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Record Nr.

UNINA9910829134203321

Titolo

State-society synergy for accountability : lessons for the World Bank

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004

ISBN

1-280-08430-8

9786610084302

1-4175-1924-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (v, 54 pages) : illustrations

Collana

World Bank working paper ; ; no. 30

Disciplina

352.3/5

Soggetti

Economic development - Social aspects - Developing countries

Political ethics - Developing countries

Responsibility - Developing countries

Civil society - Developing countries

Developing countries Politics and government 21st century

Developing countries Economic policy Citizen participation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Executive Summary -- 1. Economic Development and Good Government -- 2. Accountability and Civil Society -- 3. Case Studies -- Case #1: Participatory Budgeting in Porto Alegre,Brazil -- Case #2: Mexico's Federal Electoral Institute -- Case #3: Police and School Reform in Chicago -- Case #4: Decentralization and Rural Development in Mexico -- Case #5: Toxics Release Inventory in the United States -- Case #6: Women's Police Stations in Brazil -- Case #7: Grass-Roots Anti-Corruption Initiatives in India -- 4. Lessons for the World Bank -- 5. Conclusion -- Annexes -- A. Summary of Case Studies -- B. Summary of Lessons for World Bank Staff -- Bibliography -- TABLE -- Table 1: Four Dimensions of State Capacity -- FIGURE -- Figure 1: Accountability and Civil Society.