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Does the Semi-Autonomous Agency Model Function in a Low-Governance Environment? The Case of the Road Development Agency in Zambia

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dc.contributor.authorBridges, Kate
dc.contributor.authorRaballand, Gael
dc.contributor.authorBeuran, Monica
dc.contributor.authorSacks, Audrey
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-02T17:16:48Z
dc.date.available2013-10-02T17:16:48Z
dc.date.issued2013-08
dc.description.abstractThis paper uses Zambia as a case study to assess empirically whether political interference in a low-governance environment has diminished in the past years as expected after a semi-autonomous agency model was set up ten years ago. The road sector in Zambia has experienced some significant developments since then. The paper uses data on contract from 2008 to 2011 and analyses a number of key trends related to Road Development Agency governance and staffing dynamics as well as procurement and project selection within the institution. The main findings indicate that, after some years of implementation of these reforms, there is reason to question whether the model of semi-autonomous agency enables road management to be shielded from political interference. Zambia may be an isolated case but, so far, this model does not seem to have been able to decrease political interference in the selection or supervision of projects and there seems to have been an increased lack of accountability of civil servants working in this sector.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/08/18147881/semi-autonomous-agency-model-function-low-governance-environment-case-road-development-agency-zambia
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6585
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/16018
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6585
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
dc.subjectANTI-CORRUPTION
dc.subjectAUDITING
dc.subjectAUDITOR
dc.subjectAUDITS
dc.subjectAUTONOMY
dc.subjectBIDDING
dc.subjectBRIDGE
dc.subjectBRIDGES
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVANTS
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVICE
dc.subjectCOLLUSION
dc.subjectCONFIDENCE
dc.subjectCONFLICTS
dc.subjectCORE ROADS
dc.subjectCOUNTERPART
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectELECTIONS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFEASIBILITY STUDIES
dc.subjectFIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION
dc.subjectFINANCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFISCAL FEDERALISM
dc.subjectFRAUD
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
dc.subjectHIGHWAY
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectINITIATIVE
dc.subjectINTEGRITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINVESTMENT IN ROADS
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectMANDATES
dc.subjectMEDIA
dc.subjectMINISTER
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectOBSERVER
dc.subjectPATH
dc.subjectPATRONAGE
dc.subjectPOLITICIANS
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT
dc.subjectPROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectPROJECT MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPROJECT SELECTION
dc.subjectPUBLIC FINANCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS
dc.subjectRECONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectREHABILITATION
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD AGENCIES
dc.subjectROAD AGENCY
dc.subjectROAD BUILDING
dc.subjectROAD CONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectROAD DETERIORATION
dc.subjectROAD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectROAD FUND
dc.subjectROAD FUNDS
dc.subjectROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectROAD MAINTENANCE
dc.subjectROAD MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectROAD PROJECTS
dc.subjectROAD SECTOR
dc.subjectROAD TRANSPORT
dc.subjectROAD TRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectROAD USER
dc.subjectROAD USER FEES
dc.subjectROAD USERS
dc.subjectROAD WORKS
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectROUTE
dc.subjectRURAL ROADS
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY AGENCY
dc.subjectSCANDAL
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectTRAFFIC DATA
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.subjectURBAN ROADS
dc.subjectVEHICLE
dc.subjectWORLD DEVELOPMENT
dc.titleDoes the Semi-Autonomous Agency Model Function in a Low-Governance Environment? The Case of the Road Development Agency in Zambiaen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaFragility, Conflict, and Violence
okr.crossref.titleDoes the Semi-Autonomous Agency Model Function in a Low-Governance Environment? The Case of the Road Development Agency in Zambia
okr.date.disclosure2013-08-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:53:28.720238Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/08/18147881/semi-autonomous-agency-model-function-low-governance-environment-case-road-development-agency-zambia
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid289431468168868150
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6585
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20130827101929
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum18147881
okr.identifier.reportWPS6585
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryZambia
okr.topicPublic Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topicRural Roads and Transport
okr.topicConflict and Development::Post Conflict Reconstruction
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development
okr.topicRural Development
okr.topicTransport
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitPoverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit, Africa Region
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