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2. Public Administration Digitalization and Government Effectiveness in the EU Countries.
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Androniceanu, Armenia and Georgescu, Irina
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DIGITAL transformation ,PUBLIC administration ,DIGITAL technology ,PRINCIPAL components analysis ,K-means clustering ,DOCUMENT clustering - Abstract
Purpose: This study continues the series of previous research carried out by the authors on digital transformation in the EU countries. It aims to identify and analyse the progress made by EU administrations in terms of digitization and effective governance in the period 2019-2021. Design/methodology/approach: Based on selected variables from Eurostat and the World Bank databases, the article provides insights into the dynamic changes that occurred in the EU in the period under consideration. The research employs Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and K-means clustering as the primary research methods to analyse the variations and correlations among 10 numerical variables selected from Eurostat and World Bank databases. Findings and Practical Implications: The results obtained through PCA show the impact of digitalization on government effectiveness. A comprehensive analysis of government effectiveness has been conducted using PCA, which reveals that the first two principal components account for 77.05% of the initial variance. A K-means clustering with four clusters reveals that the most significant and noteworthy increase in digitalization and government effectiveness in the EU is achieved by the Nordic countries, which exhibit high levels of digitalization and government efficiency. Originality: In this ranking, clusters 2 and 3 comprise well-developed countries with a positive relation between governmental digitalization and efficiency, while cluster 4 consists of emerging countries where the correlation between digitization and governmental efficiency is low or very low, which is primarily attributed to the limited degree of digitization within government institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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3. The effect of health expenditure on average life expectancy: does government effectiveness play a moderating role?
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Bunyaminu, Alhassan, Mohammed, Ibrahim, Yakubu, Ibrahim Nandom, Shani, Bashiru, and Abukari, Abdul-Lateef
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EVALUATION of medical care ,HEALTH policy ,LIFE expectancy ,MEDICAL care costs ,PUBLIC administration ,PEARSON correlation (Statistics) ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,INFANT mortality - Abstract
Purpose: This study investigates the impact of total health expenditure on life expectancy in a panel of 43 African countries from 2000 to 2018. Design/methodology/approach: The dynamic panel generalized method of moments (GMM) estimation method developed by Arellano and Bond (1991) is used in this study. This approach generates estimates that are heteroskedasticity and autocorrelation consistent, as well as controls for unobserved time-invariant country-specific effects and eliminates any endogeneity in the panel model. Findings: The results reveal that health expenditure on its own has a positive significant influence on life expectancy. However, health expenditure via the moderating effect of government effectiveness reduces life expectancy. The authors also observe that school enrollment and the level of economic activity significantly drive life expectancy. Research limitations/implications: The study is limited to 43 out of 54 African countries, and it covers a period of 18 years: 2000 to 2018. Practical implications: The authors argue that larger health expenditure will aid in improving the life expectancy rate in Africa. However, in practice, this would be difficult given the needs of other priority sectors. Social implications: Since most developing countries' health expenditures are small, a policy option is that healthcare services should be subsidized such that the poorest people can also access them. Originality/value: The study differs from the previous attempts, and with this, the authors contribute significantly to the literature. First, to the best of the authors' knowledge, the authors are unaware of any study considering the role of government effectiveness as a moderating factor in investigating the effect of health expenditure on life expectancy in the African context. Thus, the authors fill a yawning gap in the literature. Second, the authors employ a recent dataset with larger sample size. Finally, to address the problem of endogeneity and simultaneity bias, the authors use the system GMM technique. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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4. Democracy and Institutional Political Subjectness: Comparative Study for Europe and Central Asia.
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NATALINA, Nataliia
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DEMOCRACY ,POLITICAL science education ,COMPARATIVE education ,DESPOTISM ,PUBLIC administration - Abstract
Copyright of Political Science Review / Przegląd Politologiczny is the property of Faculty of Political Science & Journalism, Adam Mickiewicz University and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2022
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5. Comparative research on government effectiveness and political stability in Europe.
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ANDRONICEANU, Armenia, GEORGESCU, Irina, and SABIE, Oana Matilda
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POLITICAL stability ,COMPARATIVE government ,PEARSON correlation (Statistics) ,K-means clustering ,SOCIAL systems ,INDUSTRIAL clusters - Abstract
The trend of globalization, accompanied by the dynamic development of social systems, places the European states in a completely new position, in which institutions and administrative systems must be adapted. Any intervention in the field of public administration reform implies changes in its major components to have efficient governance in the context of internal and regional political instability. The objective of our research was to identify and analyze the correlations between the main indicators of government effectiveness and political stability in the EU member states during 2020-2022. For this research, we have selected four representative variables. The research methods used are the Pearson correlation matrix, for identifying and analyzing the correlations, and the K-means clustering algorithm for grouping the EU states into clusters based on the considered variables. The results show that approximately half of the EU states are grouped in cluster 3, which is characterized by a high level of governmental efficiency and political stability. The states in the first two clusters include states from Central and Eastern Europe where significant changes are needed to increase government effectiveness and political stability. The results of our research offer an updated correlative analysis between government effectiveness and political stability in the EU member states in the last few years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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6. E-Government in European Countries, a Comparative Approach Using the Principal Components Analysis.
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Androniceanu, Armenia and Georgescu, Irina
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PRINCIPAL components analysis , *POLITICAL participation , *INTERNET in public administration , *PUBLIC administration , *POLITICAL corruption , *SOCIAL development - Abstract
The digitalization of public administration is a necessary condition for the economic and social development of each country. In this context, e-government is developing and diversifying its forms of implementation, contributing significantly to the efficiency of public administration, to increasing the degree of transparency and to reducing corruption in public institutions. The aim of the research was to know how the states of the European Union evolved from the point of view of e-government and what influence it had on the economic development of the analyzed states and on the European citizens during the analyzed period. For this we selected ten research variables from several databases: Eurostat, the World Bank and the United Nations E-Government Development Database (UNeGovDD) of the United Nations. The period for which we did the analysis is 2010 – 2019. Using EViews 12 we applied panel Principal Component Analysis to reduce the 10-variable panel into a lower dimension of 3 principal components to find the underlying simplified structure. The three principal components retained explain about 76.5 % of the initial information. The research results show significant differences between the states analyzed, in terms of e-government, but also in terms of the impact it has on government effectiveness, controlling corruption, e-participation of European citizens and the economic development of Member States. In countries with a high level of e-government implementation, governance is efficient, corruption is low, citizen involvement is higher and economic development is faster. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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7. Three paths to e-service availability: a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis among the EU member states.
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Marienfeldt, Justine
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ELECTRONIC services ,INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems ,PUBLIC administration ,INTERNET in public administration - Abstract
Purpose: This study aims to explore under which institutional and organizational conditions the national e-government reform efforts of EU member states lead to very high availability of e-services. Design/methodology/approach: Following e-government literature of information systems and public administration research, this study applies an analytical framework encompassing characteristics of the national politico-administrative system (state structure, government capacity, managerial innovation orientation and civil service system) to understand why a common policy framework does not lead to convergence but great variety in the degree of e-service availability. A comparative case study approach using fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) is applied to systematically compare e-service availability in the former 28 EU member states. Findings: Three configurations of sufficient conditions are identified: government capacity in conjunction with either bureaucratic human resource practices, centralized state structure or managerial innovation orientation. Three country clusters are derived: effective bureaucrats, effective centralists and effective managers. Originality/value: The results demonstrate the importance of administrative effectiveness for the digital transformation. Rather than mimicking best practices, countries are advised to learn from better performing countries that are most similar in terms of institutional and organizational characteristics of the politico-administrative system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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8. The Quality of Government and Public Administration
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Mungiu-Pippidi, Alina
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- 2020
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9. E-Government Effectiveness and Efficiency in EU-28 and COVID-19.
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Hodžić, Sabina, Ravšelj, Dejan, and Alibegović, Dubravka Jurlina
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COVID-19 ,INTERNET in public administration ,COVID-19 pandemic ,PUBLIC administration ,ADMINISTRATIVE efficiency - Abstract
Copyright of Central European Public Administration Review is the property of University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Public Administration and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2021
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10. Public sector accounting reforms and the quality of governance.
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Cuadrado-Ballesteros, Beatriz and Bisogno, Marco
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GOVERNMENT accounting ,PUBLIC sector ,ACCRUAL basis accounting ,PUBLIC administration ,ACCOUNTING standards - Abstract
This paper focuses on two key issues that characterize the current public financial management debate—the quality of governance, and public sector accounting reforms. After investigating a sample of 33 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries for the period 2010–2014, the authors suggest that states which have implemented public sector accounting reforms (through the adoption of accrual based accounting systems and the implementation of International Public Sector Accounting Standards) have a higher level of governance quality. More specifically, their results suggest a positive influence on the level of accountability, government effectiveness, regulation quality, the rule of law, and controlling corruption; while political stability is not affected by such reforms. This paper presents evidence from 33 countries that adopting accrual accounting and implementing International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) will improve the quality of governance. These findings suggest these two public sector accounting reforms can solve the agency problem between politicians and citizens and, by doing so, can improve governance. Opportunistic behaviour of politicians can be reduced with standardized and harmonized accounting information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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11. The Relationship Between Citizens and Government in Modern States: Threats and Challenges
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Vigoda-Gadot, Eran, Mizrahi, Shlomo, Vigoda-Gadot, Eran, and Mizrahi, Shlomo
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- 2014
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12. e-Government Development and Government Effectiveness: A Reciprocal Relationship.
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Wallis, Joseph and Zhao, Fang
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INTERNET in public administration ,PUBLIC administration ,INFORMATION technology ,FEDERAL government of the United States ,DECISION making in government policy - Abstract
To explain the positive reciprocal relationship found between e-Government Development and Government Effectiveness, a five-level model is constructed to track the paths that must be taken for public servants to be trusted to enact e-Government Development. A combination of reform, discretionary and adaptive contributions by public servants can lead to the establishment of public service bargains at the third level. ‘Post-New Public Management’ reforms and exceptional adaptive leadership are, however, required to move countries to the fourth level where public servants are trusted to act across the range of role identities required to enact e-Government. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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13. Determinants of efficiency in reducing child mortality in developing countries. The role of inequality and government effectiveness.
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Ortega, Bienvenido, Sanjuán, Jesús, and Casquero, Antonio
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CHILD mortality ,ADMINISTRATIVE efficiency ,INCOME inequality ,EQUALITY ,DATA envelopment analysis ,DEVELOPING countries ,MEDICAL care cost statistics ,COMPARATIVE studies ,INCOME ,RESEARCH methodology ,MEDICAL cooperation ,ORGANIZATIONAL effectiveness ,PUBLIC administration ,REGRESSION analysis ,RESEARCH ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,EVALUATION research ,HEALTH equity - Abstract
The main aim of this article was to analyze the relationship of income inequality and government effectiveness with differences in efficiency in the use of health inputs to improve the under-five survival rate (U5SR) in developing countries. Robust Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and regression analysis were conducted using data for 47 developing countries for the periods 2000-2004, 2005-2009, and 2010-2012. The estimations show that countries with a more equal income distribution and better government effectiveness (i.e. a more competent bureaucracy and good quality public service delivery) may need fewer health inputs to achieve a specific level of the U5SR than other countries with higher inequality and worse government effectiveness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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14. Government Effectiveness and Value Creation: The Case of Emerging European Listed Banks
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Anca MUNTEANU and Petre BREZEANU
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public administration ,government effectiveness ,eastern europe ,banking performance ,Political institutions and public administration (General) ,JF20-2112 - Abstract
This study adds to the field of public administration by focusing on the nexus between government decision and bank performance scores highlighting the administrative regulatory dimensions of improvements. To this end, this research paper covers a unique database comprising all listed banks that operate on emerging European markets in the period 2005-2011. Country specific characteristics are presented in the light of public administration quality which includes the dimension of governance quality on the one side, andthe quality and administrative burden on business environment on the other.Bank performance is defined under two different approaches (accounting vs. market based) taking into account different stakeholders interest (state and central bank authority vs. investors).We account for profit persistency by using a Prais-Winsten regression that allows for both autocorrelation and heteroskedasticity in data. The results call attention to the fact that in emerging European markets regulatory glitches have a positive impact upon bank performance. Market imperfections are a source of profitability as they generate a reliable supply of market share appropriation and thus monopoly power. Also, administrative commitment towards increasing the quality of public services and policies endorsed by diminishing the level of corruption will accelerate private development and thus banking profitability.
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- 2014
15. THE ROLE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PERFORMANCE IN IMPROVING THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT FOR SMES IN THE EU.
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OBADIĆ, Alka and ARISTOVNIK, Aleksander
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PUBLIC administration ,ENTREPRENEURSHIP ,SMALL business ,TREND analysis in business ,TRADE regulation ,COMMERCIAL policy - Abstract
The paper explores the influence of public administration regulations and government efficiency, in shaping entrepreneurship environment in European Member States. Statistical analysis concentrates on performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) considering the fact that smaller firm face a disproportionally higher regulatory burden than larger firms. The results show that SMEs registered a drop in value added and employment during the financial crisis, but improved their performance in 2014. Those SMEs which have fully recovered in all three core indicators (number of enterprises, employment and value added) from the beginning of financial crisis in 2008, have also reduced public administration burden and regulations for SMEs and significantly improved government effectiveness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
16. Size of Government, Effectiveness and Socioeconomic Development: A Comparative Analysis of ASEAN Countries.
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Sagarik, Danuvas
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ECONOMIC development ,GOVERNMENT spending policy ,PUBLIC administration ,SOCIOECONOMICS ,LITERATURE reviews - Abstract
This integrative study aims to answer the important question whether size of government together with government effectiveness have a positive relationship with selected socioeconomic development in ASEAN countries from 2000 to 2015. Public expenditure is used to represent the size of government and it has been and is still a common tool for many governments used to serve their goals in socioeconomic development, service provision, raising living standards, and many other objectives. Literature has linked public expenditure to positive outcomes of long-term economic growth and other dimensions of development. However, there can be certain factors affecting efficacy in public expenditure and socioeconomic development, especially institutional capacity. Therefore, from the public administration aspect, government effectiveness was incorporated to assess the relationship with socioeconomic development. This study argues that ASEAN countries which limited the growth of public expenditure perform as well as those with relatively big government. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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17. Public sector accounting reforms and the quality of governance
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Beatriz Cuadrado-Ballesteros and Marco Bisogno
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Public sector accounting ,Public Administration ,Sociology and Political Science ,Accrual ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Accounting ,Sample (statistics) ,Key issues ,IPSAS ,Financial management ,0502 economics and business ,050602 political science & public administration ,Quality (business) ,Accrual accounting ,governance ,government effectiveness ,media_common ,business.industry ,Corporate governance ,05 social sciences ,050201 accounting ,General Business, Management and Accounting ,0506 political science ,Business ,Finance - Abstract
This paper focuses on two key issues that characterize the current public financial management debate—the quality of governance, and public sector accounting reforms. After investigating a sample o...
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- 2020
18. Economic conditions, government effectiveness and public attitudes towards the welfare state.
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Mizrahi, Shlomo
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WELFARE state , *PUBLIC administration , *ECONOMIC history , *PUBLIC opinion ,ECONOMIC conditions in Europe - Abstract
Expanding the literature on support for the welfare state, we explain citizens' attitudes towards it by focusing on their perceptions about economic conditions and government effectiveness in their country rather than objective assessments of them. Using data from the 2008 European Social Survey, we demonstrate that citizens believe that the standard of living of economically weak populations goes hand in hand with a well-managed government, which treats all sectors and populations equally and proves efficient. Under these conditions, preferences for government intervention to improve welfare outcomes decline. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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19. GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS AND VALUE CREATION: THE CASE OF EMERGING EUROPEAN LISTED BANKS.
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MUNTEANU, Anca and BREZEANU, Petre
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ADMINISTRATIVE efficiency , *VALUE creation , *BANKING industry , *BANK management , *GOVERNMENT regulation , *ORGANIZATIONAL performance , *EMERGING markets - Abstract
This study adds to the field of public administration by focusing on the nexus between government decision and bank performance scores highlighting the administrative regulatory dimensions of improvements. To this end, this research paper covers a unique database comprising all listed banks that operate on emerging European markets in the period 2005-2011. Country specific characteristics are presented in the light of public administration quality which includes the dimension of governance quality on the one side, and the quality and administrative burden on business environment on the other. Bank performance is defined under two different approaches (accounting vs. market based) taking into account different stakeholders interest (state and central bank authority vs. investors).We account for profit persistency by using a Prais-Winsten regression that allows for both autocorrelation and heteroskedasticity in data. The results call attention to the fact that in emerging European markets regulatory glitches have a positive impact upon bank performance. Market imperfections are a source of profitability as they generate a reliable supply of market share appropriation and thus monopoly power. Also, administrative commitment towards increasing the quality of public services and policies endorsed by diminishing the level of corruption will accelerate private development and thus banking profitability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
20. GOOD GOVERNANCE AND DOING BUSINESS: EVIDENCE FROM A CROSS-COUNTRY SURVEY.
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BOȚA-AVRAM, Cristina
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GOVERNMENT policy , *BUSINESS research , *POPULATION , *CORRUPTION prevention , *ECONOMIC development , *PUBLIC administration - Abstract
The aim of this cross-country empirical analysis is to investigate the relationship between good governance, measured through six clusters of governance developed by the World Bank, and the quality of business environment, captured through the ranking on the ease of doing business, also assessed by the World Bank. This paper analyzes the influence of governance indicators on the ease of doing business using a classification of economies of all countries with population of more than 30,000 citizens, divided on income groups such as low income, lower middle income, upper middle income, high income non-OECD and high income OECD. The findings show the significant influence of some governance indicators such as 'government effectiveness' or 'regulatory quality' on the ease of doing business, for all countries, while 'the rule of law' and 'control of corruption' are very determining factors for the business environment especially for countries classified in high income categories. Moreover, this paper could represent an argument for the relevance of governance quality for the ease of doing business, highlighting the necessity to pay enough attention to ensuring good governance in order to provide effective development outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
21. How Well Do They Manage a Crisis? The Government's Effectiveness During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Shlomo Mizrahi, Eran Vigoda-Gadot, and Nissim Cohen
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Marketing ,Government ,2019-20 coronavirus outbreak ,Public Administration ,Sociology and Political Science ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Citizens’ perceptions ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,05 social sciences ,Crisis management ,Covid‐19 pandemic ,Public administration ,Transparency (behavior) ,0506 political science ,Government effectiveness ,Preparedness ,Political science ,0502 economics and business ,Pandemic ,050602 political science & public administration ,Responsiveness and transparency ,050203 business & management ,Research Articles ,Research Article - Abstract
The Covid‐19 pandemic clearly highlighted the importance of effective crisis management and its relationship with citizens’ willingness to cooperate with the government in such turbulent times. We develop a theory and hypotheses about the impact of citizens’ experiences on their perceptions of the government's effectiveness during times of crisis. We do so with data collected at two points in time: in late March 2020 during the first peak of the Covid‐19 crisis in Israel, and in October 2020 when Israel was exiting from a second lockdown. The findings demonstrate that during crises citizens focus on the short term and seek immediate results in terms of readiness and preparedness. During such times, the government's responsiveness and transparency, as well as the public's participation in decisions, seem even more important than their trust in the government. Implications and practical recommendations follow. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- 2020
22. Government Capacity, Societal Trust or Party Preferences? What Accounts for the Variety of National Policy Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Europe?
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Dimiter Toshkov, Kutsal Yesilkagit, and Brendan J. Carroll
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2019-20 coronavirus outbreak ,Government ,Corona Virus ,Public Administration ,Sociology and Political Science ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,05 social sciences ,Public policy ,Public Policy ,Crisis management ,050601 international relations ,0506 political science ,Variety (cybernetics) ,Government Effectiveness ,Crisis Management ,Political science ,Political economy ,Pandemic ,050602 political science & public administration ,National Policy ,Covid-19 ,Interpersonal Trust - Abstract
European states responded to the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 with a variety of public policy measures. Governments across the continent acted more or less swiftly to close down schools, restrict arrival into their countries and travel within their territories, ban public meetings, impose local and national lockdowns, declare states of emergency and pass other emergency measures. Importantly, both the mix of policy tools as well as the speed with which they were enacted differed significantly even within the member states of the European Union. In this article we ask what can account for this variation in policy responses, and we identify a number of factors related to institutions, general governance and specific health-sector related capacities, societal trust, government type, and party preferences as possible determinants. Using multivariate regression and survival analysis, we model the speed with which school closures, national lockdowns and states of emergency were announced. The models suggest a number of significant and often counterintuitive relationships: we find that more centralized countries with lower government effectiveness, freedom and societal trust, but with separate ministries of health and health ministers with medical background acted faster and more decisively. These results are important in light of the large positive effects early policy responses likely had on managing the impact of the pandemic.
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- 2020
23. Corrupção governamental e difusão do acesso à Internet: evidências globais
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João Carlos Hipólito Bernardes do Nascimento, José Ricardo Maia de Siqueira, Alexandre Rabêlo Neto, and Marcelo Alvaro da Silva Macedo
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Public Administration ,Control variable ,difusión de internet ,corrupción gubernamental ,eficácia governamental ,JF20-2112 ,difusão da internet ,0502 economics and business ,Political corruption ,Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory ,050207 economics ,internet diffusion ,Path analysis (statistics) ,corrupção governamental ,government effectiveness ,Public economics ,business.industry ,eficacia gubernamental ,05 social sciences ,050301 education ,dimensão cultural ,voice and accountability ,dimensión cultural ,voz e accountability ,voz y accountability ,Accountability ,The Internet ,government corruption ,Political institutions and public administration (General) ,business ,0503 education - Abstract
Resumo Este artigo investiga as relações entre difusão da internet, voz e accountability, dimensão cultural, corrupção e eficácia governamental, por meio de análise entre países realizada com 117 nações no período de 2000 a 2014. Adotando a técnica de Análise Robusta de Caminho para a análise de dados, conclui-se que, independentemente dos efeitos das variáveis de controle, a difusão da internet promove menores níveis de corrupção governamental, uma relação que ocorre direta e indiretamente via mediação de voz e accountability, que, por sua vez, apresenta forte correlação com a corrupção governamental. A título de contribuição teórica, reforça-se a compreensão de que a internet constitui uma importante ferramenta de combate à corrupção, além de evidenciar o papel moderador da dimensão cultural na relação entre voz e accountability e corrupção governamental e, sobretudo, de incorporar a eficácia governamental ao modelo teórico. Resumen Este artículo investiga las relaciones entre difusión de Internet, voz, rendición de cuentas, dimensión cultural, corrupción y efectividad gubernamental mediante el análisis de 117 países, de 2000 a 2014. Usando el Robust Path Analysis como técnica de análisis de datos, se concluye que, independientemente de los efectos de las variables de control, la difusión de Internet promueve niveles más bajos de corrupción gubernamental, relación que ocurren directa e indirectamente a través de la mediación vocal y la rendición de cuentas, lo que a su vez presenta una fuerte correlación con la corrupción gubernamental. Como aportación teórica, se refuerza la idea de que Internet es una herramienta importante en la lucha contra la corrupción, además de evidenciar el papel moderador de la dimensión cultural en la relación entre la voz, la rendición de cuentas y la corrupción gubernamental y, sobre todo, incorporar la eficacia gubernamental al modelo teórico. Abstract The relationship between Internet diffusion, voice and accountability, cultural dimension, corruption, and government effectiveness was investigated through a cross-country analysis of 117 countries from 2000 to 2014. Using Robust Path Analysis as a data analysis technique, it is concluded that, regardless of the effects of control variables, the diffusion of the Internet promotes lower levels of government corruption, occurring directly and indirectly through voice mediation and accountability, which, in turn, presents a strong direct relationship with government corruption. The focus on theoretical contribution reinforces the idea that the Internet is an important tool in the fight against corruption, as well as highlighting the role of cultural dimension, the relationship between voice and responsibility and government corruption, and, above all, incorporating government action into the theoretical model.
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- 2020
24. Ensuring good governance in SingaporeIs this experience transferable to other Asian countries?
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Quah, Jon S.T.
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PUBLIC administration ,ORGANIZATIONAL governance ,POLITICAL corruption ,CORRUPTION ,PUBLIC sector - Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to attribute Singapore's good governance to the effective policies implemented by the People's Action Party (PAP) government and contend that it will be difficult to transfer Singapore's experience to other countries because of Singapore's unique circumstances and favourable policy context. Design/methodology/approach – The paper analyses four policies initiated by the PAP government: comprehensive reform of the Singapore Civil Service; anti-corruption measures; decentralization of the Public Service Commission; and payment of competitive salaries to attract and retain the best candidates to the government. The effectiveness of these policies is assessed by referring to Singapore's performance on eight governance indicators. Findings – The four policies are effective, as reflected in Singapore's superior rankings and scores on eight indicators: Global Competitiveness Report's (GCR's) competence of public officials; World Bank's indicator on government effectiveness; Political Economic Risk Consultancy's (PERC's) survey on bureaucratic effectiveness; Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index; PERC's survey on corruption; World Bank's indicator on control of corruption; World Bank's ease of doing business survey; and GCR's public trust of politicians survey. However, as Singapore's good governance is the result of the PAP government's political will and its favourable policy context, it is difficult to transfer Singapore's experience elsewhere because of the limited political will and unfavourable policy contexts in many Asian countries. Originality/value – This paper will be useful to those interested in learning how Singapore succeeded in promoting good governance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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25. Disorder, dictatorship and government effectiveness: cross-national evidence.
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Whitford, Andrew and Lee, Soo-Young
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DICTATORSHIP ,DEMOCRACY ,AUTHORITARIANISM ,SENSORY perception ,PUBLIC administration ,POLITICAL science - Abstract
Institutional design balances the costs and benefits of dictatorship and disorder. Democracy can be efficient if it improves the performance of government. Yet, sometimes authoritarian governments can be efficient if they reduce disorder. We show that democratisation has a non-linear effect on income-adjusted perceptions of government effectiveness. These findings present a new opportunity to revisit the study of government performance for researchers working in public administration and political science. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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26. A Cross-national Analysis of Global E-government.
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Chon-Kyun Kim
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INTERNET in public administration , *PUBLIC administration , *POLITICAL science , *GOVERNMENT policy , *INFORMATION technology , *PERFORMANCE , *LIBERTY , *CIVIL rights , *URBANIZATION - Abstract
To explore the determinants of global e-government performance, this paper examines the aggregate data of 163 different countries by conducting multivariate statistical analysis. The results of multivariate regression analysis indicate that the performance of digital government is likely to be determined by economic wealth, education, urbanization, civil liberties, government effectiveness, and the interaction between Internet usage and economic wealth, while the extent of internet penetration alone does not determine e-government performance. More importantly, this study indicates that government effectiveness is much more important than any other factors in determining global e-government performance. The countries with high e-government performance are likely to be the wealthy, developed, and Western countries or the rapidly developing Asian countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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27. Evidence-Based Policy and Performance Management: Challenges and Prospects in Two Parallel Movements.
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Heinrich, Carolyn J.
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EVIDENCE-based management ,PERFORMANCE management ,GOVERNMENT policy ,PUBLIC administration ,DECISION making in public administration ,GOVERNMENT productivity ,PSYCHOLOGY - Abstract
Both the evidence-based policy and performance management movements aim to improve government effectiveness by developing and utilizing a more rigorous base of information and scientific evidence to guide decisions about program design, funding, implementation, and management. In practice, however, differences and tensions between these movements—such as their methods and standards for assembling and analyzing data, and the strategic timing and use of this information to influence policy and hold public managers accountable for performance—could limit their success. Using cases and empirical studies, this article considers questions about what should count as evidence, how it should be communicated, who should judge the quality and reliability of evidence and performance information, and how to achieve a balance between processes that produce rigorous information for decision making and those that foster democratic governance and accountability. Recommendations are made for improving government effectiveness by using more rigorous information in decision making, along with acknowledgment of the limitations and risks associated with such efforts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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28. Does Decentralisation Make Government More Efficient and Effective?
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O'Dwyer, Conor and Ziblatt, Daniel
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DECENTRALIZATION in government , *GROSS domestic product , *DEMOCRACY , *PUBLIC administration , *POLITICAL science - Abstract
In this paper we use a broad cross-national sample to test decentralisation's relationship with two important indicators of the quality of governance: efficiency and effectiveness. Contrary to much of the conventional wisdom, we find that the effects of decentralisation are minimal when controlling for basic structural variables such as per capita GDP and degree of democracy. In addition we find that different types of decentralisation – fiscal, administrative, and political – have differing and sometimes opposing impacts on the quality of governance. Finally, we find that political decentralisation in particular is associated with higher government efficiency among high GDP per capita countries while it is associated with lower government efficiency among low GDP per capita countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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29. 정부효과성과 사회신뢰
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Kim, Sang Mook and Seung-Hyun Kim
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Vertrauen ,democracy ,Politikwissenschaft ,effectiveness ,Systems of governments & states ,Public administration ,government policy ,Regierungspolitik ,Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture ,Political science ,politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur ,Government ,ISSP ,government ,Regierung ,ISSP2014 ,social trust ,government effectiveness ,Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) ,International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) [ZA6670 v2.0.0] ,Staatsformen und Regierungssysteme ,Political System, Constitution, Government ,ddc:320 ,ddc:321 ,Business ,confidence ,Staat, staatliche Organisationsformen ,Social trust ,Effektivität ,Demokratie - Abstract
This study focuses on government activity and social trust, and analyzes the effects of government effectiveness as well as the subjective recognition on the responsiveness, commitment, integrity, and democracy of government. It uses the data of 49,807 respondents from 34 countries (38 regions) in the 2014 Citizenship II survey of International Social Survey Programme, and the Worldwide Governance Indicators by the World Bank. Using hierarchical linear modeling, it shows the positive effects of government effectiveness, democracy, and GDP per capita at the national level on the respondents’ social trust. At the individual level, the corruption and democracy of government are significantly associated with social trust. Among the control variables, participation in a group (sports, leisure or cultural), a voluntary association or an interest group (trade union, business, or professional), and degree are positively related to social trust, but sex, age, and participation in political party, or religious organization are not significant. This result means that both the contextual factor on government activity at the national level and the subjective recognition at the individual level are related to social trust, and shows the possibility that the government may contribute to enhance the level of social trust when it conducts properly its own roles. Finally, it discusses the limitations of this study as well as its academic and practical implications.
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- 2019
30. О формировании системы ответственности в сфере публичного управления Сирии
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GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS ,ПУБЛИЧНОЕ УПРАВЛЕНИЕ ,СИСТЕМА ОТВЕТСТВЕННОСТИ ,ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЕ ПРОГРАММЫ ,PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS ,STATE PROGRAMS ,ЭФФЕКТИВНОСТЬ ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВА ,ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНЫЕ СТАНДАРТЫ ,A SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTABILITY ,CORRUPTION RISKS ,КОРРУПЦИОННЫЕ РИСКИ ,PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - Abstract
Анализ сирийского публичного управления показывает высокий уровень централизации управления, прямого влияния Президента страны на все органы и уровни государственной власти. Выстроенная «по вертикали» связь органов государственной власти демонстрирует жесткую иерархичность управления в Сирии. Более того, колоссальная централизация системы управления, породившая социальное напряжение и конфликты, парадоксальным образом только укрепилась в результате сложной геополитической обстановки, военных конфликтов на территории страны, экономического коллапса. В статье обосновывается утверждение, что в сложившихся социальных, военно-политических, экономических условиях отказаться от вертикальной централизованной иерархии управления в Сирии невозможно, однако качество управления, его эффективность все-таки можно улучшить. Для этого необходимо внедрить систему ответственности государственных служащих, основанную на формировании комплексного инструментария оценки деятельности каждого служащего и каждого реализуемого на государственном уровне проекта (программы), на разработке профессиональных стандартов для тех должностей публичного управления, которые с высокой вероятностью несут коррупционные риски., The analysis of the Syrian public administration shows a high level of centralization, a direct influence of the President on all the government bodies and all levels of administration. The communications of public authorities reveal a rigid hierarchy of control in Syria. Moreover, the tremendous centralization that had led to social tension and conflicts strengthened because of the complex geopolitical situation, military conflicts and economic collapse. The article attempts to prove the statement that in the current social, military, political and economic conditions it is impossible to avoid the vertical centralized management hierarchy in Syria. However, the quality of management and its effectiveness still can be improved. It is necessary to implement a system of public servant responsibility based on the formation of complex tools for evaluating the work of each government employee, the performance of each program or project implemented at the state level and the development of professional standards for those positions of public administration which are associated with high corruption risks.
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31. What is the relation between public manager compensation and government effectiveness? An explorative analysis with public management implications
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Coccia Mario and Benati Igor
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Salary ,Rewards ,Reward ,Government effectiveness ,Regulatory quality ,Public Administration ,Personnel Policy ,Public managers ,New Public Management ,Public Policy ,Compensation ,Incentive - Abstract
Public managers play a central role in public administration to support the overall efficiency with appropriate public policies. In several countries, the public considers the central government senior managers overpaid. These executive compensations tend to be considered disproportionate and in-equitable in relation to the activity and results of public managers. A growing literature has analysed the possible determinants and consequences of higher levels of compensation in public and private organizations. However, a main question unknown is how the levels of compensation of public managers are related to the capacity of the government to effectively formulate and implement sound policies. The findings of this study, based on OECD and World Bank data, show that the government effectiveness and regulatory quality of nations seem to be negatively associated to high levels of compensation for central government senior manager, standardized with GDP per capita of countries. This study also shows that some possible factors of the findings can be due to low level of freedom of expression, rule of law and corruption control of some countries. These results provide fruitful insights to support best practices in public administration based on salaries incentive-oriented that may stimulate public managers' work and enhance the national government effectiveness of countries.
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32. Electronic participation and its relationship with e-government, government effectiveness and accountability
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Ricardo Corrêa Gomes and Lamartine Vieira Braga
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Transparency (market) ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Administração pública ,Public administration ,Participação eletrônica ,E-government ,Political science ,0502 economics and business ,050602 political science & public administration ,Participação social ,Efetividade governamental ,Accountability ,050207 economics ,media_common ,High rate ,Responsabilização dos agentes públicos ,Electronic participation ,Corporate governance ,05 social sciences ,General Engineering ,Responsabilidade (Direito) ,Public management ,Democracy ,0506 political science ,Governo eletrônico ,Government effectiveness ,Information and Communications Technology ,Gestão pública ,Objective approach - Abstract
Resumo No alvorecer do século XXI, os modelos tradicionais já não conseguem dar respostas satisfatórias às demandas da sociedade, precipitando uma nova reinvenção do Estado. Esse período corresponde, por um lado, à emergência de modernas Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TIC), ubíquas e interativas. Por outro lado, essa fase é marcada pela crescente fragmentação do poder estatal, em paralelo com o aumento proporcional de regimes democráticos no mundo. Nesse contexto, emerge a “Governança Responsiva”, modelo orientado por princípios de responsabilização, transparência e participação, no qual a efetividade se vincula a seu atributo-chave: a responsividade. Portanto, torna-se fundamental aprofundar o entendimento dessa mudança de paradigma, em particular no que tange ao papel desempenhado pelo governo. O presente artigo tem como objetivo analisar as relações entre a participação eletrônica e três aspectos-chave: governo eletrônico, efetividade governamental e responsabilização dos agentes públicos (accountability). Para tanto, lançou-se mão de uma abordagem dedutiva e objetiva da qual derivou uma estratégia de trabalho de natureza quantitativa, com emprego do método de análise bivariada denominado correlação linear de Pearson. Em suma, constatou-se que altos índices de desenvolvimento do governo eletrônico estão correlacionados a altos índices de participação eletrônica. Além disso, verificou-se que quanto mais elevado o nível de participação eletrônica, mais elevado o nível de efetividade governamental e também de responsabilização dos agentes públicos. Abstract At the dawn of the XXI century, traditional models are no longer able to give satisfactory answers to the society demands, precipitating a new reinvention of the State. This corresponds, on the one hand, to the emergence of modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), ubiquitous and interactive. On the other hand, this phase is marked by the increasing fragmentation of State power in parallel with the proportional increase of democratic regimes around the world. In this context emerges the “Responsive Governance”, a model driven by principles of accountability, transparency and participation, where effectiveness is linked to its key attribute: responsiveness. This article aims to analyze the relations between electronic participation and three key aspects: e-government, government effectiveness and accountability. To do so, it employed a deductive and objective approach which derived a working strategy of quantitative nature using a bivariate analysis method called the Pearson correlation. In short, it was found that high rates of development of government are correlated with high levels of electronic participation. Furthermore, it was found that the higher the level of electronic participation the higher the level of government effectiveness and also accountability.
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33. Liberia : World Bank Country-Level Engagement on Governance and Anticorruption
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DeGroot, David, Talvitie, Antti, and Umarov, Uktirdjan
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AIRPORT ,INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ,MONEY MANAGEMENT ,DECISION-MAKING ,NATIONAL INTEGRITY SYSTEM ,GENERAL ELECTIONS ,ROAD MANAGEMENT ,ROAD ,PRESIDENCY ,EMPLOYMENT ,INSTITUTIONAL REFORM ,PRESIDENTS ,INCOME ,INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ,PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ,FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION ,PER CAPITA INCOME ,TRANSPORT SECTOR ,FRAUD ,PUBLIC SPENDING ,ARTERIAL ROADS ,REORGANIZATION ,ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ,VIOLENCE ,CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION ,TRANSPARENCY ,SERVICE DELIVERY ,RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE ,BASIC SERVICE ,COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE ,DEPOSITS ,ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES ,HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ,INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY ,PUBLIC SERVICES ,PATRONAGE ,EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION ,COUNTRIES MUST ,CIVIC EDUCATION ,GOVERNANCE REFORM ,ASSET MANAGEMENT ,TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE ,DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY ,RAIL ,PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS ,INTERNAL CONTROLS ,DECLARATION OF ASSETS ,PROSECUTION ,PARLIAMENT ,BUSINESS CLIMATE ,RATIONALIZATION ,ROAD DESIGN ,LOCAL ROADS ,COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ,AUDITOR ,MINISTRY OF FINANCE ,AUDITS ,POLITICAL APPOINTEES ,CITIZENSHIP ,YOUNG WOMEN ,LOCAL KNOWLEDGE ,POLITICAL ECONOMY ,ROADS ,HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ,CONSOLIDATION ,LOCAL GOVERNMENT ,GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS ,ANTICORRUPTION COMMISSION ,DECENTRALIZATION ,MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT ,POLICE ,JUSTICE ,JUDICIAL REFORM ,YOUTH ,DEBT RELIEF ,CONFIDENCE ,INITIATIVE ,COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT ,GOOD GOVERNANCE ,EXECUTION ,EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE ,JUDICIAL SYSTEM ,COLLAPSE ,GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS ,LOW INCOME COUNTRIES ,TRANSPORT ,LAWS ,INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ,PUBLIC INVESTMENT ,MONEY LAUNDERING ,PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY ,PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ,TRANSIT OPERATIONS ,DISABILITIES ,LEADERSHIP ,GOVERNMENT ENTITIES ,ACCOUNTABILITY ,ANTICORRUPTION EFFORTS ,INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ,TAX RATES ,PUBLIC SERVICE ,SOCIAL WELFARE ,INTERNAL AUDIT ,TAX ,STATE INSTITUTIONS ,OPERATIONAL RISK ,ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM ,DRIVERS ,PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY ,INFORMATION DISSEMINATION ,TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ,COUNCILS ,ROAD IMPROVEMENT ,PUBLIC MANAGEMENT ,CIVIL SOCIETY ,TERRORISM ,MANDATES ,NATIONS ,RULE OF LAW ,GOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE ,CONSTITUTION ,INTEGRITY ,RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ,PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNANCE ,AUDITING ,INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION ,CITY STREETS ,INVESTIGATIONS ,STREETS ,PROCUREMENT ,REPRESENTATIVES ,RISK MANAGEMENT ,SANCTIONS ,REHABILITATION ,LOCAL INSTITUTIONS ,PRIMARY EDUCATION ,PUBLIC ROADS ,CORRUPT ,NATIONAL ELECTIONS ,MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS ,GOVERNANCE INDICATORS ,SANITATION ,GOVERNANCE COMPONENTS ,HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ,ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION ,CIVIL SERVICE ,ROAD NETWORK ,AFFILIATES ,NATIONALS ,PUBLIC SECTOR ,DEBT ,GOVERNANCE PROGRAMS ,ALLEGIANCE ,INSTITUTION BUILDING ,INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS ,FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ,DISCLOSURE ,AUTHORITY ,COMPLAINT ,NATIONAL INTEGRITY ,INVESTMENT CLIMATE ,TRANSIT ,MINISTERS ,STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT ,GOVERNANCE ISSUES ,BRIDGE ,FINANCIAL SECTORS ,IMPROVING GOVERNANCE ,MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ,CORRUPT PRACTICES ,ROAD SECTOR ,ACCOUNTING ,PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ,GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS ,INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ,INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT ,FORMAL EDUCATION ,CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ,VEHICLES ,CITIZEN ,PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ,RECURRENT EXPENDITURES ,SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS ,HUMAN RESOURCES ,CIVIL SERVANT ,PUBLIC OFFICIALS ,GOVERNMENT SPENDING ,RURAL ROADS ,LEGISLATION ,RAIL LINE ,GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES ,GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS ,ANTI-CORRUPTION ,COUNTRY DATA ,PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT ,PRIMARY SCHOOL ,GLOBAL INITIATIVES ,LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ,NATURAL RESOURCES ,ANTICORRUPTION ISSUES ,TAX SHARING ,PUBLIC WORKS ,DISCRIMINATION ,TAX ADMINISTRATION ,TRUST FUNDS ,ETHICS ,EXPENDITURE ,HUMAN RESOURCE - Abstract
This case study summarizes the findings of desk reviews and a field visit carried out in January 2011 as part of IEG's evaluation of the 2007 Governance and Anticorruption (GAC) strategy. The case study sought to evaluate the relevance and effectiveness of Bank support for GAC efforts over the FY2004-10 period, to assess the contributions of 2007 strategy implementation, and to identify early outcomes and lessons. This Background Paper is based on findings of the mission that visited Liberia in January 2011. The team is particularly grateful for informative meetings with officials from the Government of Liberia, Bank staff, and members of civil society. The evaluation aims to help enhance the Bank's approach to governance and anticorruption and to improve its effectiveness in helping countries develop capable and accountable states that create opportunities for the poor. Pursuant to this objective, the evaluation assessed the relevance of the 2007 GAC strategy and implementation plan, as well as the efficiency and effectiveness of implementation efforts in making Bank engagement with countries and other development partners more responsive to GAC concerns. It also sought to identify early lessons about what works and what does not in helping to promote good governance and reduce corruption. The Liberia case study is based on an extensive desk review as well as a field visit to Monrovia from January 17-22, 2011. It evaluates the relevance and effectiveness of Bank support for governance and anticorruption efforts since the launch of the Bank's GAC strategy in 2007. It elaborates on a desk review of the GAC responsiveness of the Bank's Liberia program and reviews the following GAC entry points: core public sector reform (public financial management and decentralization); demand for good governance (including social accountability issues); GAC in the road sector; and the investment climate. The case study also examines the extent to which the Bank's GAC Strategy has made a difference in staff attitudes toward addressing GAC issues in their operational work. The mission interviewed government, Bank, donor, and nongovernmental organization (NGO) staff based in Washington and in Monrovia.
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34. Governance, Fragility, and Conflict : Reviewing International Governance Reform Experiences in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Countries
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Agborsangaya-Fiteu, Ozong
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ELECTED OFFICIALS ,APPOINTEES ,STATE AUTHORITY ,ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS ,LEGISLATIVE BODIES ,POLITICAL FORCES ,POLICY MAKERS ,IMPEACHMENT ,COMBATING CORRUPTION ,NATIONAL LEVEL ,NATURAL CAPITAL ,UNEMPLOYMENT ,INCOME ,PROSECUTIONS ,CRIMINALITY ,DEMOCRACIES ,PUBLIC FINANCES ,PUBLIC SPENDING ,SOCIAL SERVICES ,VIOLENCE ,TRANSPARENCY ,SERVICE DELIVERY ,POLITICAL PROCESS ,PRIME MINISTER ,REVENUE COLLECTION ,GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY ,LAWYER ,VETO ,GOVERNANCE REFORMS ,PUBLIC SERVICES ,DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY ,PATRONAGE ,LEGAL NORMS ,PUBLIC FINANCE SYSTEM ,DECISION MAKING POWER ,DEREGULATION ,DEMOCRATIC TRANSITIONS ,STATE AGENCIES ,CIVIC EDUCATION ,EMPIRICAL STUDIES ,GOVERNANCE REFORM ,STATE POWER ,DRINKING WATER ,PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS ,NATIONAL BUDGET ,INTERNATIONAL AID ,LOCAL LEVELS ,ANTI CORRUPTION ,GOVERNMENT POLICIES ,WORLDWIDE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS ,PARLIAMENT ,SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ,CONSENSUS ,TAX SYSTEMS ,CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS ,CITIZENS ,LEGISLATURES ,LEGAL SYSTEM ,TAXATION ,POLICY MAKING ,JUDICIARY ,LOCAL GOVERNANCE ,ACCESS TO INFORMATION ,LOCAL GOVERNMENT ,GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS ,MONOPOLY ,POLITICAL LEGITIMACY ,INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE ,REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ,DECENTRALIZATION ,CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ,LEGISLATURE ,POLICE ,FISCAL POLICY ,JUSTICE ,REGULATORY POWERS ,YOUTH ,ECONOMIC POLICIES ,CRIMINAL ,PARTICIPATORY PROCESS ,CONFIDENCE ,DEMOCRATIC REGIMES ,GOOD GOVERNANCE ,PUBLIC FINANCE ,POLITICAL LANDSCAPE ,POOR GOVERNANCE ,FINANCIAL RESOURCES ,COLLAPSE ,PROSECUTOR ,FOREIGN INVESTMENT ,GOVERNANCE QUESTIONS ,POLITICAL PROCESSES ,COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE ,PUBLIC GOODS ,LAWS ,PUBLIC INVESTMENT ,PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY ,PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ,POLITICAL PARTIES ,LEADERSHIP ,MARKET ECONOMY ,ACCOUNTABILITY ,BANKING SYSTEM ,ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ,ECONOMIC GROWTH ,POLITICAL STRUCTURES ,BASIC SERVICES ,STATE INSTITUTIONS ,LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENT ,ECONOMIC REFORMS ,GOVERNANCE FAILURES ,FINANCIAL SECTOR ,DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY ,CIVIL SOCIETY ,NATIONS ,SOCIAL INTERACTIONS ,CIVIL WAR ,RULE OF LAW ,POLITICAL POWER ,CRIME ,STATE CONTROL ,CONSTITUTION ,POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS ,PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNANCE ,POLITICAL STABILITY ,ASSETS ,PROCUREMENT ,REGULATORY QUALITY ,POLITICAL COMMITMENT ,STATE REVENUE ,SANCTIONS ,TAX COLLECTION ,TELEVISION ,DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION ,DEMOCRACY ,NATIONAL ELECTIONS ,MEDIA ,BUDGET MANAGEMENT ,WAGES ,PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES ,POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY ,CORE GOVERNANCE ,DECISION MAKING ,JUDICIAL SYSTEMS ,PARLIAMENTS ,INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM ,FAIR ELECTIONS ,PROSECUTORS ,VOTING ,CONSTITUENCY ,NATIONALS ,PUBLIC SECTOR ,LOCAL COMMUNITIES ,BANKING SECTOR ,HUMAN RIGHTS ,GOVERNANCE DIMENSIONS ,NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ,ALLEGIANCE ,CONSTITUENTS ,INEQUALITY ,VESTED INTERESTS ,CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT ,ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ,ENVIRONMENTS ,FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ,CRISES ,AUTHORITY ,SOCIAL POLICY ,POLITICAL ANALYSIS ,VETO POWER ,ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ,INSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS ,IMPROVING GOVERNANCE ,DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES ,SOCIAL CHANGE ,ACCOUNTING ,PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ,STATE FAILURE ,GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS ,INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ,CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ,HUMAN CAPITAL ,CITIZEN ,INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY ,SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ,SANCTION ,PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ,COLONIALISM ,NATIONAL POLICY ,FINANCIAL INSTITUTION ,PUBLIC OFFICIALS ,PUBLIC POLICY ,CABINET ,EXPENDITURES ,LEGISLATION ,GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES ,SOVEREIGNTY ,SOCIAL GROUPS ,LOCAL AUTHORITIES ,COALITIONS ,CONSULTATIVE PROCESS ,FINANCE MANAGEMENT ,ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES ,NATION BUILDING ,LEGAL FRAMEWORK ,STATE ADMINISTRATION ,LAWYERS ,GOVERNANCE OBJECTIVES ,NATURAL RESOURCES ,PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES ,ECONOMIC CHANGE ,LOCAL ELECTIONS ,ELECTION ,DISCRIMINATION ,LEGISLATIVE CAPACITY ,ELECTORAL PROCESS ,GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ,COMMON GOOD ,LEGISLATIVE PROCESSES ,POLITICAL ISSUES - Abstract
This report seeks to inform the development of a framework for addressing governance reform in fragile and conflict affected environments through are view of international experiences. The report analyzes the experience both of countries that sustained a transition to peace and those that fell back into conflict. Pertinent lessons will be drawn selectively from a range of fragile and conflict affected countries, including Haiti, Cambodia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mozambique, Liberia, Timor-Leste, Afghanistan, Rwanda, Indonesia, Sierra Leone, and Angola. No specific typologies have been adopted or formed in order to assess these lessons, because typologies can be limiting and experiences can be better assessed based on the specificity of each country's context. The first section of the report sets out broadly accepted definitions of key terms such as governance, state building, and fragility. The second section reviews experiences with diverse governance dimensions and explores the objectives, opportunities, and constraints associated with each.
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