Danielle Resnick SPECIAL EVENT LAUNCH EVENT: 2019 Global Food Policy Report Washington, DC, USA MAR 27, 2019 - 12:15 PM TO 01:45 PM EDT

1. Danielle
Resnick
Washington, DC March 27, 2019

2. Three critical components of
governance
▪ Regulations –enabling environment for attracting
investments across the rural-urban spectrum
▪ Balance of encouraging investment while safeguarding rights
▪ State capabilities – technical skills, financial
resources, and incentive structures
▪ Options such as performance contracts, delivery units, devolution
▪ Downwards accountability –ensure policies and
expenditures genuinely respond to citizens’ needs
▪ Competitive elections, harnessing ICT revolution, and citizen
scorecards
Rwanda’s best performing mayors in the
2016/17 performance contract process
Source: The New Times, Rwanda
Mobile Cellular Subscriptions (per 100 people)
Source:
WDI,
2017