The capacity to deliver on the MDGs

1. State Reforms for Human Development The capacity to deliver on the MDGs Dan Dionisie, Policy Specialist, UNDP CEU, July 2010

8. … but not all countries were hit equally

9. … not all countries hit equally (II)

15. Corruption and Anti-corruption responses in Eastern Europe Is external pressure helpful? Dan Dionisie, Policy Specialist, UNDP CEU, July 2010

24. EU accession conditionalities? Conventional story: CEE countries did the right thing on anti-corruption while they were under pressure from the EU before accession… and slid back as soon as the pressure decreased after getting “into the club”

26. …but wait…

31. Sustainability of AC reforms - Slovakia Controversy and sustainability of anticorruption reforms in Slovakia Source: Miroslav Beblavý (2008) significant - reversal of introduced changes and also the reform was not completed low high 13. Health care reform limited - introduction of some changes medium high 12. Tax reform limited - steps to limit capacity growth, but given demographic developments, not likely to have much impact high low 11. Increasing capacity of education system None high high 10. Change in the political party financing None high medium 9. Introduction of case management techniques in the judiciary limited, with potential to be significant - decreasing pay for Special Court judges, Constitutional Court challenges medium high 8. Special prosecutor and special court for corruption offences None high low 7. Increasing internal and external audit in local and regional self-governments None high low 6. Increasing public involvement in the policy consultation process None high low 5. Company register reform limited - extending scope for discretionary activities medium low 4. Limiting discretion in active labour market policy None high high 3. Bank privatization none (but periodically reappearing) high high 2. Freedom-of-information law None high medium 1. Fees for accelerated service in the land registry subsequent changes influencing anticorruption impact sustainability initial controversy Reform