The Art of Designing Sequencing Reforms Presented

The Art of Designing & Sequencing Reforms Presented to: Core Course on Governance and Anticorruption PRMPS & WBIGP The World Bank February 14 -17, 2005 Presented by: Randi Ryterman Sector Manager Public Sector Group

Topics • Review and apply key tools thru two mini-cases – 20 minutes table discussion – 20 minutes class discussion • Thoughts on design & sequencing • When all else fails, what do you do? Resources to help you along the way The World Bank Governance & Anticorruption Core Course 2

Tale of Two Countries 1. Using the governance triad, identify some of the possible governance issues – both strengths and weaknesses – in the country. 2. You have the budget to implement one diagnostic. Which do you choose? What do you hope to learn? 3. What are some of the types of governance reforms that might be appropriate in this setting? What are some of the possible entry points? The World Bank Governance & Anticorruption Core Course 3

The Governance Triad an d De l eg at io n of n n tio n to tiio ta t o ta ga en lle m m y liity De ple De p e bii ab I Im ntta n ou ou cc c ll A na na er er nt IIn t Po Vo lit ice ica l. A cc ou nt ab il it y Politicians/ Policymakers Public Goods and Services Citizens Bureaucrats Client Power/Social Accountability The World Bank Governance & Anticorruption Core Course 4

Food for Thought Meritocracy Foundation of good governance everywhere Leadership Essential in low capacity settings Systems Mutually reinforcing only in high capacity setting The World Bank Governance & Anticorruption Core Course 5

More Food for Thought Entry Points Enclaves Competition The World Bank Think organizational, sectoral, organizational sectoral and subnational A means, not an end means Use it in the design of both the reform and operation Governance & Anticorruption Core Course 6

Thematic Groups 200+ public sector specialists mapped to the PSGB with a diverse training in: – – – – Public Finance Public Administration Law Political Science International Relations MBAs Economics The World Bank Governance & Anticorruption Core Course 7

… organized in 6 Thematic Groups Administrative & Civil Service Reform Gary Reid (X 30895) Ranjana Mukherjee (X 34301) Tax Tuan Minh Le (x 38485) Governance & Anticorruption Ed Campos (x 84083) Public Expenditure Management Decentralization Dana Weist (x 82210) Legal Institutions Rick Messick (x 87942) Luba Beardsley (LEG) Bill Dorotinsky (x 37189) Anand Rajaram (x 82359) The World Bank Governance & Anticorruption Core Course 8

Websites The World Bank Governance & Anticorruption Core Course 9

Governance Trust Funds • BNPP – Governance & Capacity Building windows – Untied; IDA only; Africa and post-conflict preference – June call for CY 06 proposals (about $4 million) • Proposed Norwegian TF – Untied; IDA, Africa, and post-conflict preference – February-March call for proposals (about $4 million) The World Bank Governance & Anticorruption Core Course 10

A S G OV Just in Time Advisory Services & Knowledge for Public Sector Governance Services – for internal clients only - Information services (Pakistan – public official questionnaires; AFR – HD performance indicators) - TG-specific & integrated advisory services (Afghanistan – Mo. F restructuring; Moldova – governance in CEM; Sudan – federalism) - Peer reviews and QERs (Bangladesh – PER review; Ethiopia – review of PCN for decentralization fiscal support; Paraguay – QER for Mo. F project) - Clinics on special topics for project teams (SAR civil service retrenchment; India VAT implementation; Lesotho implementing and sequencing MTEF; Vietnam IFMIS) The World Bank Governance & Anticorruption Core Course 11

By Whom? Everyone in the Network!!! Experienced staff will dedicate 1 -2 s/w each to advisory activities Incentives to participate: Intrinsic motivation of reciprocity – the interdependence & coordination norms that characterize internal networks within the Bank Showcase individual & group staff & regional work as a means not only for reputation enhancement within the Bank, but to provide better service delivery Direct recognition (e. g. , through the promotional process). The World Bank Governance & Anticorruption Core Course 12

A S G OV Just in Time Advisory Services & Knowledge for Public Sector Governance Monitoring reports presented to PSGB quarterly – (around 140 services provided in FY 05 -Q 1) Types of Services Provided Clinics & Workshops (e. g. , VC with a CMU and/or client) 24% Peer Reviews & Comments (e. g. , on ESW, Operations) 29% Information (e. g. , Ji. T facts, TORs, Websites) 18% JIT Advisory Services, Quick Professional Advice 29% (Note: Preliminary, based on 1 st month of operation, October 25 to Nov 29, 2004; 27 working days; 84 official counts) The World Bank Governance & Anticorruption 13 Core Course 13

AS GOV Just in Time Advisory Services & Knowledge for Public Sector Governance Direct Services to other Networks (Preliminary, based on 1 st month of operation) SDV 8% WBI 15% HD 23% IMF 8% PSD or IFC 15% OPCS 15% LICUS 8% Infrastructure 8% (Note: Preliminary, based on 1 st month of operation, October 25 to Nov 26, 2004; 27 working days, 84 counts) The World Bank Governance & Anticorruption Core Course 14 14

AS GOV Just in Time Advisory Services & Knowledge for Public Sector Governance Thematic Groups Who Provided the Services Public Expenditure TG (& PEFA) 32% Multi-Thematic 2% Tax Administration TG 4% Administrative & Civil Service Reform TG 13% Decentralization TG 19% Legal-Judicial Reform TG 12% Governance & Anticorruption TG 18% (Note: Preliminary, based on 1 st month of operation, October 25 to Nov 29, 2004; 27 working days; 84 official counts) The World Bank Governance & Anticorruption Core Course 1515

To Contact Ask. Gov • • • Email Ask. Gov@Worldbank. org Call Colum Garrity (x 33516) Call TG Leaders Future website Remember to let us know what you think!!! The World Bank Governance & Anticorruption Core Course 16

PSG Portfolio About 19% of the World Bank new lending (both in terms of the number projects and dollar commitments) in FY 04 was made on governance themes, of which: Source: Business Warehouse, November 24, 2004. The World Bank Governance & Anticorruption Core Course 17

Q&A The World Bank Governance & Anticorruption Core Course 18