust growth and stay on a stable growth path that helps the poor.
