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Procurement and Service Delivery : An Overview of Efforts to Improve Governance of Public Procurement at Local Levels in South Asia

dc.contributor.author World Bank
dc.date.accessioned 2013-03-11T17:54:39Z
dc.date.available 2013-03-11T17:54:39Z
dc.date.issued 2009-11-01
dc.description.abstract Over the past decade, the overly centralized governance structures commonly found across South Asia have begun to change, with program and fiscal responsibility being devolved to local level government authorities and community-based organizations. This has led to greater participation of ordinary citizens in governance and public decision-making. The move to localize decision-making creates enormous opportunities for increasing the effectiveness of public spending since it creates the potential for establishing direct accountability of governance mechanisms to citizens. It also raises a number of significant challenges in ensuring that public funds are spent effectively at the local level, and provokes important new questions regarding the manner by which governments can maintain oversight over the quality of assets. This paper provides an overview of the activities supported under the project, with the aim of contributing to a broader perspective on improving governance and service delivery at the local level. The paper is divided into three parts. In part one the authors explore the challenges of spending money effectively at the local level, with a special focus on the governance challenges that exist in public procurement. In part two, the authors explore different approaches to addressing those challenges by discussing innovative work that has taken place with the support of the Project in the areas of regulation, contracting, transparency, and accountability. In part three, the authors analyze some broader themes and key questions that remain to be addressed while developing a strategic research and operational agenda around local level procurement. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/11/16532499/procurement-service-delivery-overview-efforts-improve-governance-public-procurement-local-levels-south-asia
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12636
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject ACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subject ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subject ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
dc.subject ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS
dc.subject ASSETS
dc.subject AUDITORS
dc.subject AUTHORITY
dc.subject BIDDING
dc.subject BUSINESSES
dc.subject CAPABILITY
dc.subject CAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subject CAPITAL CITIES
dc.subject CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subject CITIZEN
dc.subject CITIZENS
dc.subject CIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subject CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION
dc.subject CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject COALITIONS
dc.subject COLLUSION
dc.subject COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY
dc.subject COMMUNITIES
dc.subject COMMUNITY BASED MONITORING
dc.subject COMMUNITY BASED MONITORING SYSTEMS
dc.subject COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION
dc.subject COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT
dc.subject COMMUNITY LEADERS
dc.subject COMMUNITY PROCUREMENT
dc.subject CONTROL SYSTEMS
dc.subject CORRUPT
dc.subject CORRUPT PRACTICES
dc.subject CORRUPTION
dc.subject CORRUPTION FIGHTERS
dc.subject DECENTRALIZATION
dc.subject DECISION MAKING
dc.subject DECISION-MAKING
dc.subject DEGREE OF AUTONOMY
dc.subject DEMOCRACY
dc.subject DISCLOSURE
dc.subject DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
dc.subject DISCRETION
dc.subject DISTRICTS
dc.subject ENTRY POINT
dc.subject ENTRY POINTS
dc.subject EXPENDITURE
dc.subject FORMAL STANDARDS
dc.subject FORMAL SYSTEM
dc.subject GOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subject GOVERNANCE CHALLENGE
dc.subject GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES
dc.subject GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject GOVERNANCE ISSUES
dc.subject GOVERNANCE PROCESSES
dc.subject GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES
dc.subject GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT
dc.subject GOVERNMENT EFFORTS
dc.subject GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
dc.subject GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES
dc.subject GOVERNMENT TRUST
dc.subject GOVERNMENTAL POWER
dc.subject HUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subject ID
dc.subject IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
dc.subject IMPLEMENTATION PROCESSES
dc.subject IMPROVING GOVERNANCE
dc.subject INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
dc.subject INFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subject INITIATIVE
dc.subject INNOVATIONS
dc.subject INSPECTIONS
dc.subject INSTITUTION
dc.subject INSTITUTION BUILDING
dc.subject INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subject INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subject INTEGRITY
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subject INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM
dc.subject LAWS
dc.subject LEADERSHIP
dc.subject LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
dc.subject LIMITED ACCESS
dc.subject LOCAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subject LOCAL GOVERNANCE
dc.subject LOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subject LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONARIES
dc.subject LOCAL GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subject LOCAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject LOCAL LEVELS
dc.subject LOCAL MEDIA
dc.subject LOCAL NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject LOCAL PROCUREMENT
dc.subject MATERIAL
dc.subject MEASURING CORRUPTION
dc.subject MEDIA
dc.subject MONOPOLY
dc.subject MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subject NATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subject NECESSARY SKILLS
dc.subject NEEDS ASSESSMENT
dc.subject NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject PDF
dc.subject PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subject PHOTO
dc.subject PILOT ACTIVITIES
dc.subject POLICY SUPPORT
dc.subject POLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subject POLITICIANS
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTORS
dc.subject PROCUREMENT
dc.subject PROCUREMENT LAW
dc.subject PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES
dc.subject PROCUREMENT PROCESS
dc.subject PROCUREMENT PROCESSES
dc.subject PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
dc.subject PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
dc.subject PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subject PUBLIC FUNDS
dc.subject PUBLIC HEARINGS
dc.subject PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subject PUBLIC MONEY
dc.subject PUBLIC MONIES
dc.subject PUBLIC OFFICIALS
dc.subject PUBLIC POLICY
dc.subject PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
dc.subject PUBLIC RESOURCES
dc.subject PUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subject PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subject PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE
dc.subject PUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subject REPRESENTATIVES
dc.subject RESULT
dc.subject RESULTS
dc.subject SANCTION
dc.subject SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subject SOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subject SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject SOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subject SOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject TECHNICAL SUPPORT
dc.subject TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject USER
dc.subject USERS
dc.subject VERIFICATION
dc.subject VESTED INTERESTS
dc.subject WEB
dc.subject YOUTH
dc.title Procurement and Service Delivery : An Overview of Efforts to Improve Governance of Public Procurement at Local Levels in South Asia en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.date.disclosure 2012-07-23
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work :: Other Procurement Study
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/11/16532499/procurement-service-delivery-overview-efforts-improve-governance-public-procurement-local-levels-south-asia
okr.globalpractice Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice Governance
okr.globalpractice Governance
okr.globalpractice Transport and ICT
okr.globalpractice Trade and Competitiveness
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000333038_20120724005320
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 16532499
okr.identifier.report 71398
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2012/07/24/000333038_20120724005320/Rendered/PDF/713980ESW0P1040erview0November02009.pdf en
okr.region.administrative South Asia
okr.region.country India
okr.sector Public Administration, Law, and Justice :: Sub-national government administration
okr.sector Transportation :: Roads and highways
okr.sector Water, sanitation and flood protection
okr.sector Agriculture, fishing, and forestry
okr.theme Public sector governance :: Other accountability/anti-corruption
okr.theme Public sector governance :: Decentralization
okr.topic Social Development :: Community Development and Empowerment
okr.topic Private Sector Development :: E-Business
okr.topic Governance :: National Governance
okr.topic Public Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topic Governance :: Governance Indicators
okr.topic Public Sector Development
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