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Civil Society, Public Action and Accountability in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorKhemani, Stuti
dc.contributor.authorDevarajan, Shantayanan
dc.contributor.authorWalton, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:03:30Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:03:30Z
dc.date.issued2011-07-01
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the potential role of civil society action in increasing state accountability for development in Sub-Saharan Africa. It further develops the analytical framework of the World Development Report 2004 on accountability relationships, to emphasize the underlying political economy drivers of accountability and implications for how civil society is constituted and functions. It argues on this basis that the most important domain for improving accountability is through the political relations between citizens, civil society, and state leadership. The evidence broadly suggests that when higher-level political leadership provides sufficient or appropriate powers for citizen participation in holding within-state agencies or frontline providers accountable, there is frequently positive impact on outcomes. However, the big question remaining for such types of interventions is how to improve the incentives of higher-level leadership to pursue appropriate policy design and implementation. The paper argues that there is substantial scope for greater efforts in this domain, including through the support of external aid agencies. Such efforts and support should, however, build on existing political and civil society structures (rather than transplanting "best practice" initiatives from elsewhere), and be structured for careful monitoring and assessment of impact.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110725162228
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5733
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3497
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5733
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY FAILURES
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY RELATIONSHIP
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY RELATIONSHIPS
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectACTIVISM
dc.subjectADVOCACY
dc.subjectANTI-CORRUPTION
dc.subjectASSETS
dc.subjectAUDITING
dc.subjectBASIC SERVICES
dc.subjectBEST PRACTICE
dc.subjectBUDGET TRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectBUREAUCRACIES
dc.subjectBUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
dc.subjectCANDIDATES
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectCHILD POPULATION
dc.subjectCITIZEN DEMANDS
dc.subjectCITIZEN ENGAGEMENT
dc.subjectCITIZEN PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCITIZEN REPORT CARD
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ACTORS
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY CAPACITY
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ENGAGEMENT
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY GROUP
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCOLLABORATION
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE ACTION
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY MEMBERS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY MOBILIZATION
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY RADIO
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCOMPLAINT
dc.subjectCOMPLAINTS
dc.subjectCONFLICT OF INTEREST
dc.subjectCONFLICTS OF INTEREST
dc.subjectCONSTITUENCY
dc.subjectCONSTITUENTS
dc.subjectCORRUPT
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCREDIBILITY
dc.subjectCRIMINAL
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDECISION-MAKING
dc.subjectDEMOCRACIES
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIC PROCESSES
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIC REGIMES
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIC VALUES
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIZATION
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIZATION PROCESS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectDISTRICT AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectEDUCATION SECTOR
dc.subjectEDUCATION SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectEDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectELECTION
dc.subjectELECTIONS
dc.subjectELITES
dc.subjectEMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectETHNIC IDENTITY
dc.subjectEXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectFAIR ELECTIONS
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICIES
dc.subjectFRAUD
dc.subjectGAMES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SERVICES
dc.subjectGOVERNOR
dc.subjectGROUP BASIS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectINDEPENDENT MEDIA
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFORMATION LAWS
dc.subjectINITIATIVE
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINTEREST GROUPS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectINVESTIGATION
dc.subjectJUDICIARIES
dc.subjectJUDICIARY
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE GAP
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLEGISLATOR
dc.subjectLEGISLATORS
dc.subjectLINE MINISTRIES
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMITTEES
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectLOCAL ELECTIONS
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectLOCAL GROUPS
dc.subjectLOCAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectLOCAL POLITICIANS
dc.subjectMARGINALIZED GROUPS
dc.subjectMASS MEDIA
dc.subjectMECHANISMS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectMEDIA
dc.subjectMEDIA COVERAGE
dc.subjectMOBILIZATION
dc.subjectMONOPOLIES
dc.subjectMONOPOLY
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL DONORS
dc.subjectMULTIPARTY ELECTIONS
dc.subjectNGO
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY APPROACHES
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY BUDGETING
dc.subjectPATRONAGE
dc.subjectPENALTIES
dc.subjectPETTY CORRUPTION
dc.subjectPHONES
dc.subjectPOLICE
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL LEADERS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL LEADERSHIP
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL POWER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PRESSURES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PROCESS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PROCESSES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL STABILITY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectPOLITICIAN
dc.subjectPOLITICIANS
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPREPARATION
dc.subjectPRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
dc.subjectPRIVATE BUSINESS
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT
dc.subjectPROGRAMMING
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPROJECT DESIGN
dc.subjectPUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC AWARENESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC FUNDS
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOOD
dc.subjectPUBLIC INTEREST
dc.subjectPUBLIC OPINION
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR REFORM
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectRECONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectREPRESENTATIVES
dc.subjectREPRESSION
dc.subjectRIGHT TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectRULE OF LAW
dc.subjectSANCTION
dc.subjectSANCTIONS
dc.subjectSCIENTISTS
dc.subjectSELF-HELP
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectSOCIAL COHESION
dc.subjectSOCIAL EXCLUSION
dc.subjectSOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subjectSOCIAL ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectSOCIAL STRUCTURES
dc.subjectSTATE GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectTARGET GROUPS
dc.subjectTRADE UNIONS
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTRIALS
dc.subjectVILLAGE
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectVOTER TURNOUT
dc.titleCivil Society, Public Action and Accountability in Africaen
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalAfrica
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