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Comparison between World Bank
and Asian Development Bank
in Subject of Inspection |
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ADB
(Tentative) |
World
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The Compendium of Operational
Policies and Procedures Subject to Inspection. |
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Very few paragraphs from
the very few most recent policies and sections in
the OM (Operations Manual), which includes
・ Very few paragraphs from 11/57 (19%) newest sections
in the OM
・ Very few paragraphs from only 16 policies(Please
refer to Appendix
II.)
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Majority
of policies and OM sections in the history,
which include:
・ 46 (81%) sections in the OM
・ Majority of policies
・ Majority of paragraphs in the OMs and policies
cited in the Compendium.
・ All earlier versions of OMs and policies. |
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All operational policies
and procedures with respect to design, appraisal,
and/or implementation. |
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All statements
in the history of Operational Manual except in "Good
Practice" and procurement matter in the following,
which include:
・ 50 sections in OPs ("Operational Policies")
・ 38 sections in BPs ("Bank Procedures")
・ 8 sections in ODs ("Operational Directives")
・ 3 sections in Earlier similar documents (OP Memos)
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Operational rules incorporated
in the WB's Article of Agreement or in the decision
of its Board, not mentioned in the above documents.
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A section
of "Good Practice", which is meant to
disseminate knowledge and indicate successful examples
without being binding |
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Procurement
matter |
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Process
for
determ-ining subject of Inspection |
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Staffs
and Management determined mandate of the policies
and procedures. |
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Management consolidated the list of the mandatory
policies and procedures into the Compendium. |
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Management
assigned the Compendium as the subject of
Inspection. |
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(Staffs are accountable to Management for the observance
of the Operational procedures, with such latitude
as their text might explicitly indicate.) |
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(Management is accountable to the Board for the
consistency of the operational statements with Board-approved
policies. Please refer to Appendix
I.) |
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The
Board defined subject of the Inspection in the resolution
establishing the Inspection Panel. |
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Conclu
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Management
lacks accountability to the Board. |
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Management determines the mandate of the Board-approved
policies and procedures. |
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Management
effectively limits the Scope of the Inspection. |
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Board's
Authority over the WB's operations, including Inspection
Function, is ensured. |
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Panel determines the mandate of the operational
policies and procedures with respect to the project
concerned. |
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All
Operational Policies and Procedures are the subject
of scrutiny by the Panel. |
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Sources:
Ibrahim F.I. Shihata. The World Bank Inspection Panel: In Practice.
2nd ed. New York; Oxford University Press, 2000.
Draft Compendium of Operational Policies and Procedures Subject
to Inspection. Asian Development Bank.
Operations Manual Updating in the Context of the Inspection
Policy. Asian Development Bank.
Appendix
I
In the past, operational policies and procedures of the World
Bank were prepared and issued by Management without the involvement
of the Executive Directors. However, problems in implementation
led a number of Executive Directors to question whether the
operational policies and procedures were binding instrument.
The present procedures for issuance of and amending operational
policies and procedures resulted from the Board's increased
interest in discussing operational policies and procedures before
they were issued by Management.
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Procedures for Issuance of OM |
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Discretion of the Management |
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Policy papers
submitted to the Board for approval that address
difficult or controversial issues normally have
the draft OP attached to them. Thus, the OP, issued
after Board approval of the policy, would reflect
the policy as agreed by the Board. |
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Procedures for Amending OM
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Discretion of the Management |
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Deviations from the policy statement in force can
only occur with the approval of the President, unless
the statement itself allows exceptions to be made
by the Regional Vice President, the Country Director,
or another designated Bank Official. |
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When approval by the Office of the President is
required, it is normally obtained from the Managing
Director concerned, after consultation with the
Vice President and General Counsel. |
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Statements
that reiterate Board approved policies cannot be
changed with respect to these policies before the
Board approves such changes. |
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Deviations
in the ODs and OPs discussed in draft by the Board
before they were issued by Management have also
acquired a certain status that suggests that deviation
from them, when it does not violate a formally Board-approved
policy, would still need prior consultation with,
or subsequent approval by the Board. |
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