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Title

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

Publication

Washington, DC : World Bank, 2004.

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World Bank. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79043403

Description

v, 54 pages; 26 cm.

Summary

"The central question guiding this study is: How can the relationship between the state and society be transformed from a process of particularistic demands into a healthier engagement that produces policy outcomes serving the public interest?" "This paper first surveys the literature on accountability and establishes a categorization of the different ways by which civil society can interact with the state. It then explores in detail seven case studies of successful experiences of state-society synergy for accountability. The studies are drawn from a wide range of different contexts (Brazil, India, Mexico, the United States) and from a variety of different areas of government activity including corruption control, environmental regulation, poverty reduction, election monitoring, infrastructure provision, school reform, and police reform. The paper concludes with a series of lessons for World Bank staff on how best to initiate, design, and implement successful accountability mechanisms grounded in state-society synergy."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

World Bank working paper ; no. 30

Uniform Title

World Bank working paper ; no. 30.

Subjects

• Developing countries > Economic policy > Citizen participation
• Political ethics > Developing countries
• Economic development > Social aspects > Developing countries
• Developing countries > Politics and government > 21st century
• Responsibility > Developing countries
• Civil society > Developing countries
• World Bank

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN

0821358316

LCCN

2004042227

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries