Staff Survey Sector Follow Up

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Managing the Politics of Reform A Case Study on
Public Procurement Reform in the Philippines
Presented by Ed Campos Coordinator, Governance
Anticorruption Thematic Group Public Sector
Governance (PREM)
Presented to
Governance and Anticorruption Course PREM and
Asia Learning Special Pilot for SAR Washington,
D.C.
Feb. 14 -16, 2006
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The initial ascent getting to base camp
State in a Changing World (97)
O.P. Mainstreaming AC in CAS (99)
Governance Strategy (00)
Governance Pillar - CDF (98)
Strategic Compact (97)

• Public Expenditure, Financial Mgt. Procurement
  Reforms
• Diagnostic/Data/ Monitoring Tools
• Administrative Civil Service Reform
• Civil Society Voice, Accountability, Media
  Transparency Mechanisms
• State Capture/Corporate Governance
• Legal/Judicial Reform

JDW Cancer of Corruption Speech (10/96)
WDR on Institutions 1982
Gov/A-C Diagnostics start (98)
Anti-corruption Strategy (97)
TI CPI (5/95)
Broadening Mainstreaming
The Prohibition Era
Internal AC unit created in WB (98)
1st set of firms Debarred from WB (99)
Formalization of INT (01)
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Cutting Edge Diagnostics
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Promoting Reforms Changing the Landscape
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Promoting Reforms Changing the Landscape
Conditionality
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Promoting Reforms Changing the Landscape
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Background Corruption in the Philippines
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From Shot Gun
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to Laser Beam
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Background Why Procurement Reforms?
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Getting from bad to good?Creating a Well
Oiled Machine

• How to unify the Executive branch?
• How to mobilize civil society groups?
• How to link CSOs and reformers in government?
• How to recruit champions in the Legislature?

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Getting from bad to good?Creating a Well
Oiled Machine

• Ownership is critical
• Shoot down workshop
• Formation of TWG
• Revival of dormant GPPB
• Technical analysis matters

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Getting from bad to good?Creating a Well
Oiled Machine

• Disparate, diffused CSOs
• Formation of PWI
• Strategic Bank support

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Getting from bad to good?Creating a Well
Oiled Machine
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Mobilizing Public Support
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Getting from bad to good?Creating a Well
Oiled Machine
champions investing for the future strategic
positions
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Making it All Come TogetherThe Media Campaign

• Became the Glue that linked reformers in
  government, civil society, legislators, and the
  general public
• Public relations drive advertising blitz
  political campaign
• Needed local company with special skills to carry
  this out

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The Media CampaignThe Communications Strategy
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Conclusion Managing Politics

• Go Beyond Old Adage of Forming a Coalition
• Need to Create a Well Oiled Machine
• A Few Key Elements
• Core group of reformers in Government (a
  champion is not enough )
• Technical work absolutely critical
• Secure allies outside government CSOs, private
  sector, churches, youth
• Media campaign is the glue that holds the pieces
  together

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Implications for the Bank

• May need to change the way we provide technical
  assistance and advice
• Need to focus more on implementation, steps to
  make reforms happen in complex political
  environments -- in addition to technical work
• Donors have to find additional ways to help
  finance this process

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Thanks!