Supporting Social Accountability in the Middle East and North Africa : Lessons from Transitions
Social accountability is increasingly recognized as a way to make governance reforms and development efforts more effective in responding to the needs of citizens. Supporting initiatives that strengthen social accountability at the regional and nat...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/15987536/yemen-third-public-works-project-restructuring-supporting-social-accountability-middle-east-north-africa-lessons-transitions http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10852 |
| Summary: | Social accountability is increasingly
recognized as a way to make governance reforms and
development efforts more effective in responding to the
needs of citizens. Supporting initiatives that strengthen
social accountability at the regional and national levels is
consistent with the priority the Bank places on social and
economic inclusion, citizen participation, and the quality
of governance. The longer paper provides a brief overview of
some experiences in the Middle East and North Africa (MNA)
Region and international experiences from Indonesia, Turkey
and the Philippines supporting social accountability during
political and economic transitions. The full paper was
prepared for a conference around the 2011 Annual Meetings in
Washington, DC and included high-level policy makers from
Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Indonesia and the Philippines. A
panel of civil society organizations from the MNA Region
exchanged perspectives about social accountability in the
region, emerging opportunities and remaining challenges in
making government more effective through an informed and
engaged citizenry. |
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