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Poland turned in an impressive performance since the fall of communism, and even during the global financial crisis beginning in 2008. Highly innovative public policies helped catalyze a vibrant private sector, which in turn enabled high economic growth, low unemployment, increased exports and labor productivity, leading to a much-improved standard of living for many citizens. However, comparatively low wages have led up to 12 percent of the population to live and work in other countries. One of the reasons for this is lower rates of innovation and R&D spending than in peer countries.In the context of these various innovative forces and disruptions, this paper focuses on a set of policy actions supported by the Government to promote innovation and competitiveness in Poland's private businesses. The paper seeks to answer two main questions: What is the nature of initial innovations in Poland's public sector that enabled private sector innovation? And, were more recent government programs supported by the World Bank successful in promoting increased business innovation and competitiveness? The paper draws on the author's recent mission to Poland as part of a World Bank evaluation of the policy operation series (IEG in press)

Partnerschaften werden gern als innovatives Governance-Instrument gepriesen, mit dem sich Entwicklungsziele effizient und partizipativ umsetzen lassen. In der öffentlichen Debatte ist jedoch umstritten, wie effektiv und legitim sie wirklich sind. In dieser Studie wird nicht pauschal Partei für oder gegen sie ergriffen. Stattdessen werden Leistungsbilanz und Erfolgsbedingungen am Beispiel transnationaler Wasserpartnerschaften untersucht. Tatsächlich sind zahlreiche Partnerschaften weder so ergebnisorientiert noch so effizient wie erhofft. Ein Teil jedoch erzielt gute Ergebnisse. Je nach Aufgabe und Umfeld sind spezifische Bedingungen wichtig für ihren Erfolg. Daher stehen zwei Fragen im Mittelpunkt der Analyse: Welche Partnerschaften sind weshalb erfolgreich? Wie kann die Politik nach sorgfältiger Auswertung der Erfolgsbedingungen künftig Entwicklungspartnerschaften von Beginn an optimal unterstützen? Eines der Hauptthemen der Rio+20-Konferenz ist die Reform der VN-Nachhaltigkeitsinstitutionen. Im Vorbereitungsprozess sollte die Bundesregierung sich dafür einsetzen, dass die bei den Vereinten Nationen angesiedelten Partnerschaften nach strikten Kriterien ausgewählt und evaluiert werden - was bislang nicht der Fall ist. Nur so können die gut arbeitenden Partnerschaften gezielt gefördert werden, um langfristig Breitenwirkung zu erzielen. Partnerschaften sind kein Allheilmittel; wo sie an ihre Grenzen geraten, müssen andere Instrumente an ihre Stelle treten. Letztlich liegt die menschenrechtliche Schutzverantwortung für die Versorgung der Bürger bei den Staaten. Daher sollten Partnerschaftsprojekte von abgestimmten Maßnahmen zum Aufbau staatlicher Kapazitäten in Partnerländern begleitet werden, damit diese auf die Dauer selbst die Kontrolle übernehmen können

"Partnerschaften werden gern als innovatives Governance-Instrument gepriesen, mit dem sich Entwicklungsziele effizient und partizipativ umsetzen lassen. In der öffentlichen Debatte ist jedoch umstritten, wie effektiv und legitim sie wirklich sind. In dieser Studie wird nicht pauschal Partei für oder gegen sie ergriffen. Stattdessen werden Leistungsbilanz und Erfolgsbedingungen am Beispiel transnationaler Wasserpartnerschaften untersucht. Tatsächlich sind zahlreiche Partnerschaften weder so ergebnisorientiert noch so effizient wie erhofft. Ein Teil jedoch erzielt gute Ergebnisse. Je nach Aufgabe und Umfeld sind spezifische Bedingungen wichtig für ihren Erfolg. Daher stehen zwei Fragen im Mittelpunkt der Analyse: Welche Partnerschaften sind weshalb erfolgreich? Wie kann die Politik nach sorgfältiger Auswertung der Erfolgsbedingungen künftig Entwicklungspartnerschaften von Beginn an optimal unterstützen? Eines der Hauptthemen der Rio+20-Konferenz ist die Reform der VN-Nachhaltigkeitsinstitutionen. Im Vorbereitungsprozess sollte die Bundesregierung sich dafür einsetzen, dass die bei den Vereinten Nationen angesiedelten Partnerschaften nach strikten Kriterien ausgewählt und evaluiert werden – was bislang nicht der Fall ist. Nur so können die gut arbeitenden Partnerschaften gezielt gefördert werden, um langfristig Breitenwirkung zu erzielen. Partnerschaften sind kein Allheilmittel; wo sie an ihre Grenzen geraten, müssen andere Instrumente an ihre Stelle treten. Letztlich liegt die menschenrechtliche Schutzverantwortung für die Versorgung der Bürger bei den Staaten. Daher sollten Partnerschaftsprojekte von abgestimmten Maßnahmen zum Aufbau staatlicher Kapazitäten in Partnerländern begleitet werden, damit diese auf die Dauer selbst die Kontrolle übernehmen können." (Autorenreferat)

Innovative governance in the European Union / Ingeborg Tömmel and Amy Verdun -- Modes of governance and the institutional structure of the European Union / Ingeborg Tömmel -- Combined modes of governance in EU policymaking / Arthur Benz -- Governance in EU environmental policy / Katharina Holzinger, Christoph Knill, and Andrea Lenschow -- Modes of governance in EU tax policy / Claudio M. Radaelli and Ulrike S. Kraemer -- Regulation and cooperation in economic and monetary policy / Amy Verdun -- From "integration by Stealth" to "good governance" in EU social policy / Laura Cram -- Cooperation and hierarchy in EU competition policy / Dirk Lehmkuhl -- Single market policies : from mutual recognition to institution building / Susanne K. Schmidt -- Taking the field : the European Union and sport governance / Osvaldo Croci -- Governing the single market : from private coordination to public regulation / Michelle Egan -- Enlargement : expanding the realm of European governance / Charles C. Pentland -- Establishing multilevel governance in the European Union : regulating public utilities / Edgar Grande and Ute Hartenberger -- Extended governance : implementation of EU social policy in the member states / Miriam Hartlapp -- Tackling the regulatory dilemma : the rise of transgovernmental networks / Burkard Eberlein and Abraham Newman -- Transgovernmentalism in freedom, security, and justice affairs / Sandra Lavenex -- Weak process, strong results : cooperation in European higher education / Barbara Haskel

Floods and droughts take a staggering toll both in human suffering and in economic costs. A new approach thus is urgently needed to manage the large and growing risks associated with extreme hydro-climatic events. This report offers that new approach. It sets out a vision of how national governments can deal with these challenges through innovative governance, offering a comprehensive path towards a safer, more prosperous future for the world's 7.7 billion people. This report focuses primarily on the last principle - a joined-up government. This report presents a new framework for creating a more effective system of managing hydro-climatic risks, a system that has the potential to dramatically reduce the future human and economic toll from these events. This report is intended to bring awareness of this enormous challenge and the potential solutions to a broad audience, as well as offering a practical and detailed guide to help governments improve their flood and drought management systems.

Regulatory impact assessment is necessary for determining the need for policies and a scientific, logical guide to designing them, when necessary. It involves a step-by-step approach comprising problem definition, baseline regulatory assessment, comparison of alternatives and selection of regulations that have the potential to result in the highest net benefits to society. To address inconsistencies and systematise regulatory uniformity in India, regulatory impact assessment of the Indian legislative framework has emerged as a much-needed impetus. Innovative governance system may be employed as a mechanism by regulatory bodies that shall ensure effective steering of regulatory impact assessment process. Aligning with the laid regulatory goals and objectives, this process backed by innovative technologies may further assist in managing the complex and cross-functional regulatory activities. We try to shift the narrative from 'governance and technology' where a friction between the two could be a presupposition to the concept of 'governance with technology' which is all encompassing and enabling. In this article, we will analyse the need and scope of regulatory impact assessment within the existing Indian legal regime. To weigh potential risks and trade-offs in the regulatory sector, we will further explore the impact of regulatory assessment on competitiveness in the market. Thereafter, we will examine the use and adaptation of regulatory impact assessment tools. Lastly, we will explore the scope for the use of technological innovations in conducting regulatory impact assessment in India.

Argues Ireland's remarkable economic development is due to innovative governance establishing partnerships between the national government and key civil society segments, such as industry, labor, and community organizations; reviews successful corporatism in Swede and the Netherlands.

Since the mid‐1980s, the economy of the Republic of Ireland has displayed a remarkable turnaround. Its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has grown at a faster rate than any developed country in the world. The government's deficit has been cut severely and the debt‐to‐GDP ration sharply reduced. Average incomes have risen significantly, and the unemployment rate reduced dramatically. This article documents these changes.Its main purpose, however, is to provide a plausible explanation for the "Irish miracle." While many factors have been important—support for the Economic Union's regional development programs, a favorable tax structure, locational and language advantages for attracting multinational corporations, strong education and training programs—these factors in themselves do not explain the emergence of the "Celtic tiger." They were in place before the mid‐1980s when Ireland was suffering from a fiscal, economic, and political crisis.Instead, the article argues, it was the creative and innovative response of Irish leaders in government, industry, and labor movement and community organizations to the crisis, and the subsequent institutionalization of this response in a new form of governance, that has been the catalyst for the Irish success story. Based on the thorough background research of the Economic and Social Research Council, a farsighted group of leaders developed a strategic plan in 1987 that provided a blueprint for constructive economic and social change. This was then formally instituted for wage restraint on the part of labor in return for income tax and social supposed provisions by government.Irish social Partnership is modeled to some extent on Northern European corporatism. The article reviews corporatism as an early form of innovative governance, using classical corporatism in Sweden and competitive corporatism in the Netherlands to illustrate how this approach has evolved over the years. Dutch economic success in recent years is due in part to its new form of corporatism that has helped it become globally competitive. It is argued, however, that Irish social partnership goes beyond continental corporatism in several important ways. It is more inclusive, covering a large array of social interests; it is more strategic, with a well‐articulated integrated approach to social and economic development that is self‐corrective and articulated in a new national agreement every three years; and it is more firmly institutionalized in both government and nongovernment agencies in the country. Social partnership and the integrated approach have become part of the culture of the new Ireland. This innovative form of governance underlies the Irish turnaround and augurs well for the future. It can also serve as a model, with appropriate modification tailor‐made to each case, for other jurisdictions hoping to emulate Ireland's success.