Publication: Procurement Monitoring and Social Accountability: Curriculum Development Program
Date
2009
ISSN
Published
2009
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
The devolution of procurement
responsibilities to local levels of government is
increasingly occurring across South Asia. This trend is
significant because increasingly localized decision-making
better enables communities to hold government authorities
accountable for the effectiveness of public spending, which
can lead to various improved development outcomes, such as
improvements in quality of service delivery; greater
empowerment and understanding by end-users services supplied
through public procurement processes; and improved oversight
and accountability of service delivery agencies. The
objective of this report is to set out an overview of the
strategic approach developed by World Bank Institute (WBI)
as a component of the Norwegian governance trust fund (NTF)
program `procurement and service delivery: establishing
effective collaboration between government and beneficiaries
on monitoring procurement outcomes`. WBI received funds
under the NTF to facilitate the development of context and
audience-specific knowledge products by recognized
practitioners and civil society organizations in South Asia
as part of a broader effort to create a practical curriculum
on social accountability in procurement.
Citation
“World Bank. 2009. Procurement Monitoring and Social Accountability: Curriculum Development Program. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28212 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”