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The AmericasBarometer l The Political Culture of Democracy in the Americas, 2012: Towards Equality of Opportunity
Civil Society, Democracy, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Academic/Think Tank, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThis publication is the preliminary version of the AmericasBarometer regional, comparative report 2012. This round, fundamental social, political, and ethical problem in the Americas are tackled: the tremendous gaps in opportunities experienced and resources available to the region’s citizens. While these disparities are certainly visible in differences in economic development across...
Governing the metropolis: principles and cases
Book, Latin America and the Carribean, Local Governance and Decentralization, Academic/Think Tank, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThis book is based on a study that analysed recent advances in research and practice on the management of metropolitan areas in Latin America. It discusses options to improve democratic governance of the territories under the jurisdiction of diverse sub-national governments and identifies different ways to tackle the fiscal problems they face. It brings out the...
The Politics of Poverty: Elites, Citizens and States
Civil Society, Conflict, Governance and Gender, Local Governance and Decentralization, Public Administration, Academic/Think Tank, Inter-Governmental Organization, Civil Society, DonorA new DFID synthesis report,The Politics of Poverty: Elites, Citizen and States, shows how research from four major DFID-funded research programmes closing this year is changing academic and policy thinking on governance. Governance is sometimes seen as an intangible concept. But, at root it is a simple one. Governance describes the way countries and societies manage their affairs...
Gouvernance locale et biens publics au Niger
Africa, Article / Working Paper, Land Governance, Local Governance and Decentralization, Academic/Think Tank, Inter-Governmental OrganizationCe rapport est un des produits du groupe de recherche sur la « Gouvernance locale et les dirigeants locaux » du programme APP (Africa Power and Politics) qui comprend des études de recherche dans sept pays africains : Malawi, Niger, Ouganda, Rwanda, Sénégal, Sierra Leone et Tanzanie. Il propose une synthèse des résultats préliminaires...
Ability and Readiness of Nations to Reduce Hunger: Analysing Economic and Governance Capacities for Hunger Reduction
Governance and MDG, Report, Academic/Think Tank, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThe study reveals that hunger is as much the result of poor or weak governance precipitating economic downturn as that of episodic natural or manmade events causing individual and community crises. Effective governance provides an enabling environment which facilitates effective institutional capacity, and the policies and legislative measures needed to pave the way so that individuals,...
Does Financial Openess Lead to Deeper Domestic Financial Markets?
Article / Working Paper, Academic/Think Tank, Inter-Governmental OrganizationRich countries and emerging markets alike have participated in a rapid integration into global capital markets over the last 25 years. Proponents of financial globalization believed this would bring a myriad of benefits via improved financial intermediation, with a more efficient allocation of capital to productive firms and increased access to finance to those outside the halls of political...
Second generation governance indicators
Article / Working Paper, Public Administration, Academic/Think Tank, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThis paper summarizes progress made in a DfID-funded World Bank initiative to test and develop policy-relevant, politically acceptable, quantitative indicators of governance. There are two major components involved in the process of generating indicators that are practical means of reform. Political acceptability is key in developing neutral quantitative benchmarks of good governance that can...
Pitfalls of Participatory Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Education in India
Article / Working Paper, Asia and the Pacific, Public Administration, Academic/Think Tank, Inter-Governmental OrganizationIn India, the current government flagship program on universal primary education organizes both locally elected leaders and parents of children enrolled in public schools into committees and gives these groups powers over resource allocation, and monitoring and management of school performance. This paper evaluates three different interventions to encourage beneficiaries'...
The Worldwide Governance Indicators - Methodology and Analytical Issues
Local Governance and Decentralization, Report, Academic/Think Tank, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThis paper summarizes the methodology of the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) project, and related analytical issues. The WGI cover over 200 countries and territories, measuring six dimensions of governance starting in 1996: Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, and Control of Corruption...
Assessing Trends in Corruption and Impact of Anti-Corruption Measures
Article / Working Paper, Corruption, Academic/Think Tank, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThis paper aims to grasp the state of the art in measuring corruption and assessing government performance against corruption. This document is not an in-depth study and it does not provide any definite answers about which approach is best. Instead it intends to spark discussions on this complex subject. It is also the intention to facilitate discussion on the role of various actors (governmental...