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Is decentralization good for logistics systems? Evidence on essential medicine logistics in Ghana and Guatemala
Article / Working Paper, Local Governance and Decentralization, Academic/Think TankEfficient logistics systems move essential medicines down the supply chain to the service delivery point, and then to the end user. Experts on logistics systems tend to see the supply chain as requiring centralized control to be most effective. However, many health reforms have involved decentralization, which experts fear has disrupted the supply chain and made systems less effective. There...
Service Users’ Perceptions of the Domestic Violence and Victims’ Support Unit, Ghana Police Service
Report, Civil SocietyStudies in Ghana estimate that three out of five women suffer some form of domestic violence and one in three women have experienced some form of assault during their life.1 The family is the prime site of violence and abuse and the perpetrators primarily men known by the victim. The Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU), a special unit of Ghana Police service, has addressed issues...
Modern Technology Can Improve Local Governance - The case of Asutifi and Birimnorth Districts of Ghana(ppt)
Africa, Presentation, Civil SocietyPresentation delivered on the The Africa Forum on Civil Society and Governance Assessments, in Dakar 2011.
The Development and Use of Governance Indicators in Africa: a Comparative Study
Africa, Local Governance and Decentralization, Report, Inter-Governmental Organization, UNDP Produced, Civil SocietyAuthors/Editors: Paul Graham, Stefan Gilbert and Karin Alexander, Idasa Good governance is one of the bedrocks of successful development. The ability to assess governance is therefore important both in terms of how that evidence can be used to influence policy and how policy can, in turn, influence governance outcomes. Assessments are also useful to establish benchmarks, objectives and...
Ghana: Voice of the people Survey 2011
Africa, Corruption, Report, Global IntegrityThe “Voice of the People Survey” is a national household corruption perception survey conducted in all the ten regions of Ghana between April 4 and April 22, 2011. The overall goal of the survey was to measure citizens’ perceptions of corruption in the country, reported experiences of petty bribery and corruption, perceptions of institutions and categories of individuals that are more affected...
State of the Union Ghana Report 2010
Africa, Civil Society, Corruption, Democracy, Justice, Local Governance and Decentralization, Parliament, Report, Civil SocietyProduced by the State of the Union project, this 2010 report is one of ten country studies that assess the performance of Member States against key governance, economic, social, civil and political policy standards, and rights instruments. Although a historical approach has been used, the period under review is 2007-2009. Further details on the methodology can be found in the appendices...
APRM: Following up on National Plans: the case of Ghana (ppt)
Africa, Democracy, Presentation, Civil SocietyPresentation delivered by Samuel Cudjoe, APRM Ghana, to the workshop on Country-led Governance Assessments in Namibia, 2009.
Outside Assessments: Measuring Corruption Incidence in Ghana (ppt)
Africa, Corruption, Presentation, GovernmentPresentation delivered by John Jaw Amankrah, Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, Ghana, to the workshop on Country-led Governance Assessments in Namibia, 2009.
Are swing voters instruments of democracy or farmers of clientelism? Evidence from Ghana
Africa, Article / Working Paper, Democracy, Electoral Systems, Political Parties, Academic/Think TankThis paper states that is one of the first to systematically address the question of whether strength of ethnic identity, political parties’ campaigns, poverty, or evaluation of clientelism versus collective/public goods, determines who becomes a persuadable voter in Africa. The paper conducts an empirical analysis using a unique data set from a survey conducted ahead of Ghana’...
The African Peer Review Mechanism: lessons from the pioneers
Africa, Book, Civil Society, Democracy, Human Rights, Public Administration, Academic/Think TankWithout doubt, the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) is one of the boldest ideas that African leaders have come up with in the recent past. It is potentially the most important reform ever to emerge from the continent and may mark the start of a new kind of African diplomacy. This book is therefore intended as a guide that would both analyse the internal dynamics of the APRM and offer...