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p. 13 of 13 BACK | NEXT I. Introduction II. ADB's Governance Policy III. Implementation of ADB's Governance Policy IV. Lessons Learned V. Medium-Term Governance Agenda and Action Plan 2000-2004 VI. Conclusions and Recommendations

Promoting Good Governance: ADB's Medium-Term Agenda and Action Plan (2000)

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VI. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

89. The following general conclusions emerge from this review of the evolution of ADB's policy on governance and experience with governance activities since 1995.

1. The 1995 policy, including the General Counsel's opinion on Article 36, has proven flexible enough to accommodate subsequent development of ADB policy and practice.
2. The 1995 policy, together with subsequent policies on procurement, law and development, participation of civil society and anticorruption, the poverty reduction strategy, and the planned performance-based allocation system constitute a cluster of good governance policies that provides ADB with a sound basis for addressing most of the governance problems confronting DMCs.
3. During the last five years, ADB has been active across a wide spectrum of governance areas and has implemented a large number of projects aimed at improving governance in DMCs.
4. The quality of governance is today the subject of a healthy debate in many DMCs. Consequently, ADB can now pursue a focused, selective, and strategic approach to address a broad and vigorous governance agenda in the region.

90. Based on an overall assessment of ADB's governance operations and the lessons learned from implementing projects with governance objectives, ADB has formulated a medium-term governance agenda and action plan for the period 2000-2004. The objective of the agenda and action plan is for ADB to take a lead role in promoting good governance in the Asian and Pacific Region. More specifically, it aims to elevate governance issues to the top level of the development agenda in the region; build consensus on regional benchmarks, codes of conduct, and indicators of good governance; and enhance the quality of governance in individual DMCs.

91. The Boards' approval is sought for the medium-term governance agenda and action plan presented in Chapter V.

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