Azerbaijan : World Bank Country-Level Engagement on Governance and Anticorruption

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...

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Main Authors:	Wescott, Clay, Desai, Raj, Talvitie, Antti
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADB ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES ADVISORY SERVICES ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING ANTICORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION EFFORTS ANTICORRUPTION ISSUES ANTICORRUPTION STRATEGY ASSETS AUDITING AUDITS AUTHORITY AUTOMATIC TELLER BALANCE SHEETS BANK LENDING BASIC SERVICE BEST PRACTICE BORROWER BRIBE BUDGETARY RESOURCES BUREAUCRACY BUSINESS ENABLING BUSINESS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT CABINET OF MINISTERS CAPACITY BUILDING CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT CONSTITUENCIES CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CREDITS CRIME CRIMINAL DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION OBJECTIVES DECISION-MAKING DEMOCRACY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DISCLOSURE DISCRETION DISCRETIONARY POWERS DISTRICTS DIVERSIFICATION DONOR FUNDS DONOR RESOURCES ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC INITIATIVES EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT EMPOWERMENT ENACTMENT ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS ENROLLMENT ETHICS EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT FAMILIES FIDUCIARY STANDARDS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL PRESSURE FISCAL REFORMS FRAUD FUEL GLOBAL INITIATIVES GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNANCE REFORM GOVERNMENT DECISION GOVERNMENT EFFORTS GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT REVENUES HIGHWAY HIGHWAY PROJECT HOLDING COMPANIES HUMAN RESOURCE INCOME TAX INEQUALITY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INSURANCE INTEGRITY INTERNAL AUDIT INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTIGATION INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT PLAN ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK JUDICIAL INSTITUTIONS JUDICIARY JUSTICE LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWS LAWYER LEADERSHIP LEGAL SYSTEM LEGISLATION LENDING PORTFOLIO LOAN LOCAL ROADS MEDIA MINISTER MINISTRY OF FINANCE MONEY LAUNDERING MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS MUNICIPALITIES NATIONS NEW MARKET OPERATIONAL RISK PATRONAGE PENSIONS POLICE POLITICAL LEADERS PRESIDENCY PRESIDENTS PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT PRIVATIZATION PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENT LAW PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS REFUGEES REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REGIMES REORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVES RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION REVENUE MOBILIZATION RISK MANAGEMENT RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ROAD SANCTIONS SAVINGS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEM SOCIAL SECTOR SOCIAL SERVICES START-UPS STATE ENTERPRISES STATE INSTITUTIONS STATE PROCUREMENT STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX CODE TAX COLLECTIONS TAX RATE TAX SHARING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TERRORISM TRADE FACILITATION TRAFFIC TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSIT TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT UNION VEHICLE WEALTH ZERO TOLERANCE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/868811468003346843/Azerbaijan-World-Bank-country-level-engagement-on-governance-and-anticorruption http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26677

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Summary:	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.

Azerbaijan : World Bank Country-Level Engagement on Governance and Anticorruption

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