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PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY SERIES PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND COMBATING CORRUPTION Edited by ANWAR SHAH [...]... understanding of what works and what does not work in improving public sector governance, especially with respect to combating corruption and making services work for poor people The Public Sector Governance and Accountability Series advances our knowledge by providing tools and lessons from practices in improving efficiency and equity of public services provision and strengthening institutions of accountability. .. underpinnings and still weaker appreciation of the institutional environments of individual developing countries Public sector corruption, as a symptom of failed governance, depends on a multitude of factors, such as the quality of public sector management, the nature of accountability relations between the government and citizens, the legal framework, and the degree to which public sector processes... sector programs; frameworks for responsive and accountable governance; and fiscal federalism and local governance This series will be of interest to public officials, development practitioners, students of development, and those interested in public governance in developing countries Frannie A Léautier Vice President World Bank Institute Preface Performance-based accountability is appealing because of its... dysfunctionality of public sector governance is considered to be the root cause of corruption, inefficiency, and waste in developing countries This dysfunctionality is attributed to a lack of citizen empowerment to hold the government to account In earlier volumes in this series, Shah (2005) and Andrews and Shah (2005) presented a framework for citizen-centered governance to empower citizens to demand accountability. .. country’s accountability frameworks Sound public sector management and government spending help determine the course of economic development and social equity, especially for the poor and other disadvantaged groups, such as women and the elderly Many developing countries, however, continue to suffer from unsatisfactory and often dysfunctional governance systems that include rent seeking and malfeasance,... Practices and Procedures “Very Important” to PAC Success, by Region 389 Foreword In Western democracies, systems of checks and balances built into government structures have formed the core of good governance and have helped empower citizens for more than two hundred years The incentives that motivate public servants and policy makers— the rewards and sanctions linked to results that help shape public sector. .. landscape in order to better understand the prospects for advancing improvements Overview 5 In chapter 6, “Legal and Institutional Frameworks Supporting Accountability in Budgeting and Service Delivery Performance,” Malcolm Russell-Einhorn notes that citizens throughout the world are demanding greater government accountability and responsiveness and better delivery of public services Evidence has shown... law and development and comparative law at the law schools of Boston College, Boston University, Georgetown University, and American University is lead economist and program leader for public sector governance at the World Bank Institute, Washington, D.C He is also a member of ANWAR SHAH xxiv Contributors the Executive Board of the International Institute of Public Finance in Munich, Germany, and a... conveying messages to parliaments, but they are not usually the original identifiers of the fraud and corruption (China is an exception.) Dye suggests that public sector auditors should expand their audit programs and capabilities to seek out and report fraudulent and corrupt activities He also suggests that public sector auditors should provide parliaments with explicit opinions on the adequacy of controls... to find and report fraud and corruption In chapter 11, Public Sector Performance Auditing in Developing Countries,” Colleen G Waring and Stephen L Morgan provide a practical guide to performance auditing and its role in supporting accountable, responsive, and responsible government They identify the conditions and challenges to implementing performance auditing in Sub-Saharan Africa Waring and Morgan . Accountability and Combating Corruption Tools for Public Sector Evaluations Macrofederalism and Local Finances Citizen-Centered Governance PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNANCE. y8 w1 h3" alt="" PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND COMBATING CORRUPTION Introduction to the Public Sector Governance and Accountability Series Anwar Shah,