Improving Public Policy – A North Pacific case study

11 May, 2011

PiPP Staff

Research

Improving Public Policy – A North Pacific case study

Improving Public Policy – A north pacific case study [PDF 137KB]

Policies, institutions and governance all matter greatly for development. In particular, policies that shape and influence how a country governs itself, how it promotes and pursues inclusive economic growth, and how it seeks to reduce poverty all play a critical role in determining ultimate development outcomes. While many factors are beyond the control of small developing states, these states can control the types of policies they adopt; how they design, implement, monitor, and review policies; and how policy makers engage with their citizens on important public policy issues.

A pilot study in collaboration with Asia Development Bank to investigate locally derived, country – specific strategies for improving policy processes and provide a much stronger understanding of existing policy processes, capacities and conditions. The reproach brought together key stakeholders in the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau and the Republic of the Marshall Islands to better understand the current policy environment and identify pragmatic strategies to straighten policy processes.

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