Governance

Toolkits for Governance Assessment

ADB uses toolkits and checklists to assess the state of governance in a sector or institution. A systematic assessment using the toolkits will ensure project designs do not overlook key challenges. It will also brief managers on project design components and governance risks.

Governance and Capacity Building Assessment Guide

This guide explains the significance of the governance conditions being tested.

Each checklist has:

• Governance Overview [PDF]
  An easy to read overview on governance and how government works. It is annotated for speed-reading.

• Toolkit Explanations [PDF]
  A guide that explains the significance of the governance conditions being tested.

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Public Financial Management

1. Introduction [PDF]
2. Part 1: Strengthening Expenditure Management [PDF]
3. Part 2: Resource Allocation: Policy Framework [PDF]
4. Part 3: Budget Management [PDF]
5. Part 4: Supporting Infrastructure [PDF]
6. Capital Budgets [PDF]

ADB seeks opportunities for further field-testing. Contact us for toolkit inquiry, including field test results in elementary education and energy sectors by emailing us on governance@adb.org.

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Other Toolkits

Here are links* to toolkits by other institutions.

Public Administration

• Administrative and Civil Service Assessment Tools
• Assessing Constraints on Service Delivery
• Governance and Poverty Toolkits

Public Financial Management

• Diagnostic Framework for Revenue Administration
• Public Expenditure Institutional Assessment

Legal and Justice Reform

• Assessing Central Government Policy-Making Institutions in Cabinet Government
• Commitment to Reform Diagnostic
• Legal and Judicial Institutional Review

Sub-National/Local Governance

• Intergovernmental Relations Institutional Review

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