Political Economy Studies : Are They Actionable? Some Lessons from Zambia
In recent years, the number of studies looking at the effect of politics on economic outcomes has flourished. For developing economies, these studies are useful to better understand why long overdue reforms are not implemented. The studies analyze...
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okr-10986-34182021-04-23T14:02:09Z Political Economy Studies : Are They Actionable? Some Lessons from Zambia Beuran, Monica Raballand, Gaël Kapoor, Kapil ACCOUNTABILITY ALLOCATION ANTICORRUPTION AUDITS CABINET CAPACITY BUILDING CASH FLOWS CHECKS CHECKS AND BALANCES CITIZEN CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CITIZENS CIVIC EDUCATION CIVIL SOCIETY COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS CORRUPTION DEBT DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIRECT INVESTMENT DISCRETION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC PROCESSES ECONOMICS EXPENDITURE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES GOVERNANCE CONSTRAINTS GOVERNANCE ISSUES GOVERNMENT DEBT GPE HOLDING HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INEQUALITY INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT REGIME LAND POLICY LEGITIMACY LEVY LOBBYING LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL LEVELS MINES MONOPOLY NATION-STATES NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONALISM PATRONAGE PENSION POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEVELOPMENT POLITICAL ECONOMY STUDIES POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL INTERFERENCE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POLITICAL LEGITIMACY POLITICAL OPPONENTS POLITICAL POWER POLITICIANS POOR GOVERNANCE POOR MANAGEMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING RETURNS STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK MARKET TAX TAX REGIME TAX REVENUES TAXATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRANSPARENCY TURNOVER VESTED INTERESTS WEALTH OF NATIONS In recent years, the number of studies looking at the effect of politics on economic outcomes has flourished. For developing economies, these studies are useful to better understand why long overdue reforms are not implemented. The studies analyze the overall context within which reforms are being implemented and the underlying incentive framework. However, it seems difficult to make such studies actionable, especially in sectors where donors have a heavy presence that can sometimes distort incentives in addition to the reluctance from some governments to amend the existing systems in place. This paper focuses on some conclusions emerging from the political economy diagnostics carried out in Zambia in various sectors in recent years. Based on interviews of World Bank task managers, the paper attempts to assess the relevance of these studies for the implementation of projects and the policy dialogue and draws lessons on how they have influenced the implementation of the World Bank's support to programs in various sectors in Zambia as well as the main challenges for this type of exercise. 2012-03-19T18:02:06Z 2012-03-19T18:02:06Z 2011-05-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110509140434 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3418 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5656 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Southern Africa Zambia |
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ACCOUNTABILITY ALLOCATION ANTICORRUPTION AUDITS CABINET CAPACITY BUILDING CASH FLOWS CHECKS CHECKS AND BALANCES CITIZEN CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CITIZENS CIVIC EDUCATION CIVIL SOCIETY COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS CORRUPTION DEBT DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIRECT INVESTMENT DISCRETION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC PROCESSES ECONOMICS EXPENDITURE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES GOVERNANCE CONSTRAINTS GOVERNANCE ISSUES GOVERNMENT DEBT GPE HOLDING HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INEQUALITY INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT REGIME LAND POLICY LEGITIMACY LEVY LOBBYING LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL LEVELS MINES MONOPOLY NATION-STATES NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONALISM PATRONAGE PENSION POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEVELOPMENT POLITICAL ECONOMY STUDIES POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL INTERFERENCE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POLITICAL LEGITIMACY POLITICAL OPPONENTS POLITICAL POWER POLITICIANS POOR GOVERNANCE POOR MANAGEMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING RETURNS STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK MARKET TAX TAX REGIME TAX REVENUES TAXATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRANSPARENCY TURNOVER VESTED INTERESTS WEALTH OF NATIONS |
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ACCOUNTABILITY ALLOCATION ANTICORRUPTION AUDITS CABINET CAPACITY BUILDING CASH FLOWS CHECKS CHECKS AND BALANCES CITIZEN CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CITIZENS CIVIC EDUCATION CIVIL SOCIETY COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS CORRUPTION DEBT DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIRECT INVESTMENT DISCRETION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC PROCESSES ECONOMICS EXPENDITURE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES GOVERNANCE CONSTRAINTS GOVERNANCE ISSUES GOVERNMENT DEBT GPE HOLDING HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INEQUALITY INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT REGIME LAND POLICY LEGITIMACY LEVY LOBBYING LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL LEVELS MINES MONOPOLY NATION-STATES NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONALISM PATRONAGE PENSION POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEVELOPMENT POLITICAL ECONOMY STUDIES POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL INTERFERENCE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POLITICAL LEGITIMACY POLITICAL OPPONENTS POLITICAL POWER POLITICIANS POOR GOVERNANCE POOR MANAGEMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING RETURNS STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK MARKET TAX TAX REGIME TAX REVENUES TAXATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRANSPARENCY TURNOVER VESTED INTERESTS WEALTH OF NATIONS Beuran, Monica Raballand, Gaël Kapoor, Kapil Political Economy Studies : Are They Actionable? Some Lessons from Zambia |
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Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5656 |
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In recent years, the number of studies
looking at the effect of politics on economic outcomes has
flourished. For developing economies, these studies are
useful to better understand why long overdue reforms are not
implemented. The studies analyze the overall context within
which reforms are being implemented and the underlying
incentive framework. However, it seems difficult to make
such studies actionable, especially in sectors where donors
have a heavy presence that can sometimes distort incentives
in addition to the reluctance from some governments to amend
the existing systems in place. This paper focuses on some
conclusions emerging from the political economy diagnostics
carried out in Zambia in various sectors in recent years.
Based on interviews of World Bank task managers, the paper
attempts to assess the relevance of these studies for the
implementation of projects and the policy dialogue and draws
lessons on how they have influenced the implementation of
the World Bank's support to programs in various sectors
in Zambia as well as the main challenges for this type of exercise. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
| author |
Beuran, Monica Raballand, Gaël Kapoor, Kapil |
| author_facet |
Beuran, Monica Raballand, Gaël Kapoor, Kapil |
| author_sort |
Beuran, Monica |
| title |
Political Economy Studies : Are They Actionable? Some Lessons from Zambia |
| title_short |
Political Economy Studies : Are They Actionable? Some Lessons from Zambia |
| title_full |
Political Economy Studies : Are They Actionable? Some Lessons from Zambia |
| title_fullStr |
Political Economy Studies : Are They Actionable? Some Lessons from Zambia |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Political Economy Studies : Are They Actionable? Some Lessons from Zambia |
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political economy studies : are they actionable? some lessons from zambia |
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2012 |
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http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110509140434 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3418 |
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