World Bank2013-08-122013-08-122000-08-25https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15001The study, an institutional, and governance review of Bolivia, describes the transformation of the country's political economy as of the 1980s, the aim for consistent macroeconomic stability, and, the consolidation of the democratic political regime. However, despite a number of bold reforms to develop market-oriented systems, and in contrast with government efforts, the quality of public services remained low. Namely, because public sector reforms were not implemented, and because of symptomatic institutional weaknesses; for although assistance was provided to modernize the civil service, and improve public administration, the lack of government commitment to a changing program focus, precluded noticeable results. The current reform agenda has identified the need for state modernization, governance and accountability, and judicial reform, addressed within the National Integrity Plan, to combat corruption, and other symptoms of public sector dysfunction. The study presents a blunt vision of Bolivian public administration, through the absence of a functioning bureaucracy, reviewing the legal framework and organizational structure, with an emphasis on the "informality" of public administration, - a challenge for institutional development. But the deeper causes of poor public sector performance, lie on the patrimonial dynamics of party politics. Recommendations include parallel advances between public, and market sector reforms, reliable external controls, and strengthened capacity of the public sector.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOPUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENTPUBLIC SERVICESPOLITICAL ASPECTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTPOLITICAL CORRUPTIONPOLITICAL BIASPOLITICAL FACTORSMACROECONOMIC STABILITYDEMOCRATIZATIONREFORM POLICYMARKET ECONOMYMARKET REFORMSINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYCIVIL SERVICE REFORMSPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONGOVERNMENT COMMITMENTSPOLICY REFORMGOVERNANCECORRUPTIONJUDICIAL REFORMLEGAL & REGULATORY FRAMEWORKORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURECAPACITY BUILDINGINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANKAUTONOMOUS REGULATORY AGENCIESBEHAVIORAL CHANGESBUDGET EXECUTIONBUDGETARY ALLOCATIONSBUREAUCRACYCENTRAL GOVERNMENTCITIZENCITIZEN NEEDSCITIZEN VOICECIVIL SERVICECIVIL SERVICE REFORMCIVIL SERVICESCIVIL SOCIETYCOALITION GOVERNMENTSCOALITIONSCONSENSUSCORRUPTIONCORRUPTION ISSUESCORRUPTION PROBLEMSCOUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGYDECENTRALIZATIONDECREEDEMOCRACYDEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCEDEMOCRATIC STABILITYDEMOCRATIZATIONDEPTH INTERVIEWSDISCLOSUREECONOMIC CRISISECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC POLICYENACTMENTEXCHANGE RATEEXECUTIONEXECUTIVE POWERFINANCIAL ADMINISTRATIONFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITYFISCALFISCAL DISCIPLINEFISCAL MANAGEMENTFOCUS GROUPSFORMAL INSTITUTIONSFORMAL RULESGOVERNMENT AGENCIESGOVERNMENT EFFORTSGOVERNMENT ENTITIESGOVERNMENT OFFICIALSHUMAN RESOURCESINCOMEINFORMAL RULESINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTINSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMSINSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCEINSTITUTIONAL REFORMINSTITUTIONAL REFORMSINSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSESINSTITUTIONALIZATIONINSURANCEINTERNAL REGULATIONSJUDICIAL REFORMLEGAL FRAMEWORKLOCAL ACCOUNTABILITYLOCAL GOVERNANCEMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMACROECONOMIC STABILIZATIONMINISTRY OF FINANCEMUNICIPAL SERVICESNATIONAL GOVERNMENTSPOLITICAL APPOINTMENTSPOLITICAL CONSENSUSPOLITICAL DETERMINANTSPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOLITICAL ELITEPOLITICAL INTERFERENCEPOLITICAL PARTIESPOLITICAL PARTYPOLITICAL POWERPOLITICAL SYSTEMPOLITICAL UNCERTAINTYPOLITICIANSPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRESIDENCYPRIVATE SECTORPRUDENTIAL NORMSPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONPUBLIC AGENCIESPUBLIC BUREAUCRACYPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENTPUBLIC INSTITUTIONSPUBLIC MANAGEMENTPUBLIC OFFICIALSPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCEPUBLIC SECTOR PERSONNELPUBLIC SECTOR REFORMPUBLIC SERVANTSPUBLIC SERVICEPUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERYPUBLIC SERVICESQUALITY OF PUBLICREFORM AGENDAREFORM EFFORTSREFORM PROCESSRESOURCE ALLOCATIONSROADSSENATESERVICE-DELIVERYSOCIAL CLEAVAGESSOCIAL CONTROLSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSTATE BUREAUCRACYSTATE MODERNIZATIONSTRUCTURAL REFORMSTAXTRANSPARENCYTREASURYWorld Bank10.1596/15001