Description: Transport Governance Indicators in Sub-Saharan Africa

Transport Governance Indicators in Sub-Saharan Africa

Good governance-or the absence of it-has concerned policy makers and other stakeholders in the transport sector for decades. Most stakeholders recognize that effective governance is crucial if improvements in transport infrastructure are to endure...

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Main Authors:	Christie, Angela, Smith, Don, Conroy, Kate
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ABUSE ABUSE OF POWER ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY AID EFFECTIVENESS AIR AMBITION ANNUAL BUDGET ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY ANTICORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION EFFORT ASSETS AUDITOR AUDITOR GENERAL AUDITORS BIDDING BRIBE BUDGET ALLOCATIONS BUDGET DISCIPLINE BUDGET INFORMATION BUDGET MANAGEMENT CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL BUDGET CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COLLUSIVE PRACTICES COMPLAINTS COMPOSITE INDICATOR COMPOSITE INDICATORS COMPOSITE MEASURES CONFIDENCE CONSENSUS CONSPIRACY CORRUPT CORRUPTION DATA AVAILABILITY DATA COLLECTION DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKERS DECISION MAKING DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT DEMOCRATIZATION DISCLOSURE DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION DISCRETION DRIVING ECONOMIC GROWTH EXPENDITURE FINANCE MANAGEMENT FINANCE MINISTRY FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM FUEL GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE COMPONENT GOVERNANCE DIMENSIONS GOVERNANCE ENVIRONMENT GOVERNANCE INDICATOR GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNANCE ISSUES GOVERNANCE MONITORING GOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT POLICY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HIGHWAY HIGHWAY DESIGN HUMAN RIGHTS IMPROVING GOVERNANCE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR INITIATIVE INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INTEGRITY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATORS JUSTICE LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY LEADERSHIP LEGISLATION LOBBYING LOCAL INSTITUTIONS MARITIME TRANSPORT MEASURABLE RESULTS MEASURING GOVERNANCE MEDIA MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK MEMBER COUNTRIES MINISTRY OF FINANCE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT MONETARY UNION MONOPOLY NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL PRIORITIES NATIONAL STATISTICS NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE NATIONS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PATRONAGE PENALTY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERSONAL GAIN POLICY CYCLE POLICY FORMULATION POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INTERFERENCE POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICIANS POOR GOVERNANCE POOR PERFORMANCE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PRICE DIFFERENTIALS PRICE FIXING PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR CONCESSIONS PROGRAM DESIGN PROGRAM MANAGER PROGRAMS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC MONEY PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNANCE PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT RAIL RAIL NETWORKS RAILWAYS RECURRENT EXPENDITURE REGULATORY AUTHORITY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REHABILITATION REPRESENTATIVES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RISK MANAGEMENT ROAD ROAD CONSTRUCTION ROAD DESIGN ROAD DEVELOPMENT ROAD FUND ROAD FUNDS ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD MANAGEMENT ROAD NETWORK ROAD SECTOR ROAD TRAFFIC ROAD TRANSPORT ROAD TYPE ROAD USE ROAD USER ROAD USERS ROADS ROUTE RULE OF LAW RURAL ROADS SANCTIONS SECTOR BUDGET SECTOR POLICIES SECTOR POLICY SECTOR PROGRAMS SERVICE DELIVERY STRATEGIC PRIORITIES TOTAL EXPENDITURE TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT PLANNING TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT PROJECTS TRANSPORT PROVISION TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICE TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT STRATEGY TRUCKS TRUE UNREALISTIC BUDGETS URBAN TRANSPORT VEHICLE WORLDWIDE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17893929/transport-governance-indicators-sub-saharan-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16556

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Summary:	Good governance-or the absence of it-has concerned policy makers and other stakeholders in the transport sector for decades. Most stakeholders recognize that effective governance is crucial if improvements in transport infrastructure are to endure and contribute to sustainable economic growth. In Africa, billions of dollars have been spent on improving and rehabilitating transport infrastructure, but it has been long recognized that the poor performance of the transport sector is due to far more than merely inadequate finance or technical capacity constraints. Poor governance occurs at many levels of the policy cycle-from the ways in which legislation is drafted and regulations, systems, and procedures are worded and applied in practice, to how services are eventually delivered to the users of transport and whether their expectations are met. This paper sets out to identify a critical subset of governance indicators in the transport sector that can be used to demonstrate in a clear, measurable way the quality of governance in a particular country, sector, or subsector. By means of consultation with key transport sector stakeholders, it examines transport sector governance issues in four pilot countries in order to determine whether there is a consensus on what transport sector governance means in practice; why it matters; how it can be measured; and in what priority ways improvements in governance might make a real difference in the sector and its contribution to national development. At its core, the study attempts to reduce the indicator set to what is at the heart of the governance matter.

Transport Governance Indicators in Sub-Saharan Africa

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