Avoiding Tokenism in Demand for Good Governance Activities : Lessons from World Bank-financed Lending Projects in Zambia
This paper is based on an evaluation of the Zambian lending portfolio carried out in early 2011. The paper begins by explaining the demand for good governance (DFGG) concept, identifying its increasing prevalence as a theme in World Bank discourse,...
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| Format: | Public Expenditure Review |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2013
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17451050/avoiding-tokenism-demand-good-governance-dfgg-activities-lessons-world-bank-financed-lending-projects-zambia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13219 |
| Summary: | This paper is based on an evaluation of
the Zambian lending portfolio carried out in early 2011. The
paper begins by explaining the demand for good governance
(DFGG) concept, identifying its increasing prevalence as a
theme in World Bank discourse, locating it in a broader
development agenda, and drawing out its implications for
World Bank projects. The paper then presents the Zambian
lending projects as a case study, drawing out the factors
that contribute to DFGG success and failure on the ground.
The relevance of this Zambian case study is that it
demonstrates some of the particular challenges of trying to
move DFGG commitments from paper to practice. Nine projects
are considered in total. Each project is assessed for DFGG
mechanisms in the following four categories: transparency
and information, participation and consultation, monitoring
and oversight, and capacity enhancement. The established
mechanisms are considered according to a set of following
four criteria s: effectiveness, efficiency, inclusiveness,
and sustainability. This paper presents a background and
explanation of the DFGG concept, describing its increasing
prevalence as a theme in World Bank discourse, its location
in a broader development agenda as well as its implications
for World Bank projects. It further illustrates the Zambian
lending projects as case studies, drawing out the factors
that contribute to DFGG successes and failure on the ground.
The paper concludes with specific recommendations on how
interventions can be more experimental in their philosophy,
more analytical in their preparation, and more managerial in
their attempts to address internal obstacles. |
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