1. Improving Governance in Uttarstan
Flagship Course on Governance and Anticorruption
Washington D.C.
April 21-23, 2003

2. Three Questions Substantively, what should be done?
Strategically, how should the GoU proceed?
What would be the potential role for the Bank and other donors?

3. Combating Corruption: An Initial Blueprint
Economic Policy
- Price/Subsidies
- Regulation/Deregulation
- Competition Policy
- Tax Policy
Civil Society
-Media
- NGOs

4. Filling in Knowledge Gaps
Known
Presumed
Unknown

5. Positions of Relevant Stakeholders
Strongly Supportive
Supportive
Neutral
Opposed
Strongly Opposed

6. Uttarstan: How Serious are the Challenges?
On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely is it that Uttarstan will make major progress in the struggle against corruption during the next three years?
What are the major challenges facing the GoU?

7. Strategically, How Do We Proceed?
Strategy
Nature of
Problem
External
Environment
Internal
Capacity

8. Strategically, How Do We Proceed?
Nature of Strategy
Focused versus Comprehensive
Prevention versus Prosecution
Incremental versus “big bang”
Where can you not afford to fail?
Low hanging fruit
How it’s Formulated and Implemented
Focal Point
Directed versus Consultative
Low Key or High Profile
Sustainability of reforms
Monitoring?
Sequencing?

9. Bank Instruments Near Term Medium Term CAS Policy Dialogue Lending TA
Analytical Work KM
Capacity Building