Did government play a role in the process of developing and “owning” the Liberia Local Governance Toolkit?
No, but the Liberian government is a key target audience of the Toolkit. In keeping with Global Integrity’s commitment to generating independent and unbiased information, government did not partake in the development or scoring of the Toolkit, nor did we ask permission of government to undertake the Liberia assessment. Nevertheless, the Liberian government is among the most important constituents of the Toolkit because the sub-national Integrity Indicators provide government decision-makers with actionable data that, when combined with other resources, can yield a road map for reform. This helps explain why we place such emphasis on ensuring that our information is grounded in a rigorous and transparent methodology that governments can trust as unbiased and credible. While we did not seek the Liberian government’s “ownership” over this assessment process, we do very much seek government “buy-in” to the results.
