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020 _a9781464809507
082 _a338.91090512
_bWOR.G
245 _aWorld Development Report 2017
_bWORLD BANK
260 _bWorld Bank Group Pub.
_aWashington
_c2017
300 _axxi, 281 pages
504 _ainclude bibliography with index
520 _aContents Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview: World Development Report 2017: Governance and the Law; Improving governance to meet today's development challenges; Drivers of effectiveness: Commitment, coordination, and cooperation; Levers for change: Contestability, incentives, preferences and beliefs; Drivers of change: Elite bargains, citizen engagement, and international influence; Rethinking governance for development; Navigating this Report; Notes; References; Part I: Rethinking governance for development: A conceptual framework. Chapter 1: Governance for development: The challengesUnderstanding development policy: Proximate factors and underlying determinants; Development objectives ... and constraints; Governance for the bottom half; Notes; References; Chapter 2: Enhancing governance for development: Why policies fail; Diverse pathways to success: Moving beyond institutional transplants; Drivers of effectiveness: Commitment, coordination, and cooperation; Policy effectiveness in the presence of power asymmetries; Levers for change: Incentives, preferences and beliefs, and contestability. A dynamic process: Drivers of change and the role of lawNotes; References; Spotlight 1: Corruption; Spotlight 2: The governance challenges of managing risks; Chapter 3: The role of law; Law and the policy arena; Ordering behavior: The command role of law; Ordering power: The constitutive role of law; Ordering contestation: The role of law in change; Getting to the rule of law; Notes; References; Spotlight 3: How do effective and equitable legal institutions emerge?; Part II: Governance for development; Chapter 4: Governance for security. Can governance solve the problem of violence in society?Security, governance, and power are tightly interlinked; Governance can improve security in four ways; Conclusion; Notes; References; Spotlight 4: Wartime governance; Spotlight 5: Crime; Chapter 5: Governance for growth; How policy "capture" slows economic growth; How governance matters to growth: A microeconomic perspective; How policies are affected by undue influence from powerful groups; Policy design under risk of capture; How the design of public agencies mediates the influence of powerful groups; Finding the right approach; Notes.
650 _aTechnology -- Economics. Corporate governance -- United States -- Law and legistlation. Risk management -- Developing countries. Corporate governance -- Developing countries. Law and economic development. International cooperation. BUSINESS &​ ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General. Economic Development -- legislation &​ jurisprudence. International Cooperation. Policy Making.
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