STRENGTHENING WORLD BANK GROUP ENGAGEMENT ON GOVERNANCE AND
ANTICORRUPTION
CONTENTS
Executive Summary 1I. Introduction 1 II. A Strategy for Engaging Countries 10 A. Country Assistance Strategies 11 B. Supporting Country Efforts to Strengthen Governance and Reduce Corruption 17 III. Addressing Corruption in Bank Group Operations 25 A. Anticorruption Measures at the Project Level 25 B. Risk Mitigation and Special Tools 27 IV. Global Partnerships on Governance and Anticorruption 29
V. Next Steps 35
A. Capable, Transparent, and Accountable States 48 B. Multi-stakeholder Engagement with Civil Society, Media, and Communities 53 C. Competitive and Responsible Private Sector 54 D. Supporting Governance Reform 56 ANNEXES Annex A: Lessons from a Decade of Supporting Country Programs on Governance and Anticorruption
................................................................................................................................38 Country Efforts: Entry Points for Governance and Anticorruption Reform.............................48 Addressing Corruption in Bank Group Projects....................................................................... 57 Global Partnerships on Governance and Anticorruption.......................................................... 62 Definitions........................................................................................................................................69 Summary of Feedback from Global Consultations on..............................................................70 How Ongoing Operations of the World Bank Currently Engage a Broad Range of
Stakeholders .................................................................................................................................... 81 Selected Literature ............................................................................................................................ 88
