Contents

Series Foreword

Abbreviations

Acknowledgments

 Introduction

A Growing Trend

What Are Partnerships?

The Promise of Partnerships

The World Bank’s Partnerships

The World Bank as a Partner

From Promise to Performance: Governance Innovation Meets Bureaucratic Rationality

1 Evolution of the Partnership Model in the World Bank

The View from the Top: Visions of Partnerships

The View from Operations: Implementation Milestones of the Partnership Model

Partnership Implementation

Features of Biodiversity Partnerships

Conclusion

2 The Performance of World Bank Biodiversity Partnerships

Do Biodiversity Partnerships Democratize Global Governance?

Do Biodiversity Partnerships Incubate New Policies?

Do Biodiversity Partnerships Catalyze Financial Resources?

Conclusion

3 Partnering with Bureaucracies

The Principal-Agent Model and the Mechanics of Slippage

Organizational Theory and the Problem of the Bureaucratic Principal

Conclusion

4 The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund and the Promise of Democracy

Hierarchy, Rules, and Procedures: Bureaucracy Spreads

Rules and Procedures

Why Conservation International? Risk Aversion and Civil Society Participation

Failing Innovation: When Agents Limit Conservation Approaches

Conclusion

5 The Global Invasive Species Program and the Promise of Innovation

The Origins of GISP

From Network to Hierarchy: World Bank Support, with Baggage

Relocating the Secretariat: Compliance with World Bank Rules

Division of Labor and Silos

Conclusion

6 Rethinking Partnerships

Theoretical Implications

Policy Implications

Normative Implications

Questions for Future Research

Notes

References

Index