West Bank and Gaza - Improving Governance and Reducing Corruption

World Bank

dc.creator	World Bank
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:14:13Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:14:13Z
dc.date	2011-05-18
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:42:11Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:42:11Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333038_20120112004501
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2814
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/243176
dc.description	In the past decade, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has worked to strengthen economic governance and combat corruption, both essential to sustained economic growth and improved delivery of public services. This report finds the PA has made significant progress in its public institutions, establishing a strong governance environment in many critical areas. But it also identifies areas where reforms are underway but incomplete or, in some areas, not yet under consideration. Major reforms have been put in place to strengthen the PA's public financial management (PFM) systems and better manage its equity holdings, two crucial components in the public finance sector. In other important areas, such as public procurement, public sector employment, regulation of the private sector, and the work of anti-corruption institutions, reforms are underway but have not been fully implemented. This analysis relies on an understanding of the relationship between good economic governance, public service delivery, and corruption. Studies show a direct correlation between weak governance systems and the quality of public service delivery. Weak governance systems, in turn, provide an opportunity for corruption. The report does not attempt to investigate specific corruption activities or quantify the economic costs of corruption in West Bank and Gaza. Its purpose is to provide a comprehensive look at the current state of economic governance in the PA. It is the first report to comprehensively assess governance reforms, ascertain citizens' and officials' actual experiences with corruption in the delivery of public services, identify institutional strengths, and highlight systematic governance weaknesses which could lead to corruption.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ABUSE
dc.subject	ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subject	ACCOUNTING
dc.subject	ADMINISTRATION REFORM
dc.subject	ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
dc.subject	ANTI CORRUPTION
dc.subject	ANTI CORRUPTION COMMISSION
dc.subject	ANTI-CORRUPTION
dc.subject	ANTICORRUPTION
dc.subject	ANTICORRUPTION AGENCIES
dc.subject	ANTICORRUPTION LAW
dc.subject	ASSETS
dc.subject	AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
dc.subject	AUDITOR
dc.subject	AUTHORITY
dc.subject	BASIC SERVICES
dc.subject	BIDDING
dc.subject	BRIBE
dc.subject	BRIBERY
dc.subject	BRIBES
dc.subject	BUDGET SYSTEM
dc.subject	BUREAUCRACY
dc.subject	BUSINESS COMMUNITY
dc.subject	BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject	BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT SURVEYS
dc.subject	CASH FLOWS
dc.subject	CITIZEN
dc.subject	CITIZENS
dc.subject	CIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subject	CLEAN WATER
dc.subject	COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	COMPETITION LAW
dc.subject	COMPLAINTS
dc.subject	CONFIDENCE
dc.subject	CONFLICT OF INTEREST
dc.subject	CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
dc.subject	CONSENSUS
dc.subject	CONVENTIONAL WISDOM
dc.subject	CORRUPT
dc.subject	CORRUPT ACT
dc.subject	CORRUPT PRACTICES
dc.subject	CORRUPTION
dc.subject	CORRUPTION IN GOVERNMENT
dc.subject	CORRUPTION OFFENCES
dc.subject	CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS
dc.subject	CORRUPTIONS
dc.subject	CRIMES
dc.subject	DECISION-MAKING
dc.subject	DISCLOSURE
dc.subject	DISCRETION
dc.subject	ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC CRIME
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	ENACTMENT
dc.subject	FIGHTING CORRUPTION
dc.subject	FINANCIAL ASSETS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
dc.subject	FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
dc.subject	FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW
dc.subject	GOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subject	GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES
dc.subject	GOVERNANCE ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	GOVERNANCE ISSUES
dc.subject	GOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	GOVERNANCE REFORM
dc.subject	GOVERNANCE REFORMS
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT EQUITY
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT REVENUES
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS
dc.subject	HOUSING
dc.subject	IMPROVING GOVERNANCE
dc.subject	INITIATIVE
dc.subject	INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subject	INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subject	INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES
dc.subject	INTEGRITY
dc.subject	INTERNAL AUDIT
dc.subject	INTERNAL REGULATIONS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject	INVESTIGATIONS
dc.subject	INVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subject	JUDICIAL REVIEW
dc.subject	JUDICIAL SYSTEM
dc.subject	JUDICIARY
dc.subject	JUSTICE
dc.subject	LACK OF TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject	LAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	LAND USE
dc.subject	LAW ENFORCEMENT
dc.subject	LAWS
dc.subject	LEADERSHIP
dc.subject	LEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	LEGAL SYSTEM
dc.subject	LEGISLATION
dc.subject	LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
dc.subject	LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	LIBERATION
dc.subject	LICENSES
dc.subject	LOCAL MEDIA
dc.subject	MANIFESTATION OF CORRUPTION
dc.subject	MEDIA
dc.subject	MINISTERS
dc.subject	MINISTRY OF FINANCE
dc.subject	MONEY LAUNDERING
dc.subject	MONOPOLY
dc.subject	MUNICIPAL SERVICES
dc.subject	NATIONAL ECONOMY
dc.subject	NATIONS
dc.subject	NEPOTISM
dc.subject	NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject	OFFENSES
dc.subject	OFFICIAL CORRUPTION
dc.subject	PATRONAGE
dc.subject	PERCEPTION OF CORRUPTION
dc.subject	PETTY CORRUPTION
dc.subject	POLICE
dc.subject	POLITICAL INSTABILITY
dc.subject	POLITICAL LEADERS
dc.subject	POLITICAL PARTIES
dc.subject	POOR GOVERNANCE
dc.subject	PREFERENTIAL
dc.subject	PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT
dc.subject	PRIORITIES
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject	PROCUREMENT
dc.subject	PROCUREMENT LAW
dc.subject	PROCUREMENT POLICY
dc.subject	PROVISIONS
dc.subject	PUBLIC
dc.subject	PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
dc.subject	PUBLIC FINANCE
dc.subject	PUBLIC FINANCE SECTOR
dc.subject	PUBLIC FINANCES
dc.subject	PUBLIC FUND
dc.subject	PUBLIC FUNDS
dc.subject	PUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subject	PUBLIC INFORMATION
dc.subject	PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	PUBLIC OFFICIAL
dc.subject	PUBLIC OFFICIALS
dc.subject	PUBLIC OPINION
dc.subject	PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
dc.subject	PUBLIC PROPERTY
dc.subject	PUBLIC REVENUES
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECTOR CORRUPTION
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNANCE
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	PUBLIC SERVANTS
dc.subject	PUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subject	PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subject	PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION
dc.subject	PUBLIC WORKS
dc.subject	REGULATORY BODY
dc.subject	REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
dc.subject	REGULATORY REGIME
dc.subject	ROADS
dc.subject	SANCTIONS
dc.subject	SENIOR CIVIL SERVICE
dc.subject	SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subject	SOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject	SOCIAL SOLIDARITY
dc.subject	STATE ASSETS
dc.subject	STEALING
dc.subject	TAX
dc.subject	TAX INSPECTIONS
dc.subject	TELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subject	TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject	TREASURY
dc.subject	VIOLENCE
dc.subject	WHISTLEBLOWER
dc.subject	WORLDWIDE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
dc.title	West Bank and Gaza - Improving Governance and Reducing Corruption
dc.type	Economic & Sector Work :: City Development Strategy (CDS)
dc.coverage	Middle East and North Africa
dc.coverage	Middle East
dc.coverage	West Bank and Gaza

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