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The Hunger And Nutrition Commitment Index (HANCI 2012) Measuring the Political Commitment to Reduce Hunger and Undernutrition in Developing Countries
Civil Society, Global Index, Land Governance, Academic/Think TankThe HANCI compares 45 developing countries for their performance on 22 indicators of political commitment to reduce hunger and undernutrition. It looks at three areas of government action: Policies and programmes Legal frameworks Public expenditures The HANCI separately measures commitment to reduce hunger and commitment to reduce undernutrition, because hunger...
REFORM Toolkit: Expanding Access to Information
Civil Society, Corruption, Guide / Manual / Indicators, Academic/Think TankFree and open access to information is vital to a well functioning democracy and a market economy. Whether in markets or policy debates, transparency levels the playing field: equal access to information equalizes access to opportunity. In a democracy, citizens’ ability to participate effectively in the democratic process hinges on their ability to make informed choices. Similarly, citizens...
Assessing governance: methodological challenges
Article / Working Paper, Civil Society, Academic/Think TankThis paper focuses on the methods used for collecting data in 22 countries for the World Governance Survey (WGS). The Survey was based on the interview of a cross-section of well-informed persons (WIPs) in each country. These individuals were experienced in and informed about governance issues. The premise of this approach was that they would be able to provide the most knowledgeable ratings...
Internal Government Assessments of the Quality of Governance in China
Article / Working Paper, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Academic/Think TankAuthoritarian governments produce internal assessments of the quality of governance that allow them to identify and address brewing problems before they threaten regime stability. This paper provides a theory of how the information necessary to produce such assessments is gathered. The empirical focus of the paper is on China, which is used to illustrate how information-gathering channels in...
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...
Article | Reducing Corruption in African Developing Countries: The Relevance of E-Governance
Article / Working Paper, E-Governance, Academic/Think TankThis paper presents a review on reducing corruption in African developing countries, to lessen the discretion of officials, and increase transparency. While it is true that ICT eliminates many opportunities for corruption for those who do not understand the new technology fully, however, it opens up new corruption vistas for those who understand the new systems well enough to manipulate them....
Governance assessments for local stakeholders: What the World Governance Assessment offers
Article / Working Paper, Civil Society, Local Governance and Decentralization, Academic/Think TankThis report introduces the basic features of the World Governance Assessment (WGA) and highlights main findings of the second round of WGA that was conducted in 10 countries in the global South during 2006. The report also presents an overview of the methodology and the special Study Management System, a capacity-building component that is also an important part of what WGA offers. The...
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...