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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okr-10986-274252021-04-23T14:04:41Z Political Economy in Practice : Lessons from the Field World Bank ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURE AIR AUTONOMY AVERAGE TRAVEL TIME BANK LENDING BOTTLENECKS BRIBE BRIBES BUS BUS NETWORK BUS SECTOR BUS SYSTEM BUSES CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COMMUTERS COMPETITIVENESS CONGESTION CORRUPT CORRUPT PRACTICES CORRUPTION DEBT DECENTRALIZATION DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES DEVELOPMENT AGENCY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DONOR AGENCIES DRIVERS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PROCESSES ECONOMICS EFFICIENT TRANSPORT EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTS EQUILIBRIUM EXPORTS FREIGHT GAME THEORY GDP GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT INEFFICIENCY INITIATIVE INTEGRITY MOBILITY OPERATIONAL RISK PATRONAGE PENSIONS POLICE POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL ECONOMY OF REFORM POLITICAL INTERESTS POLITICIANS PORT AUTHORITY PORT SERVICES PRIVATIZATION PUBLIC POLICY RAPID TRANSIT RAPID TRANSPORT RENT SEEKING RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ROADS ROUTE ROUTES SANITATION SUBSIDIARY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRADE UNIONS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT EFFICIENCY TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SPECIALISTS TRANSPORT STUDIES TRANSPORT SYSTEM TRANSPORTATION TRAVEL SPEED URBAN BUS URBAN TRANSPORT VEHICLE VEHICLES WASTE MANAGEMENT WATER SUPPLY WELFARE GAINS 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. 2017-06-27T21:58:34Z 2017-06-27T21:58:34Z 2011-06 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/489801468147855234/Political-economy-in-practice-lessons-from-the-field http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27425 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Social Analysis Economic & Sector Work |
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURE AIR AUTONOMY AVERAGE TRAVEL TIME BANK LENDING BOTTLENECKS BRIBE BRIBES BUS BUS NETWORK BUS SECTOR BUS SYSTEM BUSES CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COMMUTERS COMPETITIVENESS CONGESTION CORRUPT CORRUPT PRACTICES CORRUPTION DEBT DECENTRALIZATION DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES DEVELOPMENT AGENCY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DONOR AGENCIES DRIVERS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PROCESSES ECONOMICS EFFICIENT TRANSPORT EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTS EQUILIBRIUM EXPORTS FREIGHT GAME THEORY GDP GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT INEFFICIENCY INITIATIVE INTEGRITY MOBILITY OPERATIONAL RISK PATRONAGE PENSIONS POLICE POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL ECONOMY OF REFORM POLITICAL INTERESTS POLITICIANS PORT AUTHORITY PORT SERVICES PRIVATIZATION PUBLIC POLICY RAPID TRANSIT RAPID TRANSPORT RENT SEEKING RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ROADS ROUTE ROUTES SANITATION SUBSIDIARY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRADE UNIONS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT EFFICIENCY TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SPECIALISTS TRANSPORT STUDIES TRANSPORT SYSTEM TRANSPORTATION TRAVEL SPEED URBAN BUS URBAN TRANSPORT VEHICLE VEHICLES WASTE MANAGEMENT WATER SUPPLY WELFARE GAINS |
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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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Political Economy in Practice : Lessons from the Field |
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Political Economy in Practice : Lessons from the Field |
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Political Economy in Practice : Lessons from the Field |
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Political Economy in Practice : Lessons from the Field |
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Political Economy in Practice : Lessons from the Field |
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political economy in practice : lessons from the field |
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