Institutional Capacity Building and Legal Reform in Iraq: Toward Innovation and Public Administration Modernization

Autor:	Steven E. Hendrix
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Economic growth Government media_common.quotation_subject Economics Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) Development Public administration Modernization theory Democracy Test (assessment) Procurement Vietnam War Work (electrical) Nation-building Economics Law media_common
Zdroj:	The Law and Development Review. 6
ISSN:	1943-3867 2194-6523
DOI:	10.1515/ldr-2013-0012
Popis:	Iraq is often cited as a test case as to whether “nation-building” can work. Since 2003, the U.S. government has been advancing institutional capacity development with Iraq’s national government. Now 10 years later, it is clear that the program, the largest such as U.S. government program since the Vietnam War, has been a success. Tangible durable institutional reforms are now in place to professionalize the civil service, improve electricity production, make public procurement more transparent and efficient, and upgrade budget formulation and execution. The program, known locally as USAID/Tatweer, worked across executive branch agencies, to improve government performance and expand institutional capacity development. Its accomplishments, so far almost entirely unrecognized by the media, will continue to advance democratic change in Iraq for generations to come.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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