In addition to policy and research activities, the WBI Governance and Anti-Corruption group include the following learning programs: Anti-Corruption
Practical experience shows that the costs of corruption and mis-governance are enormous in terms of political stability, as well as on social and economic development. Meanwhile an efficient and transparent governance promotes growth and well-being. more 
Equity and Poverty Alleviation
With the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers initiative, the World Bank is moving to further mainstream poverty reduction in its development assistance and capacity building activities. more
Information, Governance and the Media
The Information, Governance and Media program seeks to strengthen the capacity of the institutions that play a significant role in ensuring transparency in the conduct of the affairs of institutions such as Parliaments and the Media, and in disentangling the regulatory environment in order to attain improved information flows. more
Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations
The reform of fiscal systems to improve public sector performance in service delivery and establishing a framework of fiscal discipline and accountability at all levels of government has been a major focus area of reform in developing countries in recent years. more
Legal and Judicial Reform
The overall objective of the Legal and Judicial Reform program is to contribute to the improvement of a more impartial, independent, accountable, and effective judiciary that is able to control corruption and improve governance. more
Local and Municipal Governance and Finance
Formerly known as the Municipal Reform program, the main objective of the Local and Municipal Governance and Finance program is to support processes of institutional change at the sub-national level by facilitating the design of tailor-made institutional reforms for participating municipalities. more
Measuring and Monitoring Government Performance
The content of this program presents ideas both on the measurement of the whole of government performance as well as the same for selected sectors and local governments. This Program is focused on measuring government performance in the delivery of public services. more
Parliament
World Bank Institute’s parliamentary strengthening program aims to enhance parliaments’ capacity to effectively fulfill their responsibilities, especially with regard to government policy implementation and budget oversight. more
Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA)
The Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability program concentrates on the link between governance issues and poverty eradication by improving skills and raising awareness of the importance of transparency and accountability with activities aimed at key stakeholders – including ministries of finance, line ministries, local governments, supreme audit institutions, parliament, the media and civil society organizations. more
Public Expenditure Policies and Analysis
Public expenditure analysis is considered as the key area for Bank’s policy dialogue with member countries. It is an evolving and rapidly growing field within the Bank’s economic and sector work. more
Public Management Administration and e-Government
This program highlights alternative approaches and arrangements in public management, elaborating on lessons from international practices in implementing in incentive framework and institutional capability to improving performance in service provision at different levels of government. more
Tax Policy and Administration
This program builds on previous Bank work on tax policy in developing countries and addresses a number of key issues in tax policy reform, such as designing a simple tax system; designing an efficient VAT tax system; the use of special tax incentives; treatment of special sectors (such as agriculture and small businesses) in a tax system; and the challenge of designing a system that reduce opportunities for corruption. more
Youth and Good Governance
The aim of the Youth and Good Governance program is to stimulate a dialogue on governance issues among youth by emphasizing the role they can play in demanding accountability from their government. more back to top
Related Programs: Governance Linkages with other Thematic Programs back to top |
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