The Enabling Environment for Social Accountability in Mongolia
The purpose of this study on the enabling environment for social accountability in Mongolia is: 1) to analyze conditions that influence the ability of citizens and their organizations to promote accountability of public institutions in Mongolia; 2)...
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/7824710/mongolia-enabling-environment-social-accountability-mongolia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7752 |
| Summary: | The purpose of this study on the
enabling environment for social accountability in Mongolia
is: 1) to analyze conditions that influence the ability of
citizens and their organizations to promote accountability
of public institutions in Mongolia; 2) to identify priority
areas for policy, legal, regulatory, and institutional
reforms to improve these conditions; and 3) to identify
areas in which the capacity building of civil society
organizations and the Government of Mongolia may be promoted
to enhance social accountability for improved governance,
social and economic development, and poverty reduction. The
study applies a civic engagement analytical framework to
assess the enabling environment: the factors and conditions
that would allow Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to
promote public accountability. This framework, represented
by the acronym ARVIN, recognizes five enabling elements of
civic engagement, namely, the ability of citizens to:
Associate to further their purposes; mobilize appropriate
Resources; exercise their Voice; gain access to Information
that is relevant, timely, and accessible; and Negotiate with
government through established mechanisms and rules of
engagement. The study concludes that while impressive
strides have been made since the transition from socialism,
particularly in comparison with other governments in the
region, Mongolia continues to face significant
institutional, legal, and sociopolitical obstacles to
effective social accountability. Since middle- and
lower-level public officials are often more resistant to
civic engagement, Government of Mongolia and political
leaders must lead reform not only of the legal structure and
governmental institutions but also of Mongolia's
political culture to promote an enabling environment for
social accountability. |
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