Publication: Governance in Albania : A Way Forward for Competitiveness, Growth, and European Integration
Date
2011-06
ISSN
Published
2011-06
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
Since its emergence from a turbulent
post-communist transition, Albania has achieved remarkable
progress in economic and social development. Governance
improvements, especially in the effectiveness of public
administration, have been instrumental to the country's
impressive economic performance and improved human
development outcomes. The Government has taken steps to
improve public order and personal safety, particularly
through efforts to crack down on violent and organized
crime. Despite these positive developments, Albania
continues to face significant governance challenges that
will need to be overcome if the country is to achieve
critical development objectives. Enduring politicization of
the public administration and incomplete separation of
powers, exemplified by instances of political interference
in judicial processes, remain serious obstacles. The
Government recognizes the need to accelerate progress on
several dimensions of governance reform, particularly in
light of its aspirations to European Union (EU) accession.
This issue brief seeks to analyze the nature and recent
evolution of Albania's governance environment, to
identify the principal governance constraints to the
achievement of development priorities-overall and in key
sectors, and to outline recommendations for the way forward.
Link to Data Set
Citation
“World Bank. 2011. Governance in Albania : A Way Forward for Competitiveness, Growth, and European Integration. © Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12650 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”