Republic of Paraguay Institutional and Governance Review Breaking with Tradition : Overcoming Institutional Impediments to Improve Public Sector Performance

The present study uses examples from all three branches of Government - the Ministry of Finance, the ordinary courts, and the Congress in its budgetary role - to examine the institutional obstacles to their improved performance and the opportunities for targeted changes. It builds on recent analytic work done by Paraguayan academics and others, highlighting the historical and persisting impact of the traditional political practices. The arguments emphasize that the particularistic use of public resources has been and remains key to obtaining and holding political power in Paraguay. The study's goals were eminently practical to provide Paraguay's reformers with insights as to how they can escape a series of vicious circles. As they understand the basics quite well, the emphasis here was on their more detailed application at the organizational and sub-organizational levels.

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2005-06
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING, AUDITING, AUDITS, AUTHORIZATION, AUTOMATED SYSTEMS, BUDGET PROCESS, BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS, BUDGETARY PROCESS, CITIZEN, CITIZEN PARTICIPATION, CIVIL SERVICE, CIVIL SERVICE REFORMS, CIVIL SERVICES, CONSTITUENCIES, CONSTITUTION, CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE, CONSTITUTIONALITY, CORRUPTION, DEMOCRACY, DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY, EVASION, EXECUTION, EXECUTIVE AGENCIES, EXPENDITURE, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FISCAL, FOREIGN LOANS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, GOVERNMENT BUDGETS, GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE, GROWTH RATES, HUMAN RESOURCE, HUMAN RESOURCES, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, INSTITUTIONAL OBSTACLES, INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE, INSTITUTIONAL REFORM, INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES, INTERNAL CONTROLS, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE, JUDICIARY, LAWS, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LEGAL NORMS, LEGISLATION, LEGISLATORS, MANDATES, MINISTERS, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS, NATIONS, OUTSOURCING, PENSIONS, POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS, POLITICAL INTERFERENCE, POLITICAL LEADERSHIP, POLITICAL POWER, POLITICAL REFORMS, POLITICAL SYSTEM, POOR PERFORMANCE, PUBLIC DEBT, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, PUBLIC PROCUREMENT, PUBLIC PROCUREMENT SYSTEM, PUBLIC RESOURCES, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SECTOR DEFICIT, PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE, RATIONALIZATION, REFORM PROGRAMS, SERVICE DELIVERY, SOUTH AMERICAN, STATE INSTITUTIONS, TAX, TAX COLLECTION, TAX COLLECTIONS, TAX EVASION, TAX REVENUES, TAXATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING PROGRAMS, TRANSPARENCY, TREASURY,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/6249077/paraguay-institutional-governance-review-breaking-tradition-overcoming-institutional-impediments-improve-public-sector-performance https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8695
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