TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Executive Summary -- 1. Economic Development and Good Government -- 2. Accountability and Civil Society -- 3. Case Studies -- Case #1: Participatory Budgeting in Porto Alegre,Brazil -- Case #2: Mexico's Federal Electoral Institute -- Case #3: Police and School Reform in Chicago -- Case #4: Decentralization and Rural Development in Mexico -- Case #5: Toxics Release Inventory in the United States -- Case #6: Women's Police Stations in Brazil -- Case #7: Grass-Roots Anti-Corruption Initiatives in India -- 4. Lessons for the World Bank -- 5. Conclusion -- Annexes -- A. Summary of Case Studies -- B. Summary of Lessons for World Bank Staff -- Bibliography -- TABLE -- Table 1: Four Dimensions of State Capacity -- FIGURE -- Figure 1: Accountability and Civil Society.