1. Azerbaijan : World Bank Country-Level Engagement on Governance and Anticorruption
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Wescott, Clay, Desai, Raj, and Talvitie, Antti
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HIGHWAY PROJECT ,FISCAL REFORMS ,INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ,DECISION-MAKING ,RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION ,ROAD ,PRESIDENCY ,INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT ,ANTICORRUPTION STRATEGY ,PRESIDENTS ,INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ,BRIBE ,MUNICIPALITIES ,PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS ,PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ,FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION ,FRAUD ,PUBLIC SPENDING ,SOCIAL SERVICES ,DONOR RESOURCES ,REORGANIZATION ,ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ,CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION ,TRANSPARENCY ,SERVICE DELIVERY ,STATE PROCUREMENT ,PENSIONS ,GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES ,LAWYER ,BASIC SERVICE ,ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES ,INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY ,PATRONAGE ,INTERNATIONAL FINANCE ,ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ,CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ,FISCAL PRESSURE ,PROPERTY RIGHTS ,NEW MARKET ,GOVERNANCE REFORM ,ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES ,DISTRICTS ,INFORMATION SYSTEM ,PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS ,TAX COLLECTIONS ,ECONOMIC COOPERATION ,JUDICIAL INSTITUTIONS ,INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING ,MINISTER ,FINANCIAL SERVICES ,DISCRETION ,WEALTH ,LOCAL ROADS ,TAX RATE ,COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ,DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ,EMPOWERMENT ,INVESTMENT PLAN ,STATE ENTERPRISES ,MINISTRY OF FINANCE ,ECONOMIC INITIATIVES ,AUDITS ,ZERO TOLERANCE ,TRAFFIC VOLUMES ,DISCRETIONARY POWERS ,LEGAL SYSTEM ,GOVERNMENT REVENUES ,INCOME TAX ,BUSINESS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT ,JUDICIARY ,ACCESS TO INFORMATION ,CIVIL SERVANTS ,REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ,DECENTRALIZATION ,POLICE ,CABINET OF MINISTERS ,JUSTICE ,EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT ,PUBLIC RESOURCES ,DONOR FUNDS ,DIVERSIFICATION ,START-UPS ,CRIMINAL ,INITIATIVE ,GOOD GOVERNANCE ,SOCIAL ASSISTANCE ,UNION ,PRIVATIZATION ,LOAN ,FINANCIAL RESOURCES ,AUTOMATIC TELLER ,FIDUCIARY STANDARDS ,ENROLLMENT ,PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY ,BUDGETARY RESOURCES ,INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS ,ANTICORRUPTION ,LENDING PORTFOLIO ,TRANSPORT ,LAWS ,SOCIAL INSURANCE ,PUBLIC INVESTMENT ,MONEY LAUNDERING ,PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ,LEADERSHIP ,ACCOUNTABILITY ,ANTICORRUPTION EFFORTS ,INTERNAL AUDIT ,STATE INSTITUTIONS ,FAMILIES ,OPERATIONAL RISK ,BUSINESS ENABLING ,TRANSACTION COSTS ,FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING ,TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ,BEST PRACTICE ,FINANCIAL SECTOR ,BANK LENDING ,PUBLIC MANAGEMENT ,CIVIL SOCIETY ,GOVERNMENT DECISION ,TERRORISM ,VEHICLE ,STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES ,NATIONS ,FINANCIAL CRISIS ,PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT ,TRADE FACILITATION ,CRIME ,POLITICAL LEADERS ,ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING ,BALANCE SHEETS ,INTEGRITY ,RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ,TECHNICAL SUPPORT ,AUDITING ,ASSETS ,PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT ,SOCIAL SECTOR ,ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS ,PROCUREMENT ,PROCUREMENT LAW ,REPRESENTATIVES ,RISK MANAGEMENT ,SANCTIONS ,CONSTITUENCIES ,LAW ENFORCEMENT ,REGULATORY REGIMES ,BORROWER ,DEMOCRACY ,MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS ,ENACTMENT ,MEDIA ,GOVERNANCE INDICATORS ,ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ,CIVIL SERVICE ,PUBLIC SECTOR ,CREDITS ,DECENTRALIZATION OBJECTIVES ,INEQUALITY ,FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ,ACCESS TO FINANCE ,INVESTIGATION ,DISCLOSURE ,FINANCIAL INFORMATION ,AUTHORITY ,GOVERNMENT EFFORTS ,INVESTMENT CLIMATE ,TRANSIT ,FUEL ,SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEM ,STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT ,ACCESS TO MARKETS ,ACCOUNTING ,PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ,INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ,HIGHWAY ,REVENUE MOBILIZATION ,COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT ,CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ,INSURANCE ,SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ,SOCIAL PROTECTION ,BUREAUCRACY ,PUBLIC POLICY ,TRAFFIC ,LEGISLATION ,INTERNATIONAL BANK ,HOLDING COMPANIES ,GLOBAL INITIATIVES ,ANTICORRUPTION ISSUES ,SAVINGS ,TAX SHARING ,ADB ,CAPACITY BUILDING ,TAX ADMINISTRATION ,REFUGEES ,ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS ,GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ,ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK ,ETHICS ,EXPENDITURE ,HUMAN RESOURCE ,TAX CODE ,ADVISORY SERVICES ,EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT - Abstract
Azerbaijan is a secular, majority-Shiite, oil and gas-rich country whose per-capita income quadrupled in real terms during the period 2004-10. While rising incomes have reduced poverty, steps towards a more secure, diversified economy are held back by a public sector that rests on vested interests, patronage-based incentive structures, and ingrained patterns of behavior that include significant rent extraction, particularly from the non-oil economy, with minimal checks and balances from Parliament, the private sector, and civil society. Bank engagement in Azerbaijan at the country level focused on areas which had government support. Some modest results have been achieved, even though in many cases modern laws and practices were adopted without adequate plans for implementation. At the project level, the Bank has supported the strengthening of project implementation units (PIUs) and tools for monitoring, and governance and institutional filters have signaled that Governance and Anticorruption (GAC) processes need to be embedded in the Bank projects. At the sector level, the Bank's work was highly relevant in supporting oil revenue transparency, primary education, roads, and the development of safeguards. It was substantially relevant in public financial management, and private sector development and procurement. Bank engagement was moderately relevant in decentralization, civil service reform, and accountability institutions.
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- 2011