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DataGov | Tracking and analyzing governance around the world
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Democracy, Economic Governance, Europe and CIS, Human Rights, Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Web Resource, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThe DataGov database provides country and regional scores from publicly available sources. The Database provides a user-friendly interface for accessing most of the publicly available indicators related to governance. The interactive tool permits users to easily produce cross-national comparative and time series graphs and tables for immediate printing or for export to standard office software....
Una nueva generación de sistemas de evaluación de desempeño en América Central. Panoramas de un recorrido reciente
Article / Working Paper, Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Academic/Think TankExamina las característica de una nueva generacíon de sistema de evaluacíon de de desempeño en América Central. Se procura identificar si los mismos han tomado elementos de un enfoque centrado en el desarrollo de las personas. El recorrido realizado es importante pero hay pendientes y desafíos con el propósito de lograr un sistema efectivamente centrado en el aprendizaje organizacional, el...
Unseeing Eyes: Media Coverage and Gender in Latin American Elections
Civil Society, Democracy, Electoral Systems, Governance and Gender, Latin America and the Carribean, Media, Public Administration, Inter-Governmental Organization, UN Women, Civil SocietyUnseeing Eyes: Media Coverage and Gender in Latin American Elections In a society where mass media is the main venue for political information and electoral competition, limited visibility during a campaign can be challenging to a candidate and limit the possibilities of being elected. This study covers five countries in Latin America and identifies differences and inequalities that women...
Analytical Framework for Institutional Assessment of Civil Service Systems
Framework, Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Inter-Governmental OrganizationTo facilitate the task of analysts of national civil service systems, providing a reference point and methodological directions useful for their work; to provide a common approach to diagnosis, facilitating comparative analysis of their conclusions; and to provide methodological measuring tools using indices that can allow comparison of certain aspects of different countries’...
Estado de la Educación Costarricense
Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Report, Civil SocietyEl Informe Estado de la Educación es una iniciativa impulsada por el Consejo Nacional de Rectores (Conare), con la finalidad de proveer conocimiento actualizado sobre el desarrollo de la educación costarricen se y por esta vía propiciar la democracia participativa y apoyar el proceso de toma de decisiones en este campo. En especial, se pretende determinar...
Estadísticas de Educación de los Países Centroamericanos
Civil Society, Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Report, Civil SocietyCon este número 10, la Secretaría General de la CECC logra avanzar en la publicación de las estadísticas de Educación del Área más recientes y espera continuar con esta importante publicación con el apoyo de los Ministerios de Educación y reducir el plazo de su publicación a partir de la conclusión del curso lectivo. Es pertinente destacar el esfuerzo que hacen los países para irse...
Index of Economic Freedom: Executive Highlights
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Europe and CIS, Global Index, Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Civil SocietyThe 2010 Index of Economic Freedom covers 183 countries around the world, ranking 179 of them with an economic freedom score based on 10 measures of economic openness, regulatory efficiency, the rule of law, and competitiveness. The basic principles of economic freedom emphasized in the Index are individual empowerment, equitable treatment, and the promotion of competition. The results...
Building a more resilient Haitian state
Democracy, Justice, Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Report, Civil SocietyThe 2010 earthquake that struck Haiti exposed the weaknesses of Haiti’s state institutions. To be better prepared for future disasters, the government and the international donor community need to build the foundations for a more effective state. With better policies, Haiti can recover from the effects of the earthquake and embark on a period of improved public...
Democratic governance, citizenship, and legal identity
Article / Working Paper, Democracy, Justice, Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Civil SocietyLegal identity is about being a citizen and one’s sense of belonging and ability to exercise their rights and obligations. This working paper presents new empirical findings on the problem of under-registration in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region and discusses the emerging academic concepts and project development. Internationally, people without identification documents are...
Political institutions, intertemporal cooperation, and the quality of policies
Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Report, Inter-Governmental OrganizationIn all states, public policies play a fundamental role in influencing economic and social outcomes. This paper builds cross-country indicators of policy capabilities drawing from available broad cross-national sources from the Inter-American Development Bank, in which policy characteristics were constructed for 18 Latin American countries. It develops measures...