Road Asset Governance Filter : Case Study of Kazakhstan and Armenia

Building upon the transport governance filter developed by the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) transport team, which identified several thematic principles and actionable indicators on the governance of the transport sector at large, this paper seeks to assess the overall governance performance of the road sector as well as the concrete issues that road administrations should address in order to improve sector governance. A pilot survey was conducted in Armenia and Kazakhstan, in which road sector stakeholders were asked to evaluate more than seventy questions structured along four governance dimensions: (i) transparency, disclosure and accountability of the road agency; (ii) transparent and accessible procurement processes; (iii) financial management system; and (iv) administrative procedures and anticorruption effort. This report starts with an overview of the existing approaches to governance and corruption with a particular focus on the road sector. It then outlines the methodological framework developed under the study to assess the governance challenges facing the road sector, and report the governance challenges in Armenia and Kazakhstan using the methodology developed. The report will conclude with an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the methodological approach used and concrete suggestions to strengthen governance in the road sector of Armenia and Kazakhstan.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Queiroz, Cesar, Lopez Martinez, Alejandro, Ishihara, Satoshi, Hommann, Kirsten
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2011-02
Subjects:	ABUSE, ACCOUNTABILITY, ACCOUNTING, ACCOUNTING PRACTICES, ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET, ADMINISTRATIVE CORRUPTION, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES, AGGREGATING GOVERNANCE INDICATORS, AGGREGATION METHOD, ANTI-CORRUPTION, ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY, ANTICORRUPTION, ANTICORRUPTION EFFORT, ANTICORRUPTION EFFORTS, ANTICORRUPTION PLANS, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AUDITING, AUTHORITY, BASIC SERVICES, BID RIGGING, BRIBERY, BRIBES, BUDGET CONSTRAINTS, CITIZEN, CITIZENS, CIVIL LIBERTIES, CIVIL SOCIETY, CLEAN WATER, COLLUSION, COMPLAINT, COMPLAINTS, COMPOSITE INDICATOR, COMPOSITE INDICATORS, CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES, CORRUPT, CORRUPT PRACTICES, CORRUPTION COST, CORRUPTION ISSUES, CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS, CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX, COUNTRY REPORTS, CPI, CPI SCORES, CPIS, CRIMINAL, DECISION MAKING, DECISION MAKING PROCESS, DECISION-MAKING, DECISION-MAKING PROCESS, DECREES, DISCLOSURE, DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EMPLOYMENT, EXECUTION, EXPENDITURE, EXTORTION, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING, FINANCIAL AUDITS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FRAUD, FREEDOM OF SPEECH, FREIGHT, FREIGHT SERVICE, GOOD GOVERNANCE, GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES, GOVERNANCE DIMENSIONS, GOVERNANCE INDICATOR, GOVERNANCE INDICATORS, GOVERNANCE ISSUES, GOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE, GOVERNANCE PROBLEMS, GOVERNANCE PROGRAMS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, GOVERNMENT AGENCY, GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS, GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE, GOVERNMENT POLICIES, HEALTH SERVICES, HUMAN RESOURCES, IMPROVING GOVERNANCE, INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, INITIATIVE, INSPECTION, INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS, INSURANCE, INTERNAL CONTROLS, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT, INVESTIGATIONS, KICKBACKS, LACK OF TRANSPARENCY, LAWS, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, MISAPPROPRIATION, MOTORWAYS, NATIONAL GOVERNANCE, NATIONAL LEVEL, PBC, PERCEPTIONS INDEX, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, POLITICAL RIGHTS, POLITICAL STABILITY, POOR GOVERNANCE, POOR PERFORMANCE, PRIVATE GAIN, PRIVATE GAINS, PROSECUTION, PROSECUTIONS, PUBLIC FUNDS, PUBLIC HEARINGS, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, PUBLIC MONEY, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, PUBLIC PERCEPTION, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC PROCUREMENT, PUBLIC RESOURCES, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC SPENDING, PUBLIC SUPPORT, REGULATORY QUALITY, REMEDIES, REPRESENTATIVES, ROAD, ROAD CONDITIONS, ROAD DEVELOPMENT, ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, ROAD MAINTENANCE, ROAD MANAGEMENT, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD PROJECTS, ROAD QUALITY, ROAD SAFETY, ROAD SECTOR, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROAD TRANSPORT SERVICES, ROAD USER, ROAD USER FEES, ROAD USERS, ROADS, RULE OF LAW, SANCTIONS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL INTERACTIONS, STATE AGENCIES, STATE BUDGET, SUBSIDIARY, TRANSIT CORRIDOR, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT INVESTMENTS, TRANSPORT PROJECTS, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRUE, WORLDWIDE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/02/14595845/road-asset-governance-filter-case-study-kazakhstan-armenia https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17449
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