Demanding to be served : holding governments to account for improved access (English)

This paper presents an overview of the constitutional-legal provisions on access to services in developing countries and shows that rights to public services are not justice-able. It further documents the performance record to show that governments' response to such a weak accountability framework has been predictable - poor performance in service delivery with little accountability. The paper also shows that while there has not been a shortage of...

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Shah,Anwar M.;
Document Date
2008/06/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS4643
Volume No
1
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1
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World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Demanding to be served : holding governments to account for improved access
Keywords
Right to Public Services

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Shah,Anwar M..

Demanding to be served : holding governments to account for improved access (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4643 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/928851468322747987

Demanding to be served : holding governments to account for improved access (English)

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