Republic of Paraguay Institutional and Governance Review Breaking with Tradition : Overcoming Institutional Impediments to Improve Public Sector Performance

The present study uses examples from all three branches of Government - the Ministry of Finance, the ordinary courts, and the Congress in its budgetary role - to examine the institutional obstacles to their improved performance and the opportunities for targeted changes. It builds on recent analytic...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Institutional and Governance Review (IGR)
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING AUDITING AUDITS AUTHORIZATION AUTOMATED SYSTEMS BUDGET PROCESS BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS BUDGETARY PROCESS CITIZEN CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SERVICE REFORMS CIVIL SERVICES CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE CONSTITUTIONALITY CORRUPTION DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY EVASION EXECUTION EXECUTIVE AGENCIES EXPENDITURE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL FOREIGN LOANS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT BUDGETS GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE GROWTH RATES HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCES INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL OBSTACLES INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES INTERNAL CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE JUDICIARY LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL NORMS LEGISLATION LEGISLATORS MANDATES MINISTERS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONS OUTSOURCING PENSIONS POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS POLITICAL INTERFERENCE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POLITICAL POWER POLITICAL REFORMS POLITICAL SYSTEM POOR PERFORMANCE PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT SYSTEM PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR DEFICIT PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE RATIONALIZATION REFORM PROGRAMS SERVICE DELIVERY SOUTH AMERICAN STATE INSTITUTIONS TAX TAX COLLECTION TAX COLLECTIONS TAX EVASION TAX REVENUES TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRAINING PROGRAMS TRANSPARENCY TREASURY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/6249077/paraguay-institutional-governance-review-breaking-tradition-overcoming-institutional-impediments-improve-public-sector-performance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8695

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spelling	okr-10986-86952021-04-23T14:02:39Z Republic of Paraguay Institutional and Governance Review Breaking with Tradition : Overcoming Institutional Impediments to Improve Public Sector Performance World Bank ACCOUNTING AUDITING AUDITS AUTHORIZATION AUTOMATED SYSTEMS BUDGET PROCESS BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS BUDGETARY PROCESS CITIZEN CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SERVICE REFORMS CIVIL SERVICES CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE CONSTITUTIONALITY CORRUPTION DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY EVASION EXECUTION EXECUTIVE AGENCIES EXPENDITURE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL FOREIGN LOANS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT BUDGETS GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE GROWTH RATES HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCES INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL OBSTACLES INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES INTERNAL CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE JUDICIARY LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL NORMS LEGISLATION LEGISLATORS MANDATES MINISTERS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONS OUTSOURCING PENSIONS POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS POLITICAL INTERFERENCE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POLITICAL POWER POLITICAL REFORMS POLITICAL SYSTEM POOR PERFORMANCE PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT SYSTEM PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR DEFICIT PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE RATIONALIZATION REFORM PROGRAMS SERVICE DELIVERY SOUTH AMERICAN STATE INSTITUTIONS TAX TAX COLLECTION TAX COLLECTIONS TAX EVASION TAX REVENUES TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRAINING PROGRAMS TRANSPARENCY TREASURY The present study uses examples from all three branches of Government - the Ministry of Finance, the ordinary courts, and the Congress in its budgetary role - to examine the institutional obstacles to their improved performance and the opportunities for targeted changes. It builds on recent analytic work done by Paraguayan academics and others, highlighting the historical and persisting impact of the traditional political practices. The arguments emphasize that the particularistic use of public resources has been and remains key to obtaining and holding political power in Paraguay. The study's goals were eminently practical to provide Paraguay's reformers with insights as to how they can escape a series of vicious circles. As they understand the basics quite well, the emphasis here was on their more detailed application at the organizational and sub-organizational levels. 2012-06-21T19:30:49Z 2012-06-21T19:30:49Z 2005-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/6249077/paraguay-institutional-governance-review-breaking-tradition-overcoming-institutional-impediments-improve-public-sector-performance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8695 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Institutional and Governance Review (IGR) Economic & Sector Work Latin America & Caribbean America South America Paraguay
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topic	ACCOUNTING AUDITING AUDITS AUTHORIZATION AUTOMATED SYSTEMS BUDGET PROCESS BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS BUDGETARY PROCESS CITIZEN CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SERVICE REFORMS CIVIL SERVICES CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE CONSTITUTIONALITY CORRUPTION DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY EVASION EXECUTION EXECUTIVE AGENCIES EXPENDITURE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL FOREIGN LOANS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT BUDGETS GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE GROWTH RATES HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCES INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL OBSTACLES INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES INTERNAL CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE JUDICIARY LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL NORMS LEGISLATION LEGISLATORS MANDATES MINISTERS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONS OUTSOURCING PENSIONS POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS POLITICAL INTERFERENCE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POLITICAL POWER POLITICAL REFORMS POLITICAL SYSTEM POOR PERFORMANCE PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT SYSTEM PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR DEFICIT PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE RATIONALIZATION REFORM PROGRAMS SERVICE DELIVERY SOUTH AMERICAN STATE INSTITUTIONS TAX TAX COLLECTION TAX COLLECTIONS TAX EVASION TAX REVENUES TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRAINING PROGRAMS TRANSPARENCY TREASURY
spellingShingle	ACCOUNTING AUDITING AUDITS AUTHORIZATION AUTOMATED SYSTEMS BUDGET PROCESS BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS BUDGETARY PROCESS CITIZEN CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SERVICE REFORMS CIVIL SERVICES CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE CONSTITUTIONALITY CORRUPTION DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY EVASION EXECUTION EXECUTIVE AGENCIES EXPENDITURE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL FOREIGN LOANS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT BUDGETS GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE GROWTH RATES HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCES INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL OBSTACLES INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES INTERNAL CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE JUDICIARY LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL NORMS LEGISLATION LEGISLATORS MANDATES MINISTERS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONS OUTSOURCING PENSIONS POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS POLITICAL INTERFERENCE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POLITICAL POWER POLITICAL REFORMS POLITICAL SYSTEM POOR PERFORMANCE PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT SYSTEM PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR DEFICIT PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE RATIONALIZATION REFORM PROGRAMS SERVICE DELIVERY SOUTH AMERICAN STATE INSTITUTIONS TAX TAX COLLECTION TAX COLLECTIONS TAX EVASION TAX REVENUES TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRAINING PROGRAMS TRANSPARENCY TREASURY World Bank Republic of Paraguay Institutional and Governance Review Breaking with Tradition : Overcoming Institutional Impediments to Improve Public Sector Performance
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description	The present study uses examples from all three branches of Government - the Ministry of Finance, the ordinary courts, and the Congress in its budgetary role - to examine the institutional obstacles to their improved performance and the opportunities for targeted changes. It builds on recent analytic work done by Paraguayan academics and others, highlighting the historical and persisting impact of the traditional political practices. The arguments emphasize that the particularistic use of public resources has been and remains key to obtaining and holding political power in Paraguay. The study's goals were eminently practical to provide Paraguay's reformers with insights as to how they can escape a series of vicious circles. As they understand the basics quite well, the emphasis here was on their more detailed application at the organizational and sub-organizational levels.
format	Economic & Sector Work :: Institutional and Governance Review (IGR)
author	World Bank
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title	Republic of Paraguay Institutional and Governance Review Breaking with Tradition : Overcoming Institutional Impediments to Improve Public Sector Performance
title_short	Republic of Paraguay Institutional and Governance Review Breaking with Tradition : Overcoming Institutional Impediments to Improve Public Sector Performance
title_full	Republic of Paraguay Institutional and Governance Review Breaking with Tradition : Overcoming Institutional Impediments to Improve Public Sector Performance
title_fullStr	Republic of Paraguay Institutional and Governance Review Breaking with Tradition : Overcoming Institutional Impediments to Improve Public Sector Performance
title_full_unstemmed	Republic of Paraguay Institutional and Governance Review Breaking with Tradition : Overcoming Institutional Impediments to Improve Public Sector Performance
title_sort	republic of paraguay institutional and governance review breaking with tradition : overcoming institutional impediments to improve public sector performance
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/6249077/paraguay-institutional-governance-review-breaking-tradition-overcoming-institutional-impediments-improve-public-sector-performance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8695
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Republic of Paraguay Institutional and Governance Review Breaking with Tradition : Overcoming Institutional Impediments to Improve Public Sector Performance

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