State-Society Synergy for Accountability: Lessons for the World Bank (World Bank Working Papers)
Автор:World Bank Год: 2004 Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: [не указано] ISBN: 0821358316 Book DescriptionState-Society Synergy for Accountability is part of the World Bank Working Paper series. These papers are published to communicate the results of the Bank?s ongoing research and to stimulate public discussion. The central question guiding this study is: How can the relationship between the state and society be transformed from a process of particularistic demands into a healthier engagement that produces policy outcomes serving the public interest? This paper first surveys the literature on accountability and establishes a categorization of the different ways by which civil society can interact with the state. It then explores in detail seven case studies of successful experiences of state-society synergy for accountability. The studies are drawn from a wide range of different contexts (Brazil, India, Mexico, the United States) and from a variety of different areas of government activity including corruption control, environmental regulation, poverty...
