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Report | Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya and Corruption
Corruption, Economic Governance, Report, Academic/Think TankCorruption in the private sector is widespread and costs the economy greatly while undermining efforts to reduce the poverty rates in the country. In order for small and medium enterprises to grow, they need to put their incomes into business related transactions and not those that aren’t such as corruption. This report highlights persistent corruption pertaining to small and medium...
Education | The Surprisingly Dire Situation of Children's Education in Rural West Africa: Results from the CREO Study in Guinea-Bissau (Comprehensive Review of Education Outcomes)
Africa, Article / Working Paper, Governance and MDG, Academic/Think TankWe conducted a survey covering 20% of villages with 200-1000 population in rural Guinea-Bissau. We interviewed household heads, care-givers of children, and their teachers and schools. We analysed results from 9,947 children, aged 7-17, tested for literacy and numeracy competency. Only 27% of children were able to add two single digits, and just 19% were able to read and comprehend a simple...
Working Paper | Mobilisation associative et politique des citoyens maliens : les disparités socioéconomiques et régionales
Article / Working Paper, Civil Society, Academic/Think TankLe degré d’engagement associatif et/ou politique des citoyens constitue le thermomètre du dynamisme démocratique et civique d’un pays. Cet engagement est notamment indispensable dans les jeunes démocraties encore fragiles et pauvres comme celle du Mali. Il s’agit, dans le cadre de cette étude, d’évaluer, à l’aune de la participation politique et associative, l’engagement citoyen au Mali. Pour...
Working Paper | Multiples dimensions de la pauvreté, gouvernance et démocratie : Le point de vue de la population malienne. Enquête ELIM2006. Premiers résultats.
Article / Working Paper, Democracy, Governance and MDG, Academic/Think TankLa mesure de la gouvernance et de la démocratie dans le cadre des stratégies actuelles de lutte contre la pauvreté constitue un défi majeur. Dans le prolongement de l'expérience menée en 2001 à Bamako, dans le cadre de l'enquête 132, la DNSI a intégré des modules portant sur les multiples dimensions de la pauvreté, la gouvernance et la démocratie à l'enquête nationale ELIM 2006. Dans un...
Research: Availability and adoption of m-Government services in South Africa
Article / Working Paper, E-Governance, Academic/Think TankThe adoption and penetration of mobile phones has been on the rise in South Africa with the increased cellular network coverage being a key driver to this growth. It has also fast tracked its usability in a number of areas such as education, health and payments, yet its adoption for m-Government has not experienced the same level of growth. Although m-Government is a prospect for South Africa,...
Development Effectiveness Review 2012 - African Development Bank
ReportThe Development Effectiveness Review (DER) is a series of publications reviewing the African Development Bank’s (AfDB or Bank) contribution to Africa’s development results. Beginning with the first Annual Development Effectiveness Review published in 2011, the DER series has promoted transparency and accountability to our member countries and stakeholders. It also helps us ensure that our...
Report | Madagascar - Mineral Resources Governance Project
Governance and MDG, ReportRatings for the Mineral Resources Governance Project for Madagascar were as follows: outcomes were moderately satisfactory, the risk to development outcome was high, the Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and the Borrower performance was also moderately satisfactory. There were two lessons learned: 1) High-level scientific oversight is key to ensuring the success of a complex geology...
The 3rd line of defence: how audits can help address defence corruption - Transparency International Defence
ReportThe theme of this report is the analysis of corruption risks in the financial and economic activities of the defence and security sectors, based on a review of the audit reports and law enforcement bodies’ reports published in the period from January 2010 to October 2011. The intention was to combine the approaches of external, governmental, and internal revisors, auditors and law enforcement...
Development divide vs digital divide – cross country study
Report, Academic/Think TankThe paper presents most recent estimates on the field of cross national digital gaps, in terms of application new information and communication technologies. The author proposes a way of measurement of the digital gaps among countries. The methodology is mainly based on the taxonomy principles, using the notion of the n-dimension metrics. Additionally, there are some dynamics of ICTs usage and...
Evaluation of the National Integrity System in Bulgaria-2011
Corruption, Europe and CIS, Report, Civil SocietyThe National Integrity System is an evaluation model of Transparency International, designed to give a measurable expression of the functioning of key institutions and sectors that are crucial in the fight against corruption. For Bulgaria this evaluation report is the second one in this area: in 1998 Transparency International – Bulgaria launched its activity with a similar study. The study in...