03291oam 22006495 450 991078213560332120200520144314.00-8213-7590-310.1596/978-0-8213-7589-1(CKB)1000000000537669(EBL)459775(OCoLC)560670775(SSID)ssj0000089070(PQKBManifestationID)11111135(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000089070(PQKBWorkID)10104029(PQKB)10036770(MiAaPQ)EBC459775(Au-PeEL)EBL459775(CaPaEBR)ebr10237221(The World Bank)ocn234146348(US-djbf)15423341(EXLCZ)99100000000053766920080822d2008 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPublic sector reform : what works and why? : an IEG evaluation of World Bank support /World Bank Independent Evaluation GroupWashington, D.C. :World Bank,2008.xxvi, 90 pages illustrations, color graphs ;28 cmIndependent Evaluation Group StudiesAt head of title: IEG, Independent Evaluation Group.0-8213-7589-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-90).Contents; Boxes; Figures; Tables; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Executive Summary; Management Response; Chairperson's Summary: Committee on Development Effectiveness; Chapter 1 Objective, Scope, and Method of Evaluation; Chapter 2 Historical Overview of Public Sector Reform at the World Bank; Chapter 3 World Bank Support for Public Sector Reform; Chapter 4 How Public Sector Reform Outcomes Differ by Country Groups; Chapter 5 Public Sector Reform Outcomes and Performance by Thematic Area; Chapter 6 Strategic Summary, Ratings, and Recommendations; Appendixes; ENDNOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHYThe effectiveness and efficiency of a country's public sector is vital to the success of development activities, including those the World Bank supports. Sound financial management, an efficient civil service and administrative policy, efficient and fair collection of taxes, and transparent operations that are relatively free of corruption all contribute to good delivery of public services. The Bank has devoted an increasing share of its lending and advisory support to the reform of central governments, so it is important to understand what is working, what needs improvement, and what is missiWorld Bank e-Library.Economic development projectsEvaluationOrganizational changeDeveloping countriesPublic administrationDeveloping countriesEvaluationEconomic development projectsEvaluation.Organizational changePublic administrationEvaluation.350World Bank.Independent Evaluation Group.YDXCPYDXCPCDXBAKERMYGDLCBOOK9910782135603321Public sector reform748966UNINA