Transport Governance Indicators in Sub-Saharan Africa

Good governance-or the absence of it-has concerned policy makers and other stakeholders in the transport sector for decades. Most stakeholders recognize that effective governance is crucial if improvements in transport infrastructure are to endure and contribute to sustainable economic growth. In Africa, billions of dollars have been spent on improving and rehabilitating transport infrastructure, but it has been long recognized that the poor performance of the transport sector is due to far more than merely inadequate finance or technical capacity constraints. Poor governance occurs at many levels of the policy cycle-from the ways in which legislation is drafted and regulations, systems, and procedures are worded and applied in practice, to how services are eventually delivered to the users of transport and whether their expectations are met. This paper sets out to identify a critical subset of governance indicators in the transport sector that can be used to demonstrate in a clear, measurable way the quality of governance in a particular country, sector, or subsector. By means of consultation with key transport sector stakeholders, it examines transport sector governance issues in four pilot countries in order to determine whether there is a consensus on what transport sector governance means in practice; why it matters; how it can be measured; and in what priority ways improvements in governance might make a real difference in the sector and its contribution to national development. At its core, the study attempts to reduce the indicator set to what is at the heart of the governance matter.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Christie, Angela, Smith, Don, Conroy, Kate
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013-01
Subjects:	ABUSE, ABUSE OF POWER, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCOUNTABILITY, ACCOUNTING, ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS, ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY, AID EFFECTIVENESS, AIR, AMBITION, ANNUAL BUDGET, ANTI-CORRUPTION, ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY, ANTICORRUPTION, ANTICORRUPTION EFFORT, ASSETS, AUDITOR, AUDITOR GENERAL, AUDITORS, BIDDING, BRIBE, BUDGET ALLOCATIONS, BUDGET DISCIPLINE, BUDGET INFORMATION, BUDGET MANAGEMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS, CAPITAL BUDGET, CAPITAL EXPENDITURE, CITIZENS, CIVIL SOCIETY, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, COLLUSIVE PRACTICES, COMPLAINTS, COMPOSITE INDICATOR, COMPOSITE INDICATORS, COMPOSITE MEASURES, CONFIDENCE, CONSENSUS, CONSPIRACY, CORRUPT, CORRUPTION, DATA AVAILABILITY, DATA COLLECTION, DECENTRALIZATION, DECISION MAKERS, DECISION MAKING, DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT, DEMOCRATIZATION, DISCLOSURE, DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION, DISCRETION, DRIVING, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EXPENDITURE, FINANCE MANAGEMENT, FINANCE MINISTRY, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY, FINANCIAL INFORMATION, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM, FUEL, GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT, GOOD GOVERNANCE, GOVERNANCE COMPONENT, GOVERNANCE DIMENSIONS, GOVERNANCE ENVIRONMENT, GOVERNANCE INDICATOR, GOVERNANCE INDICATORS, GOVERNANCE ISSUES, GOVERNANCE MONITORING, GOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE, GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS, GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, GOVERNMENT POLICY, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HIGHWAY, HIGHWAY DESIGN, HUMAN RIGHTS, IMPROVING GOVERNANCE, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR, INITIATIVE, INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS, INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE, INSTITUTIONAL REFORM, INTEGRITY, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INVESTIGATION, INVESTIGATORS, JUSTICE, LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY, LEADERSHIP, LEGISLATION, LOBBYING, LOCAL INSTITUTIONS, MARITIME TRANSPORT, MEASURABLE RESULTS, MEASURING GOVERNANCE, MEDIA, MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE, MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK, MEMBER COUNTRIES, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, MONETARY UNION, MONOPOLY, NATIONAL LEVEL, NATIONAL PRIORITIES, NATIONAL STATISTICS, NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE, NATIONS, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, PATRONAGE, PENALTY, PERFORMANCE INDICATOR, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, PERSONAL GAIN, POLICY CYCLE, POLICY FORMULATION, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POLITICAL INTERFERENCE, POLITICAL PARTIES, POLITICIANS, POOR GOVERNANCE, POOR PERFORMANCE, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, PRICE DIFFERENTIALS, PRICE FIXING, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR CONCESSIONS, PROGRAM DESIGN, PROGRAM MANAGER, PROGRAMS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM, PUBLIC DISCLOSURE, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC FINANCE, PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC MONEY, PUBLIC PROCUREMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY, PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNANCE, PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT, RAIL, RAIL NETWORKS, RAILWAYS, RECURRENT EXPENDITURE, REGULATORY AUTHORITY, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, REHABILITATION, REPRESENTATIVES, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, RISK MANAGEMENT, ROAD, ROAD CONSTRUCTION, ROAD DESIGN, ROAD DEVELOPMENT, ROAD FUND, ROAD FUNDS, ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, ROAD MAINTENANCE, ROAD MANAGEMENT, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD SECTOR, ROAD TRAFFIC, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROAD TYPE, ROAD USE, ROAD USER, ROAD USERS, ROADS, ROUTE, RULE OF LAW, RURAL ROADS, SANCTIONS, SECTOR BUDGET, SECTOR POLICIES, SECTOR POLICY, SECTOR PROGRAMS, SERVICE DELIVERY, STRATEGIC PRIORITIES, TOTAL EXPENDITURE, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT PLANNING, TRANSPORT POLICY, TRANSPORT PROJECTS, TRANSPORT PROVISION, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORT SERVICE, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRANSPORT STRATEGY, TRUCKS, TRUE, UNREALISTIC BUDGETS, URBAN TRANSPORT, VEHICLE, WORLDWIDE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17893929/transport-governance-indicators-sub-saharan-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16556
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