Research on citizens as drivers of change and recent reports from the World Bank can inform its citizen engagement mandate. This governance note seeks to contribute to improving the World Bank's entry...
The right of access to information is a powerful tool in the fight against corruption and in achieving good governance and development. It serves both government and its citizens by increasing confidence...
The Open Data Readiness Assessment (ODRA) was developed by the World Bank's Open Data working group in 2012 to help governments prioritize actions in an Open Data initiative. The ODRA is a methodological...
Since 2014, the World Bank Group (WBG) has formally mainstreamed citizen engagement in its strategy to end extreme poverty and share prosperity, building on 25 years of emerging practice and research...
Why are carefully designed, sensible policies too often not adopted or implemented? When they are, why do they often fail to generate development outcomes such as security, growth, and equity? And why...
Development practitioners still lack a critical mass of empirical evidence which can help identify the set of interventions that are more likely to work, and inform the design and implementation of feasible...
A broad consensus has emerged among practitioners and researchers that failure to build accountable and legitimate institutions is a critical risk factor associated with vicious circles of repeated violence...