Governance & Public Sector in MENA

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For the World Bank, improving public sector performance and governance is a key pillar in its engagement strategy for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The link between governance and development has been well-understood for some time. Poor governance weakens the business environment for productive investment by making policies less certain and by imposing bureaucratic costs. Poor governance also weakens equitable public service delivery because it fails to involve those who rely on such services in their design and management – which increases in importance as service delivery becomes more complex. At a time when aspirations of young, growing populations with widening access to global information is rising, government capabilities remain limited by weaknesses in economic growth. The widening mismatch between aspirations and capabilities makes action on governance an urgent matter.

For more information, see the Governance & Public Sector Brief

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