A Collective Action Approach Against Corruption : The Case of the Dominican Republic
For almost a century, the Dominican Republic has faced considerable governance and corruption challenges. High levels of corruption were present long time ago, and still prevail today, even if their characteristics and manifestations have changed....
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okr-10986-349052021-04-23T14:02:11Z A Collective Action Approach Against Corruption : The Case of the Dominican Republic Kaufmann, Daniel Andronova, Gallina Senderowitsch, Roby CORRUPTION DEMOCRACY BRIBERY BUDGET LEAKAGE GOVERNANCE CIVIL SOCIETY POLITICAL WILL ETHICS INTEGRITY FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION For almost a century, the Dominican Republic has faced considerable governance and corruption challenges. High levels of corruption were present long time ago, and still prevail today, even if their characteristics and manifestations have changed. Rule of law has been weak for a long time, and generally government effectiveness has not been high. By contrast, the country has performed better in terms of progress on fundamental political and civil liberties, and thus relatively speaking it rates satisfactorily in terms of voice and accountability. Civil society faces an enabling environment within which they can operate. Against such background, the innovative and participatory anti-corruption participatory initiative (IPAC) to improve governance and combat corruption is assessed, taking a relatively broad governance perspective. The paper does not attempt to provide an exhaustive evaluation of all aspects of the single initiative, but its aim is to contribute to the analysis and debate about the benefits and challenges of participatory initiatives promoting good governance and anti-corruption, in the Dominican Republic and elsewhere, while also concretely identifying possible follow-up initiatives. The first section provides in brief some of the general antecedents on the evolution of governance and corruption in the Dominican Republic. The second section discusses the IPAC strategy. The third and fourth sections present authors views on IPAC’s achievements and shortcomings, respectively. The concluding section provides some follow-up recommendations. 2020-12-09T18:50:48Z 2020-12-09T18:50:48Z 2015-03 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/185181607325908943/A-Collective-Action-Approach-Against-Corruption-The-Case-of-the-Dominican-Republic http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34905 English GPSA Working Paper;No. 3 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 Latin America & Caribbean Dominican Republic |
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CORRUPTION DEMOCRACY BRIBERY BUDGET LEAKAGE GOVERNANCE CIVIL SOCIETY POLITICAL WILL ETHICS INTEGRITY FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION Kaufmann, Daniel Andronova, Gallina Senderowitsch, Roby A Collective Action Approach Against Corruption : The Case of the Dominican Republic |
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For almost a century, the Dominican
Republic has faced considerable governance and corruption
challenges. High levels of corruption were present long time
ago, and still prevail today, even if their characteristics
and manifestations have changed. Rule of law has been weak
for a long time, and generally government effectiveness has
not been high. By contrast, the country has performed better
in terms of progress on fundamental political and civil
liberties, and thus relatively speaking it rates
satisfactorily in terms of voice and accountability. Civil
society faces an enabling environment within which they can
operate. Against such background, the innovative and
participatory anti-corruption participatory initiative
(IPAC) to improve governance and combat corruption is
assessed, taking a relatively broad governance perspective.
The paper does not attempt to provide an exhaustive
evaluation of all aspects of the single initiative, but its
aim is to contribute to the analysis and debate about the
benefits and challenges of participatory initiatives
promoting good governance and anti-corruption, in the
Dominican Republic and elsewhere, while also concretely
identifying possible follow-up initiatives. The first
section provides in brief some of the general antecedents on
the evolution of governance and corruption in the Dominican
Republic. The second section discusses the IPAC strategy.
The third and fourth sections present authors views on
IPAC’s achievements and shortcomings, respectively. The
concluding section provides some follow-up recommendations. |
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Kaufmann, Daniel Andronova, Gallina Senderowitsch, Roby |
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Kaufmann, Daniel Andronova, Gallina Senderowitsch, Roby |
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Kaufmann, Daniel |
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A Collective Action Approach Against Corruption : The Case of the Dominican Republic |
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A Collective Action Approach Against Corruption : The Case of the Dominican Republic |
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A Collective Action Approach Against Corruption : The Case of the Dominican Republic |
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A Collective Action Approach Against Corruption : The Case of the Dominican Republic |
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A Collective Action Approach Against Corruption : The Case of the Dominican Republic |
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collective action approach against corruption : the case of the dominican republic |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2020 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/185181607325908943/A-Collective-Action-Approach-Against-Corruption-The-Case-of-the-Dominican-Republic http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34905 |
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