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Taking the Rules of the Game Seriously : Mainstreaming Justice in Development - The World Bank's Justice for the Poor Program

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dc.contributor.authorSage, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorMenzies, Nicholas
dc.contributor.authorWoolcock, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-28T22:50:48Z
dc.date.available2014-04-28T22:50:48Z
dc.date.issued2009-11
dc.description.abstractThis paper explains the ideas and approaches that underpin the World Bank's Justice for the Poor (J4P) program. J4P is an approach to legal empowerment that focuses on mainstreaming sociolegal concerns into development processes, in sectors ranging from community-driven development and mining technical assistance to labor-rights advocacy and classic judicial reform. It has developed out of a perspective that legal and regulatory frameworks and related justice concerns cannot be conceived of in terms of a 'sector' or a specific set of institutions, but are integral to all development processes. Further, while there is broad agreement that justice reform and building an equitable justice sector is central to good governance and sustainable development, there is limited understanding of how equitable justice systems emerge and how such processes can be facilitated by external actors. J4P addresses these knowledge gaps with intensive research aimed at understanding the ways in which development processes shape and are shaped by local context, and in particular, how the poor engage with and/or are excluded from the multiple rule systems ('legal pluralism') governing their everyday lives. Through three case studies of the program's work, this paper illustrates how understanding the various roles of law in society provides an innovative means of analyzing and responding to particular development problems. The cases also demonstrate the principles that underpin J4P: development is inherently conflict-ridden; institutional reform should be seen as an iterative and thus 'interim' process; building local research capacity is critical to establishing an empirically based and context-driven reform process; integrating diverse sources of empirical evidence is needed to deeply engage in local contexts; and rule systems are ubiquitous in all areas of development, not just the 'legal sector.'en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/11/11409967/taking-rules-game-seriously-mainstreaming-justice-development-world-banks-justice-poor-program
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/18103
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/18103
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJustice and development working paper series;no. 7
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO JUSTICE
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS
dc.subjectADVISORS
dc.subjectAUTHORITY
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCONCILIATION
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectCONFLICT RESOLUTION
dc.subjectCONSULTATIONS
dc.subjectCOURTS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectDISPUTE RESOLUTION
dc.subjectDIVORCE
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectJUDICIAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectJURISDICTION
dc.subjectJUSTICE
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectMEDIATION
dc.subjectMEDIATORS
dc.subjectRELIGIOUS LEADERS
dc.subjectREPUTATION
dc.subjectSOCIAL RELATIONS
dc.subjectVALUE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.titleTaking the Rules of the Game Seriously : Mainstreaming Justice in Development - The World Bank's Justice for the Poor Programen
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okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/11/11409967/taking-rules-game-seriously-mainstreaming-justice-development-world-banks-justice-poor-program
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum11409967
okr.identifier.report51845
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.topicLegal Institutions of the Market Economy
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Capital
okr.topicLaw and Development::Judicial System Reform
okr.topicEducation::Education and Society
okr.topicSocial Development::Children and Youth
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitJustice Reform (LEGJR)
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