Public Sector Reform - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Public Sector Reform write by World Bank. Independent Evaluation Group. This book was released on 2008. Public Sector Reform available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The 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 missing. IEG has examined lending and other kinds of Bank support in 1999-2006 for public sector reform in four areas: public financial management, administrative and civil service, revenue administration, and anticorruption and transparency. Although a majority of countries that borrowed to support public sector reform experienced improved performance in some dimensions, there were shortcomings in important areas and in overall coordination. - The frequency of improvement was higher among IBRD borrowers than among IDA borrowers. - Performance usually improved for public financial management, tax administration, and transparency, but did not usually with respect to civil service. - Direct measures to reduce corruption-- such as anticorruption laws and commissions-- rarely succeeded.
Investment Climate Reforms
Investment Climate Reforms - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Investment Climate Reforms write by World Bank World Bank. This book was released on 2015-11-02. Investment Climate Reforms available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Private firms are at the forefront of the development process, providing more than 90 percent of jobs, supplying goods and services, and representing a significant source of tax revenues. Their ability to grow, create jobs, and reduce poverty depends critically on a well-functioning investment climate--defined as the policy, legal, and institutional arrangements underpinning the functioning of markets and the level of transaction costs and risks associated with starting, operating, and closing a business. The World Bank Group has provided extensive support to investment climate reforms. This evaluation by the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) assesses the relevance, effectiveness, and social value of World Bank Group support to investment climate reforms as it relates to concerns for inclusion and shared prosperity. IEG finds that the World Bank Group has supported a comprehensive menu of investment climate reforms and has improved investment climate in countries, as measured by number of laws enacted, streamlining of processes and time, or simple cost savings for private firms. However, the impact on investment, jobs, business formation, and growth is not straightforward. Regulatory reforms need to be designed and implemented with both economic and social costs and benefits in mind; IEG found that, in practice, World Bank Group support focuses predominantly on reducing costs to businesses. In supporting investment climate reforms, the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation use two distinct but complementary business models. Despite the fact that investment climate is the most integrated business unit in the World Bank Group, coordination is mostly informal, relying mainly on personal contacts. IEG recommends that the World Bank Group expand its range of diagnostic tools and integrate them in the areas of the business environment not yet covered by existing tools; develop an approach to identify the social effects of regulatory reforms on all groups expected to be affected by them beyond the business community; and exploit synergies by ensuring that World Bank and IFC staff improve their understanding of each other's work and business models.
Capacity Building in Africa
Capacity Building in Africa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Capacity Building in Africa write by World Bank. This book was released on 2005-01-01. Capacity Building in Africa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. African countries need to improve the performance of their public sectors if they are going to achieve their goals of growth, poverty reduction, and the provision of better services for their citizens. Between 1995 and 2004, the Bank provided some $9 billion in lending and close to $900 million in grants and administrative budget to support public sector capacity building in Africa. This evaluation assesses Bank support for public sector capacity building in Africa over these past 10 years. It is based on six country studies, assessments of country strategies and operations across the Region, and review of the work of the World Bank Institute, the Institutional Development Fund, and the Bank-supported African Capacity Building Foundation.
The Welfare Impact of Rural Electrification
The Welfare Impact of Rural Electrification - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Welfare Impact of Rural Electrification write by . This book was released on 2008-01-01. The Welfare Impact of Rural Electrification available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Rural electrification can have many benefits-not only bringing lighting, but improving the quality of health care, spreading information and supporting productive enterprises. The extent of these benefits has been questioned, arguing that they may be insufficient to justify the investment costs. This book quantifies these benefits. It finds that the benefits can indeed be high, substantially outweighing the costs, and that consumer willingness to pay is generally sufficient to achieve financial sustainability. However, benefits could be increased further by providing smart subsidies to assist connections for poorer households, promote productive uses and further consumer education.
Analyzing the Effects of Policy Reforms on the Poor
Analyzing the Effects of Policy Reforms on the Poor - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Analyzing the Effects of Policy Reforms on the Poor write by . This book was released on 2010. Analyzing the Effects of Policy Reforms on the Poor available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "IEG--Independent Evaluation Group, World Bank, IFC, MIGA."
