The Enabling Environment for Social Accountability in Mongolia

The purpose of this study on the enabling environment for social accountability in Mongolia is: 1) to analyze conditions that influence the ability of citizens and their organizations to promote accountability of public institutions in Mongolia; 2) to identify priority areas for policy, legal, regulatory, and institutional reforms to improve these conditions; and 3) to identify areas in which the capacity building of civil society organizations and the Government of Mongolia may be promoted to enhance social accountability for improved governance, social and economic development, and poverty reduction. The study applies a civic engagement analytical framework to assess the enabling environment: the factors and conditions that would allow Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to promote public accountability. This framework, represented by the acronym ARVIN, recognizes five enabling elements of civic engagement, namely, the ability of citizens to: Associate to further their purposes; mobilize appropriate Resources; exercise their Voice; gain access to Information that is relevant, timely, and accessible; and Negotiate with government through established mechanisms and rules of engagement. The study concludes that while impressive strides have been made since the transition from socialism, particularly in comparison with other governments in the region, Mongolia continues to face significant institutional, legal, and sociopolitical obstacles to effective social accountability. Since middle- and lower-level public officials are often more resistant to civic engagement, Government of Mongolia and political leaders must lead reform not only of the legal structure and governmental institutions but also of Mongolia's political culture to promote an enabling environment for social accountability.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2007-06
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCESS TO INFORMATION LAW, ACCOUNTABILITY RELATIONSHIPS, ADVOCACY, ANTI-CORRUPTION, ANTICORRUPTION, AUDITING, AUTHORITY, AUTONOMOUS CIVIL SOCIETY, BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING, CBO, CITIZEN, CITIZEN ADVISORY, CITIZEN INPUT, CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT, CITIZEN MONITORING, CITIZEN REPORT CARD, CITIZENS, CIVIC EDUCATION, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, CIVIL SERVANTS, CIVIL SOCIETY, CIVIL SOCIETY ACTORS, CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION, CODES OF CONDUCT, COLLABORATION, COMMUNITY GROUPS, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, COMMUNITY LEVEL, COMMUNITY RADIO, COMMUNITY SCORECARD, COMMUNITY SCORECARDS, CONSENSUS, CONSTITUENCIES, CONSULTATION, CONSULTATIONS, CONTRIBUTIONS, CONVENTIONAL MECHANISMS OF ACCOUNTABILITY, CORRUPTION CONTROL, DECENTRALIZATION, DEMOCRACY, DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS, DISCRIMINATION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EDUCATION SECTOR, ELECTIONS, ELECTORAL PROCESS, EMPOWERMENT, ENABLING ENVIRONMENT, FIGURES, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FOCUS GROUPS, FORMAL SYSTEMS, FRANCHISE, GOOD GOVERNANCE, GOOD GOVERNMENT, GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES, GOVERNANCE ISSUES, GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, GOVERNMENT POLICIES, GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES, GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY, GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION, GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS, HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, INGO, INGOS, INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS, INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES, INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL DONORS, INTERVIEWS, INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM, JUDICIARY, LAWS, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LEGAL STRUCTURE, LEGISLATION, LEGISLATURE, LOCAL BRANCH, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, LOCAL GOVERNANCE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL INITIATIVES, LOCAL PARTICIPATION, MARKET ECONOMY, MECHANISMS OF ACCOUNTABILITY, MEDIA COVERAGE, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, MP, NATIONAL COUNCIL, NATIONS, NEGOTIATIONS, NGO, PARLIAMENT, PARLIAMENTARIANS, PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING, PARTICIPATORY DATA COLLECTION, PHILANTHROPY, POLICY MAKING, POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT, POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS, POLITICAL LEADERS, POLITICAL LEGITIMACY, POLITICAL PARTIES, POVERTY REDUCTION, PRIME MINISTER, PRIVATE SECTOR, PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, PUBLIC BROADCASTING, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC GOVERNANCE, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, PUBLIC INTEREST, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY, PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY, PUBLIC SERVICES, RECONSTRUCTION, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOL COUNCILS, SELF-HELP, SEPARATION OF POWERS, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY, SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY INITIATIVES, SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS, SOCIAL COHESION, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SOCIAL WELFARE, SOCIALISM, SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, STAKEHOLDERS, TAXATION, TELEVISION, TRADE UNIONS, TRANSPARENCY, VOTING,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/7824710/mongolia-enabling-environment-social-accountability-mongolia https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7752
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