Political Economy in Practice : Lessons from the Field
This note synthesizes the experience of three political economy case studies: the water sector in West Bank and Gaza, the bus sector in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and the port sector in Chittagong, Bangladesh. The objective is to describe: the process of c...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/489801468147855234/Political-economy-in-practice-lessons-from-the-field http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27425 |
| Summary: | This note synthesizes the experience of
three political economy case studies: the water sector in
West Bank and Gaza, the bus sector in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and
the port sector in Chittagong, Bangladesh. The objective is
to describe: the process of conducting these types of
studies, and how recommendations which have a higher chance
of feeding into reforms or operations can be developed. It
is hoped that these insights will be useful for development
practitioners and operational teams who are considering
conducting political economy studies. It is increasingly
accepted that better understanding and management of the
political economy of policy reforms can help development
agencies, including the World Bank, refine policy advice and
operational support in partner countries. Support of reforms
which are technically feasible and politically acceptable,
while simultaneously promoting a poverty reduction agenda,
remain a core challenge for the World Bank. It is
anticipated that the additional time and effort put into
political economy work will often translate into improved
design and implementation of sector reforms and operations,
and thus increase their effectiveness. It illustrates
lessons for operational teams and development practitioners
on conducting political economy work. Finally, it shows that
certain obstacles need to be anticipated when translating
political economy recommendations into design of operations
and illustrates, through the case studies, how they can be addressed. |
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