Can Islands of Effectiveness Thrive in Difficult Governance Settings? The Political Economy of Local-level Collaborative Governance

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dc.creatorLevy, Brian
dc.date2012-03-19T18:05:28Z
dc.date2012-03-19T18:05:28Z
dc.date2011-10-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:52:13Z
dc.descriptionMany low-income countries contend with a governance syndrome characterized by a difficult combination of seeming openness, weak institutions, and strong inter-elite contestation for power and resources. In such countries, neither broad-based policy nor public management reforms are likely to be feasible. But are broad-based approaches necessary? Theory and evidence suggest that in such settings progress could be driven by "islands of effectiveness" -- narrowly-focused initiatives that combine high-quality institutional arrangements at the micro-level, plus supportive, narrowly-targeted policy reforms. This paper explores whether and how local-level collaborative governance can provide a platform for these islands of effectiveness. Drawing on the analytical framework developed by the Nobel-prize winning social scientist Elinor Ostrom, the paper reviews the underpinnings of successful collaborative governance. It introduces a simple model for exploring the interactions between collaborative governance and political economy. The model highlights the conditions under which coordination is capable of countering threats from predators seeking to capture the returns from collaborative governance for themselves. The relative strength in the broader environment of two opposing networks emerges as key -- "threat networks" to which predators have access, and countervailing "trumping networks" on which protagonists of effective collaborative governance can draw. The paper illustrates the potential practical relevance of the approach with three heuristic examples: the governance of schools, fisheries, and road construction and maintenance. It concludes by laying out an agenda for further empirical research, and suggesting what might be the implications of the approach for future operational practice.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3608
dc.identifier10.1596/1813-9450-5842
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/412221
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relationPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5842
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectAMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectBEST PRACTICE
dc.subjectBINDING CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectBRIBE
dc.subjectBRIBES
dc.subjectBUREAUCRACY
dc.subjectBUREAUCRATIC ACTORS
dc.subjectBUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
dc.subjectCOALITIONS
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE ACTION
dc.subjectCONSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectCORPORATE GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectCORRUPT
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCREDIBLE COMMITMENT
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDECISION-MAKING
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PROCESS
dc.subjectDISCRETION
dc.subjectDYSFUNCTIONAL GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL BASIS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTS
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectEXCHANGE OF IDEAS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFISHING
dc.subjectFORMAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectHISTORIANS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINITIATIVE
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectINTEGRITY
dc.subjectJUSTICE
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORKS
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectLOCAL LEVELS
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST
dc.subjectMONOPOLY
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectPATRONAGE
dc.subjectPOLICY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOLICY REFORM
dc.subjectPOLICY REFORMS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLITICAL DYNAMICS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ELITES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTIES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL STABILITY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL STRUGGLE
dc.subjectPOLITICIANS
dc.subjectPOOR PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectPRESIDENCY
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC AGENCIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC BUREAUCRACY
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOOD
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectPUBLIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectREVOLUTIONS
dc.subjectSANCTION
dc.subjectSANCTIONS
dc.subjectSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSOCIAL COST
dc.subjectSOCIAL LEARNING
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL RETURNS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCES
dc.subjectSTATE FAILURE
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTRANSPARENT INFORMATION
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.titleCan Islands of Effectiveness Thrive in Difficult Governance Settings? The Political Economy of Local-level Collaborative Governance

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