Independent Evaluation Group2013-09-242013-09-242011978-1-60244-195-8https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15796Well-governed countries is better able to formulate growth-enhancing policies, deliver essential services to the poor, and regulate financial and product markets. The appeal of governance reform and the fight against corruption can resonate widely across diverse countries and social groups, as demonstrated by recent events in the Middle East and North Africa. Building on more than two decades of experience, the World Bank's 2007 governance and anticorruption (GAC) strategy reaffirmed its continuing commitment to the crucial and challenging agenda of helping countries develop accountable and effective states. Focusing on the country operational aspects of the overall GAC agenda, the Independent Evaluation Group (lEG) assessed the relevance and effectiveness of the strategy and its first phase of implementation efforts over fiscal years 2008-10. A key feature of the evaluation is its benchmarking of the content and quality of the Bank's country-level engagement on GAC issues, before and after the 2007 strategy. The findings of this evaluation are, by design, intended to inform a planned second phase of the GAC implementation, a learning process that signals one of the Bank's strengths. They can be viewed in the context of an ongoing change management and internal reforms agenda, which includes the strengthening of the Integrity Vice Presidency, a new World Bank Institute strategy, an institution-wide transparency initiative, and efforts to modernize investment lending.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABUSEACCOUNTABILITIESACCOUNTABILITYAID ALLOCATIONANTICORRUPTIONANTICORRUPTION AUTHORITIESANTICORRUPTION COMMITTEEANTICORRUPTION EFFORTSANTICORRUPTION ISSUESANTICORRUPTION PLANSANTICORRUPTION WORKASSETSAUDIT COMMITTEEAUDITSBAD GOVERNANCEBASIC SERVICEBIDDINGBUDGET EXPENDITURESCITIZENCITIZENSCIVIL SERVICECIVIL SOCIETYCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCOLLECTIVECOLLECTIVE ACTIONCOMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENTCOMPETITIVE BIDDINGCOMPLAINTSCONSOLIDATIONCORPORATE GOVERNANCECORPORATE STRATEGIESCORPORATIONCRIMEDECENTRALIZATIONDECISION-MAKINGDECISION-MAKING BODYDIRECT FINANCINGDISCLOSUREDUE DILIGENCEFIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTIONFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTSFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL REPORTSFINANCIAL SYSTEMSFINANCIAL TRANSPARENCYFRAUDGLOBAL GOVERNANCEGOOD GOVERNANCEGOVERNANCE CHALLENGESGOVERNANCE INDICATORSGOVERNANCE ISSUESGOVERNANCE OBJECTIVESGOVERNANCE PERFORMANCEGOVERNANCE REFORMGOVERNANCE REFORMSGOVERNANCE SYSTEMSGOVERNMENT LEADERSHIPGOVERNMENT SERVICESGRAND CORRUPTIONHUMAN DEVELOPMENTIMPROVING GOVERNANCEINCORPORATEDINDIVIDUALSINITIATIVEINSTITUTION BUILDINGINSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTSINSTITUTIONAL BARRIERSINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSTITUTIONAL CHANGEINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTEGRITYINTERGOVERNMENTAL SYSTEMINTERNAL AUDITINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL TRADEINVESTIGATIONSINVESTMENT CLIMATELAW ENFORCEMENTLEADERSHIPLEGISLATURELIMITEDLOCAL GOVERNANCELOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL INSTITUTIONSMALFEASANCEMANAGERSMARKET ENTRYMDBMONEY LAUNDERINGMULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKSMUNICIPALITIESNATIONAL INCOMENATIONSNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSOPERATIONAL RISKOPERATIONAL RISKSPARTICIPATORY PROCESSESPARTNERSHIPPERSONSPOLITICAL ANALYSISPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOLITICAL INSTABILITYPORTFOLIO MONITORINGPRESIDENCYPRESIDENTSPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENTPROCUREMENTPUBLIC AGENCIESPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC MANAGEMENTPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENTPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SUPPORTREMEDYREPRESENTATIVESRISK MANAGEMENTSANCTIONSSEED MONEYSENATESERVICE DELIVERYSHAREHOLDERSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL GROUPSSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SERVICESSTAKEHOLDERSTAKEHOLDERSSYSTEMIC CORRUPTIONSYSTEMIC RISKTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETERRORISMTRANSPARENCYTRANSPARENT MECHANISMSTRUST FUNDSUNIONURBAN DEVELOPMENTZERO TOLERANCEWorld Bank10.1596/978-1-60244-195-8