Alnoor Ebrahim
There are 2 articles for this faculty member.
About Faculty in this Article:
Alnoor Ebrahim is an associate professor in the General Management unit at Harvard Business School.
Improving Accountability at the World Bank
| Published: | September 28, 2009 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Its legitimacy and effectiveness on the line, the World Bank faces criticism from its constituents and the civil society organizations that serve them. What options and arguments for accountability make the most sense for global governance institutions like the World Bank? HBS professor Alnoor Ebrahim testified before the U.S. House of Representatives on paths to change.
Published in 2007
Accountability in Complex Organizations: World Bank Responses to Civil Society
| Authors: | Alnoor S. Ebrahim and Steve Herz |
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| Published: | November 14, 2007 |
| Paper Release Date: | October 2007 |
| Feature: | Working Papers |
What difference has civil society activism made to the World Bank? More specifically, how and to what extent have civil society actors furthered the accountability of the World Bank to its constituents? The case of the World Bank is important for 2 main reasons: The Bank has not only been a major target of civil society activism, but it has also been comparatively responsive in developing various forms of engagement with civil society, possibly more than any other multilateral institution. This paper describes key accountability challenges facing the institution and reviews accountability mechanisms currently in place at 4 different organizational levels. It then explores efforts from civil society groups to increase accountability, and notes the successes and failures of these reform efforts.
