World Development Report 2017 Governance and the Law
Subject: Law and Governance
Author or source: World Bank
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Complete 307-page World Bank publication on governance, the rule of law, public institutions, security, growth and equity. Original 2017 English edition. A global comparative reference, not a statement of current Indian law.
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Contents xiii Foreword xv Acknowledgments xix Abbreviations 1 Overview: World Development Report 2017: Governance and the Law 2 Improving governance to meet today’s development challenges 5 Drivers of effectiveness: Commitment, coordination, and cooperation 12 Levers for change: Contestability, incentives, preferences and beliefs 19 Drivers of change: Elite bargains, citizen engagement, and international influence 29 Rethinking governance for development 32 Navigating this Report 33 Notes 34 References 39 Part I: Rethinking governance for development: A conceptual framework 40 Chapter 1: Governance for development: The challenges 40 Understanding development policy: Proximate factors and underlying determinants 43 Development objectives . . . and constraints 48 Governance for the bottom half 48 Notes 48 References 51 Chapter 2: Enhancing governance for development: Why policies fail 52 Diverse pathways to success: Moving beyond institutional transplants 53 Drivers of effectiveness: Commitment, coordination, and cooperation 58 Policy effectiveness in the presence of power asymmetries 65 Levers for change: Incentives, preferences and beliefs, and contestability 72 A dynamic process: Drivers of change and the role of law 73 Notes 73 References 77 Spotlight 1: Corruption 80 Spotlight 2: The governance challenges of managing risks v
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83 Chapter 3: The role of law 84 Law and the policy arena 86 Ordering behavior: The command role of law 91 Ordering power: The constitutive role of law 93 Ordering contestation: The role of law in change 95 Getting to the rule of law 98 Notes 98 References 102 Spotlight 3: How do effective and equitable legal institutions emerge? 109 Part II: Governance for development 110 Chapter 4: Governance for security 110 Can governance solve the problem of violence in society? 111 Security, governance, and power are tightly interlinked 116 Governance can improve security in four ways 123 Conclusion 123 Notes 124 References 130 Spotlight 4: Wartime governance 133 Spotlight 5: Crime 137 Chapter 5: Governance for growth 137 How policy “capture” slows economic growth 138 How governance matters to growth: A microeconomic perspective 141 How policies are affected by undue influence from powerful groups 145 Policy design under risk of capture 146 How the design of public agencies mediates the influence of powerful groups 150 Finding the right approach 152 Notes 153 References 159 Spotlight 6: The middle-income trap 163 Spotlight 7: Public-private partnerships 167 Chapter 6: Governance for equity 170 Two key policy areas that matter for equity: Investing in public goods and expanding opportunities 171 Equity and institutional functions: The role of commitment and cooperation 173 How policies to promote equity can be affected by power asymmetries 178 Leveling the playing field and making governance more responsive to all 182 Improving policy effectiveness by taking into account asymmetries in bargaining power 183 Notes 184 References 189 Spotlight 8: Service delivery: Education and health 195 Part III: Drivers of change 196 Chapter 7: Elite bargaining and adaptation 196 Understanding elite bargains 203 Elite bargains and uneven state capacity vi | CONTENTS
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205 Broadening the policy arena to enhance elite power 207 When binding rules for accountability serve as political insurance 208 When elites adapt through rules-based mechanisms 212 Entry points for change through elite adaptation 213 Notes 213 References 217 Spotlight 9: Decentralization 220 Spotlight 10: Public service reform 225 Chapter 8: Citizens as agents of change 226 Bringing change through the ballot box 230 Bringing change through political organization: The role of political parties 234 Bringing change through social organization 239 The role of induced participation and public deliberation 241 Entry points for change: Understanding citizen agency as a collective action problem 241 Notes 242 References 247 Spotlight 11: From transparency to accountability through citizen engagement 252 Spotlight 12: The media 257 Chapter 9: Governance in an interconnected world 257 Transnationalism and the domestic policy arena 259 Transnational rules and regulations: Enhanced cooperation and focal points for change 266 Foreign aid and governance 273 Notes 274 References 278 Spotlight 13: Illicit financial flows Boxes O.1 3 What is governance? O.10 21 Who are elites, and what do they do? O.2 4 Governance for what? Achieving Results from a survey of elites in 12 countries the goals of security, growth, and equity O.11 25 Direct democracy delayed women’s voting rights in Switzerland O.3 8 The idea of power and the power of ideas O.12 28 Domestic resource mobilization, foreign aid, and accountability O.4 10 Why some people see red when they hear “green growth” O.13 30 What does the WDR 2017 framework mean for action? The policy O.5 12 The need to strengthen incentives to effectiveness cycle gather development data O.14 31 Lessons for reformers from the “rules O.6 14 Legal and normative pluralism game”: How is legitimacy ultimately O.7 15 Transitions to the rule of law built? O.8 18 The “rules game”: Paying attention to 1.1 41 What is governance? where the action is 1.2 43 Governance for what? Achieving the O.9 20 Elites and citizens: Who is who in the goals of security, growth, and equity policy arena? 1.3 46 Discontinuities of the state CONTENTS | vii