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Strengthening Governance through Engaged Societies : Lessons from the Implementation of Poverty Reduction Strategies

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dc.contributor.authorBarbone, Luca
dc.contributor.authorSharkey, Katrina
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-21T20:06:52Z
dc.date.available2012-06-21T20:06:52Z
dc.date.issued2006-04
dc.description.abstractIn December 1999, the Boards of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund approved a new approach to their relations with low-income countries. The approach was centered around the development and implementation of Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRS), which are intended to be country-driven and medium- to long-term in perspective, comprehensive and results-oriented, partnership-oriented, and built on broad-based participation. Against this tall order of business, experience to date has been varied, and much debate is ongoing on whether the approach can be considered more than "old wine in new bottles." This paper-based on the results of a thorough review of the five-year implementation experience-examines the implementation of the PRS approach from the point of view of participation and accountability. For some 50 countries adopting the approach since 1999, it discusses the factors which can facilitate the development of accountability and participatory governance mechanisms. Lessons learned from distinct country circumstances are analyzed, arguing that ownership of the PRS depends on the way countries and their external donor partners handle real tensions in the relationship between country ownership on the one hand, and perceptions of internationally-driven prescriptions on the other. The central message of the paper is that in several countries the PRS initiative has helped open up societies to forms of dialogue and contestability not previously experienced in-country or observed by external partners. This positive outcome, however, has been largely influenced by the extent to which the PRS process has reinforced existing trends and strengthened institutions already prone to open discussion of policy choices. The paper also shows that even in the best cases change has, to date, been largely in the area of process and that impact of participatory governance on policymaking, while emerging, is still a work in progress. The paper concludes with recommendations for how developing country societies might sustain real achievements in participatory governance and domestic accountability going forward, with external partners playing a key supportive role through harmonization and alignment.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6737268/strengthening-governance-through-engaged-societies-lessons-implementation-poverty-reduction-strategies
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3898
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8703
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 3898
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectADVOCACY
dc.subjectANTICORRUPTION
dc.subjectBUDGET ANALYSIS
dc.subjectBUDGET PROCESS
dc.subjectBUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS
dc.subjectBUSINESS COMMUNITY
dc.subjectBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCAPACITY CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCITIZEN
dc.subjectCITIZEN FEEDBACK
dc.subjectCITIZEN INPUT
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCITIZENS REPORT CARDS
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ENGAGEMENT
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY INVOLVEMENT
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCONSENSUS
dc.subjectCONSULTATIONS
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCOUNTRIES
dc.subjectCOUNTRY LEVEL
dc.subjectCREDIT SCHEMES
dc.subjectCRITICAL IMPORTANCE
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTION
dc.subjectDEBT RELIEF
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEVELOPED
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT REPORT
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL OUTCOMES
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectENABLING ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectETHNIC MINORITY
dc.subjectFOCUS GROUPS
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectHEAVILY INDEBTED POOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectHIPC
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectIMPACT MONITORING
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME POVERTY
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL LABOR
dc.subjectINTERVIEWS
dc.subjectLOCAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectLOCAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectMARGINALIZED GROUPS
dc.subjectMICRO-CREDIT
dc.subjectNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectNGO
dc.subjectNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectOPENNESS
dc.subjectPARLIAMENT
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY APPROACH
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY APPROACHES
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY BUDGETING
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY MECHANISMS
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY MONITORING
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY PROCESS
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY PROCESSES
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY TOOLS
dc.subjectPOLICY DEBATE
dc.subjectPOLICY LEVEL
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY PROCESS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLITICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectPOOR GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOOR PERSON
dc.subjectPOOR POPULATIONS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectPOVERTY POLICIES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPERS
dc.subjectPOWERLESSNESS
dc.subjectPREPARATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPROJECT DESIGN
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectREFORM PROGRAMS
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectRELATIVE IMPORTANCE
dc.subjectRELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectRULE OF LAW
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectSTAKEHOLDER
dc.subjectSTAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
dc.subjectSTAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT
dc.subjectSTAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectSTAKEHOLDERS
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTERM EMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectTHE GAMBIA
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectVILLAGE
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectVULNERABLE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.titleStrengthening Governance through Engaged Societies : Lessons from the Implementation of Poverty Reduction Strategiesen
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okr.crossref.titleStrengthening Governance Through Engaged Societies : Lessons From The Implementation Of Poverty Reduction Strategies
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6737268/strengthening-governance-through-engaged-societies-lessons-implementation-poverty-reduction-strategies
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid644511468323368582
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3898
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000016406_20060419160303
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum6737268
okr.identifier.reportWPS3898
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okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Accountability
okr.topicPoverty Monitoring and Analysis
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicGovernance::Governance Indicators
okr.topicRural Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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