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Capacity Assessment Practice Note
Civil Society, Framework, UNDP ProducedUNDP has developed a framework for conducting capacity assessments that is systematic and rigorous, yet flexible and adaptable to different contexts and needs. It does not offer a blueprint, but serves as a point of departure for a capacity assessment. The UNDP Capacity Assessment Methodology consists of three components – the UNDP Capacity Assessment Framework, a process and supporting tools...
Stakeholder Analysis Worksheet
Event Material, Local Governance and Decentralization, UNDP ProducedStakeholder Analysis Worksheet used at the rolling International Training Programme (ITP) 'Towards Local Democracy and Local Development through Local Government', that took place on the 1st. of September 2011 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The ITP is a joint venture between the UNCDF and International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD).
Institutionalisation Of Government Evaluation: Balancing Trade-Offs
Article / Working Paper, Democracy, Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Civil SocietyCarefully designed and implemented evaluations can improve people’s welfare, and enhance development effectiveness. The paper investigates institutions in Mexico, Chile, and Colombia, and shows that for the successful inception of an institutionalised system for evaluation, three common factors stand out: the existence of a democratic system with a vocal opposition, the...
Flowchart for selecting type of local governance assessment
GAP, Guide / Manual / Indicators, Local Governance and DecentralizationThis flowchart may useful for selecting the right type of local governance assessment in response to specific needs. The flowchart can be read as a suppliment to the Users' Guide to Measuring Local Governance.
Preliminary Survey on Donor Use of Governance Assessments
Report, Academic/Think Tank, UNDP ProducedThis preliminary survey is a desk study that compiles publicly available governance assessment documentation from international donor agencies and OECD member countries. It argues that there is not yet a harmonised definition of governance in use across donors as envisaged in the 2005 Paris Declaration. This draft report maps these developments by surveying all the main international...