WBI Governance & Anti-Corruption Newsletter
October 08, 2004.
10/07/2004 10:35
Monthly Governance and Anti-Corruption newsletter
The current edition of WBI?s Governance and Anti-Corruption newsletter highlights upcoming and recent activities, as well as ongoing work on partnerships, websites and governance data.
We would like to particularly draw your attention to new initiatives on governance data (featured in a new online inventory of datasets) and assessing and addressing corruption (view the homepage of the World Bank's external
website for the ongoing April highlight on fighting corruption).
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Upcoming/Current Events
Empirical Tools for Governance analysis
Costa Rica; November 11-12, 2004
Recent findings on the relationship between poverty and poor governance have
led to the proliferation of empirical tools designed to evaluate
governance?from opinion pools to public sector expenditure tracking and
in-depth diagnostic surveys. This has posed two major challenges for
policymakers and development researchers: (i) to identify the most appropriate
tools and use rigorous analysis to support countries' institutional reforms to
improve governance; and (ii) to move beyond anecdotal evidence towards a
systematic approach for measuring governance and its determinants for economic
and social development.
To help to address these challenges, the World Bank Institute has developed an
innovative learning program that provides a general framework to evaluate
governance built on the lessons learnt about the ?what? and the ?how?. In the
process it offers a systematic overview of the many existing tools used by the
World Bank and other policy institutions. This learning activity targets
practitioners and policymakers who are, or plan to be, involved in governance
issues through assessments and monitoring-related activities, but who have not
been given the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the range of tools
already developed nor with the techniques to use the data collected with such
tools. The two-day program include more traditional learning activities as well
as interactive, internet-based sessions
For further information contact Francesca Recanatini
(frecanatini@worldbank.org) and Juanita Riano (jriano@worldbank.org)
National Governance Baseline Survey Workshop
Lusaka, Zambia; October 26-27, 2004
In January 2001, the Government of Zambia asked assistance to the World Bank
Institute (WBI), as part of the National Capacity Building Program for Good
Governance, for the implementation of a diagnostic study and the formulation of
a comprehensive governance strategy.
In response to this request, WBI has supported since 2001 the Governance
Baseline Survey Team (GBST) and the implementation of three Governance
Diagnostic surveys. Between October 2002, and January 2003, about 3,000
questionnaires were administered. The results of the diagnostic surveys are
summarized in the Governance and Anti-corruption Report.
The draft report will be disseminated through a National Action-planning
Workshop, planned for October 26 and 27, 2004. This Workshop, jointly organized
with the GBST, will bring together various stakeholders and will serve as a
venue to discuss the findings of the recently completed governance diagnostic
surveys and of additional governance assessments. A key outcome of the Workshop
will be the completion of a draft National Governance Strategy that will be
discussed in subsequent Regional Workshops between December and March 2005.
For further information contact Francesca Recanatini
(frecanatini@worldbank.org) and Juanita Riano (jriano@worldbank.org)
Kenyan New Government?s Meeting on; ?New Anti-Corruption Governments: the
Challenge of Delivery?
Nairobi, Kenya; October 11-13
From Kenya to Georgia, South Korea to Peru, from Mexico to Nigeria, the world
has recently witnessed the emergence of new political leaders with strong
anti-corruption agendas in the context of a major political change. In these
transitions, new leaders have come into office following a long period of
authoritarian rule characterized by limited checks on government power. The
purpose of the New Governments meeting is to foster constructive dialogue on
the anti-corruption strategies open to the new reform-minded governments and to
develop key recommendations to support their efforts. It will also look at the
role that can be played by the private sector, civil society and international
donors to support governmental reforms.
Participants include representatives of government, civil society and the
private sector in key transition countries, as well as a number of
international experts. Participants will be invited from twelve focus
countries, including six in Africa (Kenya, Ghana, Madagascar, Nigeria, S.
Africa and Zambia) and since in other regions (Georgia, Indonesia, Mexico,
Peru, Slovakia and S. Korea). Representatives from a number of other transition
countries are also invited. The countries selected have in common the fact that
their new government came to power as part of a major system change and that
(i) anti-corruption was a stated aim of its political platform prior to
assumption of office and (ii), concrete anti-corruption measures have been
taken following assumption of office.
This meeting is hosted by the Government of Kenya and organized jointly with
TI-Kenya and Transparency International. www.transparency.org.
For further information, please contact: ti@transparency.org
Municipal Governance Digital Radio Program
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Malawi, January-October, 2004
The Preparatory Africa Municipal Digital Radio Program builds on the lessons
learned from a pilot program held in Malawi from May 28 to July 16, 2003. Based
on the feedback from stakeholders there will be four initiatives offered
during the first year of the program: (i) Municipal Issues and News; (ii) Good
Municipal Governance and Anti-Corruption; (iii) Civic Participation and Local
Governance and; (iv) Local Public Finance for Practitioners. The Good Municipal
Governance and Anti-Corruption component aims to share and disseminate
instruments and practices in anti-corruption and good governance at the
municipal level and to provide a structured platform for municipal officials
and citizens to learn specific anti-corruption strategies which can be adapted
and applied to their municipalities.
For further information contact María González de Asís (
mgonzalezasis@worldbank.org), Victor Vergara (vvergara1@worldbank.org) or Peter
Schierl (pschierl@worldbank.org).
Open and Participatory Government at the Federal Level
Bolivia, Honduras; November 2004
Considering public officials play a key role in the success of strategies to
fight corruption, and citizens? instrumentality in curbing corruption, this
program tries to provide public officials with the knowledge to design and
implement anti-corruption programs to improve governance which should be
jointly implemented with civil society organizations. The following topics may
be addressed during the course: Corruption: causes and consequences; Design of
anti-corruption action plans; The project cycle and diagnostic instruments;
Anti-corruption administrative development; Using technology to improve public
services and curb corruption; Coalition building and strategic alliances to
curb corruption.
The program is intended for Federal public administration senior and management
officers; for information on the previous delivery of the program in 2003,
visit the following webpage: www.ruv.itesm.mx/programas/gap/federal/ (in
Spanish).
For further information contact Maria Gonzalez de Asis (
mgonzalezasis@worldbank.org), Peter Schierl (pschierl@worldbank.org) or Daniel
de la Morena (ddelamorena@worldbank.org)
Governance, Community Empowerment and Social Inclusion
Bolivia, Guatemala, Mexico; October-November 2004
This program is designed to be inclusive of Non-Governmental Organizations
(NGOs), community groups and other organizations that represent those who often
have little voice in the decision making process, and group them together with
government officials and representatives of local governments and institutional
departments. The course is structured based on demand from client countries
and delivered over a five-week period, during two four-hour weekly sessions (8
videoconference sessions). During the course the participants elaborate action
plans on how to develop strategies for effecting change at both local and
national levels. The objective is to facilitate the sharing of country
experiences on how to empower communities and other excluded groups and to
build skills needed within civil society and government to ensure more
participatory and inclusive governance. The program is intended for
representatives of non-governmental organizations and civil society and
government officials with responsibilities for design, preparation and
implementation of civil society agenda.
For further information contact Maria Gonzalez de Asis (
mgonzalezasis@worldbank.org), Peter Schierl (pschierl@worldbank.org) or Daniel
de la Morena (ddelamorena@worldbank.org)
Judicial Reform for Improving Governance in Turkey
November 2004
This 8 module course has been designed to examine fundamental areas for
judicial reform, as well as features discussions among country groups,
regarding the current stage of legal and judicial performance as part of the
current judicial reform loan program undertaken by the WB and other donors. The
overall objective of the legal and judicial reform program is to contribute to
the improvement of a more impartial, independent, accountable, and effective
judiciary. The selection of themes and modules for the program in Turkey will
be based on recent analytical and empirical research, and data gathered. This
course will be delivered by the World Bank Institute in cooperation with the
International Development Law Organization (IDLO), Rome; it is addressing
judges and court personnel, executive authorities, Attorney General's office
personnel, Parliamentarians, law professors, NGOs active in judicial/legal
reform, civil society, media representatives and journalists and Bar
Association members. The following are the suggested modules, however others
may be added if considered relevant: 1.Independence and accountability of the
judiciary: striking the right balance; 2.Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mechanisms; 3. Case Management; 4.Ethical Standards and their enforcement
for judges and legal professionals; 5.Strengthening the enforcement of court
decisions; 6.European Union Accession; 7.Appointment, promotion, discipline and
tenure; 8.Capture of the judiciary.
For further information contact Maria Gonzalez de Asis (
mgonzalezasis@worldbank.org), Peter Schierl (pschierl@worldbank.org)
Judicial Reform in Anglophone Africa
Ghana, Nigeria; January-March 2005
This multiyear and continues program assumes the basic premise that a well
functioning legal and judicial system is crucial to development as well as
provides solutions that foster development and consolidates democratic order.
Hence, the overall objective of the legal and judicial reform program is to
contribute to the improvement of a more impartial, independent, accountable,
and effective judiciary that is able to control corruption and improve
governance. The selection of themes and modules for Anglophone Africa will be
based on recent analytical and empirical research, and data gathered from
previous Judicial Reform courses. The program aims to facilitate the sharing of
country experiences on how to improve the judiciary in order to enable
stakeholders to identify the factors that affect legal and judicial
performance, and is intended for Judges and court personnel, executive
authorities, Attorney General office personnel, Parliamentarians, law
professors, NGOs active in judicial/legal reform, civil society and Bar
Association members.
For information on the delivery of the program in Anglophone Africa in 2003,
please visit the following webpage:
www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/jr_africa/.
For further information contact Maria Gonzalez de Asis (
mgonzalezasis@worldbank.org), Peter Schierl (pschierl@worldbank.org)
Judicial Reform in Europe and Central Asia
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia;
January-March 2005
This 9 module course has been designed to examine fundamental areas for
judicial reform, as well as features discussions among country groups, and
different countries regarding the current stage of legal and judicial
performance as part of the current judicial reform loan program undertaken by
the World bank and other donors. The overall objective of the legal and
judicial reform program is to contribute to the improvement of a more
impartial, independent, accountable, and effective judiciary. The selection of
themes and modules for the program in Europe and Central Asia will be based on
recent analytical and empirical research, and data gathered. The following are
the suggested modules: 1.Specialized Courts; 2.Independence and accountability
of the judiciary: striking the right balance; 3.Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mechanisms; 4.Case Management; 5.Ethical Standards and their enforcement for
judges and legal professionals; 6.Strengthening the enforcement of court
decisions; 7.European Union Accession; 8.Appointment, promotion, discipline and
tenure; 9.Capture of the judiciary. This course is organized by the World Bank
Institute in cooperation with the International Development Law Organization
(IDLO), Rome; its addresses representatives from the judiciary, civil society
and executive authorities.
For further information contact Maria Gonzalez de Asis (
mgonzalezasis@worldbank.org), Peter Schierl (pschierl@worldbank.org)
Judicial Reform in Europe and Central Asia
Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania; April-June 2005
This course has been designed to examine fundamental areas for judicial reform,
as well as features discussions among country groups, and different countries
regarding the current stage of legal and judicial performance as part of the
current judicial reform loan program undertaken by the World bank and other
donors. The objective is to contribute to build capacity in order to have a
more efficient, fair and accessible system of justice to increase the
cost-effective utilization of existing resources, to follow the rules and
procedures to avoid arbitrary or biased decisions, and to foster access to
justice services. The selection of themes and modules for the program in Europe
and Central Asia will be based on recent analytical and empirical research, and
data gathered. The following are the suggested modules: 1.Specialized Courts;
2.Independence and accountability of the judiciary: striking the right balance;
3.Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms; 4.Case Management; 5.Ethical
Standards and their enforcement for judges and legal professionals;
6.Strengthening the enforcement of court decisions; 7.European Union Accession;
8.Appointment, promotion, discipline and tenure; 9. Capture of the judiciary.
This course is organized by the World Bank Institute in cooperation with the
International Development Law Organization (IDLO), Rome; it addresses
representatives from the judiciary, civil society and executive authorities.
For further information contact Maria Gonzalez de Asis (
mgonzalezasis@worldbank.org), Peter Schierl (pschierl@worldbank.org)
Judicial Reform for Improving Governance, 3rd Phase
Bolivia, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico,
Paraguay, Peru; April-June 2005
This activity, which is offered every year, assumes that a well functioning
legal and judicial system is crucial to development. It provides solutions that
foster development and consolidates democratic order. The overall objective is
to contribute to the improvement of a more impartial, independent, accountable,
and effective judiciary that is able to control corruption and improve
governance. The selection of themes and modules for the third phase of this
program will be based on recent analytical and empirical research, and data
gathered from previous Judicial Reform courses, including the input from both
the first and second phase of the 2004 course, which were delivered via
distance learning, respectively an international conference in Spain, in July
2004.
For information on the 2004 course, please visit
www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/jr_lac/ (in Spanish).
For further information contact Maria Gonzalez de Asis (
mgonzalezasis@worldbank.org), Peter Schierl (pschierl@worldbank.org) or Daniel
de la Morena (ddelamorena@worldbank.org)
Judicial Reform in Middle East and North Africa
Morocco, Jordan, Iraq, Tunisia
This multiyear and continues program assumes the basic premise that a well
functioning legal and judicial system is crucial to development as well as
provides solutions that foster development and consolidates democratic order.
Hence, the overall objective of the legal and judicial reform program is to
contribute to the improvement of a more impartial, independent, accountable,
and effective judiciary that is able to control corruption and improve
governance. The selection of themes and modules for the Middle East and North
Africa course will be based on recent analytical and empirical research, and
data gathered from previous Judicial Reform courses. The program aims to
facilitate the sharing of country experiences on how to improve the judiciary
in order to enable stakeholders to identify the factors that affect legal and
judicial performance; it is intended for representatives from the judiciary,
civil society and executive authorities.
For further information contact Maria Gonzalez de Asis (
mgonzalezasis@worldbank.org), Peter Schierl (pschierl@worldbank.org)
Governance and Access to Justice through Gender and Law
Bolivia, Guatemala, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Chile, Uruguay
Gender and law usually refer individually as key issues in the development
process. They are rarely linked and analyzed together as promoters of good
governance and poverty alleviation. In Latin America the discussion of gender
rights has gained momentum and provided tangible results as well as significant
advancements. Also, legal and judicial reforms processes have and are being
carried in almost every country.
This initiative intends to bring together a network of experts and
practitioners in each field to discuss the linkages and nexus of gender and
rule of law in governance and development.
For further information contact Maria Gonzalez de Asis (
mgonzalezasis@worldbank.org), Peter Schierl (pschierl@worldbank.org)
Open and Participatory Government at the Local Level
Bolivia, Guatemala, Mexico; April-June 2005
The main objective of this distance learning program is to support processes of
institutional change at the sub-national level by facilitating the design of
tailor-made institutional reforms for participating municipalities. In the
past, the distance learning program has been delivered in Latin America,
Anglophone Africa and the Asia region. The course aims to provide local
government officials from Latin America with tools and mechanisms to devise,
design and implement anti-corruption programs in their own institutions, and to
help in the development of a good governance environment; it is targeted for
city mayors, local public officials and civil society representatives. This
program aims to disseminate best practices in anti-corruption and good
governance at the municipal level and to provide a structured platform for
municipal officials and citizens to learn specific anti-corruption strategies
which can be adapted and applied to their municipalities. The program is
developed through an online distance learning-course supported by interactive
websites to provide assistance to the municipalities interested in applying the
lessons learned during the courses.
For further information contact Maria Gonzalez de Asis (
mgonzalezasis@worldbank.org), Peter Schierl (pschierl@worldbank.org) or Daniel
de la Morena (ddelamorena@worldbank.org)
MPA-International Development program-Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
University-Presentation on Governance
Boston, October 12
The Kennedy School of Government's newest degree program, the MPA in
International Development (MPA/ID), is designed to prepare the next generation
of leaders in international development. It is an economics-centered,
multi-disciplinary program, combining rigorous training in analytical and
quantitative methods with an emphasis on policy and practice.
Daniel Kaufmann of WBI (World Bank Institute) will be delivering a lecture on
governance to this program.
For more information regarding this program visit:
www.ksg.harvard.edu/programs/mpaid/
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Recent Events
VC with the Asian Broadcasters Union General Assembly on ?Media, Broadcasting
and Good Governance
Almaty, Kazakhstan, September 2004
The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) is a non-profit, non-government,
professional association of broadcasting organizations, formed in 1964 to
facilitate the development of broadcasting in the Asia-Pacific region and to
organize co-operative activities amongst its members. It currently has over 100
members in 52 countries, reaching a potential audience of about 3 billion
people. The ABU provides a forum for promoting the collective interests of
television and radio broadcasters, and encourages regional and international
co-operation between broadcasters.
Daniel Kaufmann of WBI (World Bank Institute) made a presentation via video
conference to
the ABU/FES Joint One-day Seminar for Developing Broadcasters today. His
presentation drew much interest and stimulated an interesting debate which
extended into the following sessions for the rest of the day. Mr. Kaufmann had
been featured on the cover of the ABU General Assembly Daily Bulletin for the
next day?s edition?this gave him full exposure to the entire ABU delegation of
280 high-level broadcast executives from across the greater Asia region!
This presentation can be accessed at:
www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/events
InWent course on Measuring Democracy, Governance and Human Rights
Munich; September 2-29
InWent?Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung gemeinnützige GmbH
(Capacity Building International, Germany) is an organization for international
human resources development, advanced training and dialogue. It was established
through a merger of Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft e.V. (CDG) and the German
Foundation for International Development (DSE).
and can draw on decades of experience in international cooperation. Its
practice-oriented programs are directed at experts, managers and
decision-makers from business and industry, politics, public administration and
civil society from all over the world. Its Development Policy Forum organizes a
high-ranking, informal policy dialogue on current issues of development policy.
Its goals include: Promotion of sustainable social, economic and ecological
development all over the world; Support of a global structural policy through
advanced training and dialogue; Contribution to International Peace Policy; and
training of junior managers and executives promoting their ability to act in an
international and intercultural environment.
Many distinguished organizations and universities participated in this course.
Transparency International, both Central and National Bureau of Statistics,
Ministry of Justice, Makere University and Midlands State University were some
of the few that attended. From WBI (World Bank Institute) Daniel Kaufmann made
a presentation, via Video-Conference on ?The indices and Methodology of the
World Bank? and Edouard S. Al-Dahdah made a presentation on ?Good Governance
and its Effects on Economic Development-An Overview of Current Trends?.
For more information on InWest, visit: www.inwent.org/en/
The mentioned presentations can be accessed at
www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/events
Workshop on Corruption in a Global World-Forum Barcelona 2004
Barcelona, Spain; September 22-26
The Universal Forum of Cultures Barcelona 2004 is a new world event based on
the arts designed to counterbalance the tensions of globalization through
dialogue, debate and celebration. It is the outcome of cooperation between the
three public administrations of Barcelona (the Spanish Government, the Catalan
Regional Government and the Barcelona City Council), citizen organizations and
the corporate sector, under the auspices of UNESCO.
Forum Barcelona activities are organized around three central themes: the
promotion and recognition of cultural diversity, the search for pathways to
sustainable development, and the establishment by these means and conditions
needed for peace. Citizens, artists, intellectual leaders, civic organizations,
economic actors, international organizations, social movements and local
authorities were all invited to come together in Barcelona.
On September 25, Daniel Kaufmann from WBI (World Bank Institute) attended this
Forum, via video-conference, as speaker in the international Dialogue entitled
?Contributing to the Global Agenda?. The Dialogue, stemming from collaboration
between the Forum 2004 and Transparency International was an open and
participative forum, a place where it was possible to debate, contrast, analyze
and discuss ideas and points of view among all stakeholders involved or
interested in the subjects to be discussed. Mr. Kaufmann made a joint
presentation with Sanjay Pradhan of PREM (Poverty Reduction and Economic
Management), which can be accessed at:
www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/events
For further information contact Sarah Tyler (styler@transparency.org) and for
additional information about the forum itself visit the website
50th. Annual Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Toronto, Canada; September 4-6
The World Bank Institute was invited to play a key role at the 50th. Annual
Conference of the CPA. Speaking to some 400 parliamentarians from some 50
countries, Rick Stapenhurst stood in for Frannie Leautier as lead speaker in
the plenary session in Toronto and spoke about "Parliament and Civil Society
Working Together for Poverty Reduction"; he also moderated a workshop on the
same topic and spoke at a second workshop on "Parliament and the Right to
Know". Drawing on WBI's analytical and empirical work, and especially the
governance indicators produced by Daniel Kaufmann and the right to information
work by Roumeen Islam, these presentations were well received by the assembled
parliamentarians and their was substantial demand for WBI's publications in
these areas.
For further information please contact Rick Stapenhurst (
fstapenhurst@worldbank.org)
VC Presentation to Duke Center for International Development, Summer Institute
Program
Washington D.C., August 3
The Program in International Development Policy (PIDP) is designed for
mid-career professionals seeking to dedicate their careers to policy making and
public service in developing countries and countries in transition. The PIDP
provides interdisciplinary training in policy analysis on issues related to
long term social and economic development. Upon successful completion of the
program, PIDP Fellows will receive a Master of Arts degree or Certificate in
International Development Policy, and typically go on to serve in their home
countries or in international agencies at senior levels as public officials,
policy analysts, independent researchers, and leaders of non-governmental
organizations.
Participants in the Program?known as PIDP Fellows?represent diverse
nationalities, academic interests, and professional backgrounds. Most are
citizens of developing and transition countries, while others are citizens of
developed nations who are committed to assisting developing countries through
their service in foreign assistance agencies, international organizations,
non-governmental organizations, or other development institutions. Within the
complex and constantly changing situations in these countries, sound policy
analysis is essential to balance the economic, social, political, and
environmental interests and their effects on sustainable development, and a
more peaceful world.
Daniel Kaufmann of WBI (World Bank Institute) made a presentation, via video
conference, on ?Budgeting and Financial Management in the Public Sector?. To
access this presentation, visit: www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/events
and more details about this program can be accessed at:
www.pubpol.duke.edu/centers/dcid/pidp.php
Course on Judicial Reform for Improving Governance in Francophone Africa
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d?Ivoire, Mali, Niger and Senegal, December
2003-September 2004
The main objective of this preparatory work is to identify the main pressing
issues of judicial reform for improving governance in the Francophone African
countries, in order to prepare a distance learning program tailored to the
country needs. The work is being coordinated by WBI and the Africa Practice
Group at the World Bank in partnership with the International Development Law
Organization (IDLO), and is intended for judges and court personnel, executive
authorities, Attorney General?s office personnel, Parliamentarians, law
professionals, NGOs active in judicial/legal reform, civil society, media
representatives and journalists and Bar Association members.
For further information contact Maria Gonzalez de Asis (
mgonzalezasis@worldbank.org), Peter Schierl (pschierl@worldbank.org)
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Data and Informatics Initiatives
-Online Inventory of Governance Datasets and Indicators
Associated with the growing demand for quantifying the governance performance
of countries, localities, and institutions, there has been a virtual explosion
of datasets measuring quality of institutions, governance and corruption. While
many of these indicators and surveys are relatively well known, academics,
policy makers, civil society and journalists frequently ask what other works
are available. Depending on the desired goal of the user, one set of data and
related tools is likely to serve as a better match than others. Thus, we
thought relevant to provide a relatively comprehensive review of the available
datasets on governance, in order to facilitate access to a broad spectrum of
such data, and allow the user to identify those datasets that are particularly
suited to his/her objectives. Facilitating this identification process is key,
given the large number of datasets available. As we launch this inventory, we
currently have information on over 140 datasets with online accessibility
(available both within and outside of the World Bank).
To read more about this new initiative, access the online inventory, and
provide feedback (including the submission of additional datasets), visit
www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/govdatasets/
-Anti-Corruption and Governance Library
We are pleased to announce the web-based Anti-Corruption and Governance
Library, part of the Library of Learning Objects developed and maintained by
the Internet Strategy & Applications Team here at WBI. Many of our publications
and presentations are quickly accessible through the Library?s user-friendly
interface. We will continue to expand the scope and number of Anti-Corruption
and Governance Library offerings, as we continue to increase the number of
files and refine the interactive technology. To attain this objective in the
most user-friendly and responsive manner, we seek your feedback and opinion on
this pilot offering of the Anti-Corruption and Governance Library. Could you
kindly spend a few minutes using the library and letting us know how we can
improve? We will then implement changes based on your feedback and keep you
abreast of innovations and improvements.
Access the Anti-Corruption and Governance Library folder through our
publications page at www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/pubs.html
Please forward specific feedback/comments to governancewbi@worldbank.org
-Interactive Governance Indicators
This page presents the updated aggregate governance research indicators for
almost 200 countries for 1996-2002, for six dimensions of governance. These
are; Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence,
Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law and Control of
Corruption. The data is available in different, wide-ranged, user-friendly
formats. Interactive governance indicators in charts and tables, Excel-based
global comparative graphs, Governance world map navigation, country statistics
and charts and Downloading data in excel format. For more in-depth study,
Methodological papers on governance and FAQ?s are also available.
For more detailed information, visit:
www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/govdata2002/ and please forward
specific feedback/comments to governancewbi@worldbank.org
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Governance Diagnostic Capacity Building
Update on the governance diagnostics in Africa and Latin America
Visit www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/capacitybuild/ for additional
information on governance diagnostics at the World Bank Institute.
GUATEMALA
Between December 12, 2002 and February 2004, the Comisión por la Transparencia
of Guatemala has worked on the implementation of a governance diagnostic study
and action plan. The new Anti-Corruption Commissioner and his team of experts,
appointed this February, have been continuing the diagnostic work and
collaborating with the selected survey firm. The pilot test was developed in
several cities to fine tune the questionnaires before carrying out their
execution. After the final survey revisions, the team has begun the training
and the field work. As of the end of July about 70 percent of the field work
has been completed. A draft report is expected by October 2004. This
governance diagnostic effort is coordinated among the donor community, and
benefits from the collaboration and synergies with the Investment Climate Team.
Visit www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/guatemala/ for more information
or contact Francesca Recanatini (frecanatini@worldbank.org) and Juanita Riano
(jriano@worldbank.org)
BENIN
The Steering Committee led by the General Inspectorate of the Ministry of
Finance (IGF) has completed all preliminary work associated with the launch of
the surveys, in coordination and with the support of the international donors'
community. The Steering Committee has finalized the survey instruments and has
selected the local survey firm. The field work has been launched this June. The
survey results will provide the analytical underpinnings for the policy and
institutional reforms on governance. In parallel, the IGF has led the efforts
to establish an Observatory for the Fight Against Corruption, an
inter-institutional body that would have investigative functions.
Visit www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/benin/index.html
Contact Francesca Recanatini (frecanatini@worldbank.org) and Juanita Riano (
jriano@worldbank.org) for more information.
GUINEA
The CNLC (Comité National de Lutte contre la Corruption), an
inter-institutional agency with a government mandate for both preventive and
investigative initiatives in the areas of governance and corruption, launched
the implementation of the three diagnostic surveys by StatView, a local survey
firm in May 2003. The initial data collection was completed by May 2003 and a
follow up on the field work has been completed this July. The governance
report has been drafted and is expected to be completed by October. Once its
revision has been finished, the Governance Report will be launched at a
National Workshop and disseminated across the country. The CNLC plans to use
the results of surveys to draft a governance action plan and design an
awareness-building strategy for the country.
Contact Francesca Recanatini (frecanatini@worldbank.org) and Juanita Riano (
jriano@worldbank.org) for more information.
MOZAMBIQUE
The Prime Minister of Mozambique launched the Governance and Anti-corruption
Diagnostic Surveys on November 27, 2003, in Maputo. The surveys were
implemented by the local firm Austral, under the supervision of UTRESP (the
technical unit for Public Sector Reform of Mozambique), the INE (Instituto
Nacional de Estadistica de Mozambique), WBI and researchers of the University
?Eduardo Mondlane?. The field work was completed in April and the first draft
version of the report will be submitted by the end of July. The draft will be
discussed and reviewed by the Technical Committee and the World Bank team and a
final version is expected by the end of October. The results of the report will
be disseminated by next December.
Visit www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/mozambique for more information
or contact Francesca Recanatini (frecanatini@worldbank.org) and Juanita Riano (
jriano@worldbank.org) for more information.
SIERRA LEONE
The Report on the results of the Governance and Anti-corruption Diagnostic
Surveys was released at two Regional Workshops in the cities of Bo and Makeni
on April 2-3 and April 5-6. The Regional Workshops, coordinated by the
Anti-Corruption Commission, offered the opportunity to discuss the findings of
the Diagnostic Surveys and to identify key areas for reform. During each
Regional Workshop the participants drafted a local governance action plan. To
review and compile the draft action plans into a comprehensive National
Governance Strategy, the Government of Sierra Leone established the National
Steering Committee chaired by the Minister of Finance. The regional and the
national action plans are currently been reviewed by the National Steering
Commission and will be integrated in the National Governance Action Plan
drafted last October.
For information about the Regional Workshops, please visit
www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/sierraleone/results.html
For information about the diagnostic work in Sierra Leone please visit
www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/sierraleone/ for more information or
contact Francesca Recanatini (frecanatini@worldbank.org) and Juanita Riano (
jriano@worldbank.org)
ZAMBIA
The Governance Baseline Survey Team, a committee which includes government and
civil society representatives, has been the main responsible for the
implementation of the National Governance Baseline Survey and the design of a
governance strategy. The data collection, handled by a team of consultants from
the University of Zambia, has been completed and a preliminary survey report
was submitted last April. The final report should be available by September
2004 and it will be disseminated in Lusaka on October 26-17 at a National
Workshop.
Visit www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/zambia/ for more information or
contact Francesca Recanatini (frecanatini@worldbank.org) or Harry Garnett
(hgarnett@worldbank.org) for more information.
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New Papers and Reports
Policy Research Paper : Tools for Parliamentary Oversight-Riccardo Pelizzo and
Rick Stapenhurst
Parliaments are the institutions through which governments are held accountable
to the electorate. They have a wide range of tools with which to carry out this
oversight function, but until recently little analysis had been undertaken on
the characteristics or use of such tools. Pelizzo and Stapenhurst use data for
83 countries that was collected in 2001 to investigate whether the oversight
potential relates to three variables, namely the form of government
(presidential, semi-presidential, or parliamentary), per capita income levels,
and the level of democracy. The authors find that oversight potential is
greatly affected by the form of government, per capita income levels, and
levels of democracy. Countries with parliamentary forms of government, higher
income levels, and which are more democratic have a greater number of oversight
tools and greater oversight potential. While the oversight potential follows
this general trend, the use of committees of enquiry, interpellations, and
ombudsman offices follows a different pattern. The use of interpellations as an
oversight tool is most common in high-income countries, less common in
low-income countries, and least common in middle-income countries, while the
presence of committees of enquiry and ombudsman offices is most common in
middle-income countries, less common in high-income countries, and least common
in low-income countries.
Visit econ.worldbank.org/files/38161_wps3388.pdf to access the paper.
Corruption, Governance and Security: Challenges for the Rich Countries and the
World- Daniel Kaufmann
A very important contribution as a chapter to this years Global Competitiveness
Report (GCR).
?Traditionally, national governance and corruption challenges have been seen as
a) particularly daunting in the poorer countries, with the richer world viewed
as example or benchmark, b) anchored within a legalistic framework and focused
on the quality of formal institutions, c) a
problem of the public sector, and d) divorced from global governance or
security issues, which are regarded as separate fields. In this chapter we
challenge these notions, by attempting to portray a more complex reality of
mixed governance performance, not only in most of the emerging world but also
among the richer countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD). We suggest that the undue emphasis on narrow
legalism has obscured more subtle yet costly manifestations of misgovernance,
which afflict not only poor but rich countries as well. The traditional notion
of corruption is challenged, and a broader framework of analysis is proposed.
In particular, where the ?rules of the game? have been
captured by the elite, frequently ignored manifestations of so-called ?legal
corruption? may be more prevalent than illegal forms, such as outright bribery,
which are the usual focus of attention. By scrutinizing the under-emphasized
institution of ?influence,? including vested interests, influence peddling, and
outright capture by the elite, we arrive at some unconventional conclusions.?
To access the complete paper, visit:
www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/pubs.html
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In The News
-It Pays for the U.S. to Go to the Bank (Washington Post, September 26, 2004)
?To take the most extreme example, the Treasury spent much of 2001 arguing that
the bank was an incompetent public-sector institution with no idea how to
measure the effectiveness of its aid; then it launched a new American aid
program called the Millennium Challenge Account, which copies many of its
effectiveness measures from the work of World Bank researchers.?
To access the complete article visit our website at
www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/wp-articles.html
-Grease Trade (The Wall Street Journal, Europe, July 28, 2004)
?Daniel Kaufmann, governance director at the World Bank Institute, has put a
figure on annual bribery world-wide at trillion. If he is right, 0
billion may indeed be an underestimate?
To access the complete article visit our website at
www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/wp-articles.html
-Anti-corruption added to international corporate governance pact- (Associated
Press, June 25, 2004)
"The new anti-corruption platform targets, among other things, extortion and
bribery. According to World Bank estimates, there were some US trillion in
bribes alone in 2003 in developed and developing countries.
To access the complete article visit our website at
www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/wp-articles.html
-How deep is Corruption in Africa? (BBC News, June 23, 2004)
In Nigeria, the international oil giant Shell admitted that it inadvertently
fed conflict, poverty and corruption through its oil activities in the country
To access the complete article visit our website at
www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/wp-articles.html
