Title: Can islands of effectiveness thrive in difficult governance settings? : the political economy of local-level collaborative governance

Authors: Levy, Brian

Place: [Washington, DC]

Publisher: World bank. Poverty reduction and economic management network. Public sector governance unit

Year: 2011

Journal: Policy research working paper

Volume: WPS 5842

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: governance, economic development, community organization, development policy, institution building, natural resources, agricultural development

Abstract: Theory and evidence suggest that in countries with poor governance progress could be driven by local collaborative governance, i.e. narrowly-focused initiatives that combine high-quality institutional arrangements at the micro-level, plus supportive, narrowly-targeted policy reforms.

URL: http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/771291468323123138/pdf/WPS5842.pdf

Document type: E-article