The Role of Political Economy Analysis in Development Policy Operations
This learning product reviews the extent to which political economy analysis (PEA) is used to improve the design of development policy operations (DPOs) and how effective it has been. Although the World Bank’s mandate explicitly precludes it from e...
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okr-10986-258662021-05-25T10:54:39Z The Role of Political Economy Analysis in Development Policy Operations Independent Evaluation Group DEVELOPMENT POLICY OPERATIONS DPO POLITICS POLITICAL ECONOMY ICRR PPAR PEA MACRO FISCAL This learning product reviews the extent to which political economy analysis (PEA) is used to improve the design of development policy operations (DPOs) and how effective it has been. Although the World Bank’s mandate explicitly precludes it from engaging in politics, an understanding of the political economy is critical for the organization’s effectiveness. A political economy perspective broadens the World Bank’s operational considerations beyond technical analysis to the significance of power relations and the national political processes. This study mostly builds on evaluative findings from previous IEG work, including ICRRs, PPARs of long-term programmatic series (Tanzania, Vietnam, Uganda, and Ghana PRSCs). Supplementary evaluative evidence was gathered through a portfolio review of randomly selected DPOs, internal PEA reports, and Systematic Country Diagnostic reports (SCDs) relevant for DPOs. The study found that PEA can improve the design of DPOs by identifying implementation risks and mitigating action; there are different ways to make use of PEA; PEA can inform specific design elements, and that PEA can be used in self-evaluations to better analyze factors affecting program effectiveness and contribute to knowledge and improved design. 2017-01-17T20:19:41Z 2017-01-17T20:19:41Z 2016-06-28 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/898111481742045464/The-role-of-political-economy-analysis-in-development-policy-operations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25866 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa Latin America & Caribbean Dominican Republic Tanzania |
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This learning product reviews the extent
to which political economy analysis (PEA) is used to improve
the design of development policy operations (DPOs) and how
effective it has been. Although the World Bank’s mandate
explicitly precludes it from engaging in politics, an
understanding of the political economy is critical for the
organization’s effectiveness. A political economy
perspective broadens the World Bank’s operational
considerations beyond technical analysis to the significance
of power relations and the national political processes.
This study mostly builds on evaluative findings from
previous IEG work, including ICRRs, PPARs of long-term
programmatic series (Tanzania, Vietnam, Uganda, and Ghana
PRSCs). Supplementary evaluative evidence was gathered
through a portfolio review of randomly selected DPOs,
internal PEA reports, and Systematic Country Diagnostic
reports (SCDs) relevant for DPOs. The study found that PEA
can improve the design of DPOs by identifying implementation
risks and mitigating action; there are different ways to
make use of PEA; PEA can inform specific design elements,
and that PEA can be used in self-evaluations to better
analyze factors affecting program effectiveness and
contribute to knowledge and improved design. |
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The Role of Political Economy Analysis in Development Policy Operations |
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The Role of Political Economy Analysis in Development Policy Operations |
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The Role of Political Economy Analysis in Development Policy Operations |
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The Role of Political Economy Analysis in Development Policy Operations |
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The Role of Political Economy Analysis in Development Policy Operations |
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role of political economy analysis in development policy operations |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2017 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/898111481742045464/The-role-of-political-economy-analysis-in-development-policy-operations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25866 |
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