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Table 37: RTA Index – Examples of “critical points” of corruption, anti-corruption mechanisms and indicators for three competence areas of local government URBAN PLANNING “critical points” of corruption anticorruption mechanisms Indicators Scoring of indicators Development, adoption and revision of a General Urban Plan (GUP) and Detailed Urban Plan (DUP) without the participation of a participative body Setting up a qualified Participative body and its direct and active participation in the development and revision of the GUP and DUP Minutes from the work of the Participative body, number of negative opinions from competent organisations on the proposed versions of GUP and DUP There are minutes confirming the active participation of the Participative body >3 points There are minutes, no confirmation of active participation of the Participative body > 2 points There are no minutes >>> 1 point FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND PROPERTY “critical points” of corruption anticorruption mechanisms Indicators Scoring of indicators Non-transparent procedure for development and adoption of the municipal budget, without the participation of the public and experts Participation of the public and experts in the process of planning and development of the municipal budget, as well as consultations with the public and experts Degree of participation of the public and experts in budget preparation and access to information regarding the budget The budget preparation is publicised, there is participation of the public >3 points The budget preparation is publicised, there is no participation of the public >2 points The budget preparation is not publicised >1 point PUBLIC PROCUREMENT “critical points” of corruption anticorruption mechanisms Indicators Scoring of indicators Defining the technical specification of the goods and services in a way that favours a certain supplier Detailed technical specification of the goods or services is defined clearly and is an integral part of the tender documentation, without specifying a specific trade name or brand Existence of a precise technical specification of the goods and services in the tender ocumentation, documentation that stated the trade name or brand There is always a precise technical specification >3 points There is a precise technical documentation in most of the cases >2 points There is a precise technical documentation in some of the cases >1 point achieve two important goals – to decrease to a minimum the possibility for critical comments on the methodology or on the data collection process, and to train the staff of the municipality for future self-evaluations. This tool being designed as a self-evaluation tool to be implemented by various actors, the intention is for trained professional agencies and mixed teams, including nongovernmental stakeholders and the municipality itself, will implement the second round of assessments. Results reporting format The RTA Index is to be created at two levels in every municipality: • a separate RTA Index for the resistance to corruption in specific areas such as urban planning, public procurement, and financial management. • An overall RTA Index for the resistance to corruption of the whole municipality, comprising all of the abovementioned areas. This level would allow comparison of the level of the resistance to corruption among the different municipalities. 136 UNDP Oslo Governance Centre
Gender focus Not explicit. Poverty focus Not explicit. Strengths Based on the first results from the field test, the methodology is proving to be very practical and simple to implement; it gives objective, indisputable results. • Instead of measuring the perceptions or prevalence of corruption as most corruption assessment methods do, the Index is pragmatically oriented towards measuring resistance to corruption. This makes it possible to take into account the sensitivities related to combating corruption by not declaring municipalities as corrupt, but rather measuring the efforts invested in preventing corruption. • Innovative use of perceptions in the design of the methodology: Corruption perceptions from citizens and local officials, instead of being used as indicators, are used to design the methodology, i.e to identify corruption hot spots and appropriate anti-corruption mechanisms in the local context.This approach ensures that people’s inputs are sought, while not compromising the objectivity of all (fact-based) indicators. Weaknesses Not explicit, given that the tool is still in a pilot phase. Coverage To date the Index has been tested in four municipalities. Timeline 2008, on going. Where to find it http://europeandcis.undp.org/governance/show/E0665B63-F203-1EE9-B2237737A3E4BC48 UNDP – Macedonia Address: 8-ma Udarna Brigada Str.2, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia Tel: + 389 - 2 - 3249 500 Fax: + 389 – 2 – 3249 505 Web Site: www.undp.org.mk E-mail: registry.mk@undp.org A Users’ Guide to Measuring Local Governance 137
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Contents Acknowledgements Acronyms
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Acknowledgements AUTHORS Alexandra
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Introduction This Guide is intended
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1 Assessments of Local Governance
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Decentralized governance for develo
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and local specificity. In order to
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A critical step in developing an as
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Box 5. Key phases in a governance a
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achieve the results. These can incl
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Gender-sensitivity in governance is
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1.11 Key contextual factors influen
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findings of the assessment in ways
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for union parishads (UPs) comprise
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Box 14. Short-, Medium- and Long-Te
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Voices from the Trenches 2 2.1 Choo
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governments, and representatives of
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the assessment - in terms of social
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Case Studies 3 The following four f
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Case Study 2: Moving from governmen
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Case Study 3: Balancing comparabili
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Case Study 4: Ensuring uptake of as
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References • Aberbach, J.D. and R
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Source Guide
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The summary matrix also indicates w
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Summary matrix: Main features of to
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Table 3: UGI sub-indices and indica
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Weaknesses • While the UGI helps
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Table 4: Local Governance Barometer
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Table 5: Scale to assess local gove
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Jean-Michel Dufils, PACT (Madagasca
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Table 6: Principles and indicators
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Where to find it The initiative is
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Table 7: Local Democracy Assessment
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Poverty focus Not explicit. The onl
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Local governance performance measur
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Europe. They have first been used i
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Table 9: Methodological Guidelines
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7 Governance Index (Indonesia) Prod
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Table 12: Example of form for colle
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