World Bank2012-06-112012-06-112007-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7752The purpose of this study on the enabling environment for social accountability in Mongolia is: 1) to analyze conditions that influence the ability of citizens and their organizations to promote accountability of public institutions in Mongolia; 2) to identify priority areas for policy, legal, regulatory, and institutional reforms to improve these conditions; and 3) to identify areas in which the capacity building of civil society organizations and the Government of Mongolia may be promoted to enhance social accountability for improved governance, social and economic development, and poverty reduction. The study applies a civic engagement analytical framework to assess the enabling environment: the factors and conditions that would allow Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to promote public accountability. This framework, represented by the acronym ARVIN, recognizes five enabling elements of civic engagement, namely, the ability of citizens to: Associate to further their purposes; mobilize appropriate Resources; exercise their Voice; gain access to Information that is relevant, timely, and accessible; and Negotiate with government through established mechanisms and rules of engagement. The study concludes that while impressive strides have been made since the transition from socialism, particularly in comparison with other governments in the region, Mongolia continues to face significant institutional, legal, and sociopolitical obstacles to effective social accountability. Since middle- and lower-level public officials are often more resistant to civic engagement, Government of Mongolia and political leaders must lead reform not only of the legal structure and governmental institutions but also of Mongolia's political culture to promote an enabling environment for social accountability.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO INFORMATIONACCESS TO INFORMATION LAWACCOUNTABILITY RELATIONSHIPSADVOCACYANTI-CORRUPTIONANTICORRUPTIONAUDITINGAUTHORITYAUTONOMOUS CIVIL SOCIETYBUSINESS ASSOCIATIONSBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTCAPACITY BUILDINGCBOCITIZENCITIZEN ADVISORYCITIZEN INPUTCITIZEN INVOLVEMENTCITIZEN MONITORINGCITIZEN REPORT CARDCITIZENSCIVIC EDUCATIONCIVIC ENGAGEMENTCIVIL SERVANTSCIVIL SOCIETYCIVIL SOCIETY ACTORSCIVIL SOCIETY LEADERSCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATIONCODES OF CONDUCTCOLLABORATIONCOMMUNITY GROUPSCOMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTCOMMUNITY LEVELCOMMUNITY RADIOCOMMUNITY SCORECARDCOMMUNITY SCORECARDSCONSENSUSCONSTITUENCIESCONSULTATIONCONSULTATIONSCONTRIBUTIONSCONVENTIONAL MECHANISMS OF ACCOUNTABILITYCORRUPTION CONTROLDECENTRALIZATIONDEMOCRACYDEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONSDISCRIMINATIONDOMESTIC VIOLENCEECONOMIC GROWTHEDUCATION SECTORELECTIONSELECTORAL PROCESSEMPOWERMENTENABLING ENVIRONMENTFIGURESFINANCIAL RESOURCESFOCUS GROUPSFORMAL SYSTEMSFRANCHISEGOOD GOVERNANCEGOOD GOVERNMENTGOVERNANCE CHALLENGESGOVERNANCE ISSUESGOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITYGOVERNMENT AGENCIESGOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONSGOVERNMENT OFFICIALSGOVERNMENT POLICIESGOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVESGOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITYGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RIGHTSHUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONINGOINGOSINSTITUTIONAL REFORMSINTERNATIONAL AGENCIESINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITYINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL DONORSINTERVIEWSINVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISMJUDICIARYLAWSLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL STRUCTURELEGISLATIONLEGISLATURELOCAL BRANCHLOCAL COMMUNITIESLOCAL GOVERNANCELOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL INITIATIVESLOCAL PARTICIPATIONMARKET ECONOMYMECHANISMS OF ACCOUNTABILITYMEDIA COVERAGEMINISTRY OF FINANCEMPNATIONAL COUNCILNATIONSNEGOTIATIONSNGOPARLIAMENTPARLIAMENTARIANSPARTICIPATORY BUDGETINGPARTICIPATORY DATA COLLECTIONPHILANTHROPYPOLICY MAKINGPOLITICAL DEVELOPMENTPOLITICAL INSTITUTIONSPOLITICAL LEADERSPOLITICAL LEGITIMACYPOLITICAL PARTIESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRIME MINISTERPRIVATE SECTORPUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITYPUBLIC AFFAIRSPUBLIC BROADCASTINGPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC GOVERNANCEPUBLIC INSTITUTIONSPUBLIC INTERESTPUBLIC OFFICIALSPUBLIC POLICYPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITYPUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENTPUBLIC SERVICEPUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERYPUBLIC SERVICESRECONSTRUCTIONREGULATORY FRAMEWORKRELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONSSCHOOL COUNCILSSELF-HELPSEPARATION OF POWERSSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVIDERSSOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITYSOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY INITIATIVESSOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMSSOCIAL COHESIONSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTSOCIAL WELFARESOCIALISMSOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTSTAKEHOLDERSTAXATIONTELEVISIONTRADE UNIONSTRANSPARENCYVOTINGWorld Bank10.1596/7752