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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...
Review report on Beyond GDP indicators
Civil Society, Report, Academic/Think TankThe central assumption of the BRAINPOoL project is that indicators, if effectively embedded in the policy making process, are an effective transmission mechanism to connect research and policy. The creation of ‘Beyond GDP’ indicators can be seen as key to re-orienting policy, in turning an otherwise unfocused desire for change into concrete plans. In this project ‘Beyond GDP indicators’ are...
Report | OGP: Guidelines for Assessing OGP Action Plans
Democracy, Report, Academic/Think TankThe Centre for Law and Democracy is today releasing a Report – Making the OGP Effective: Guidelines for Assessing OGP Action Plans – which presents nine guidelines for assessing Open Government Partnership (OGP) Participating States’ action plans. The development and implementation of action plans is central to the whole OGP project: they contain the concrete commitments made by Participating...
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...
The State of Political Pluralism and Democracy at Local Government Level in Uganda
Africa, Democracy, Local Governance and Decentralization, Report, Academic/Think TankFrom January 2009 to June 2010, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) in partnership with the Uganda Media Development Foundation (UMDF) implemented the project “Strengthening Civil Society, Media and Local Councils’ Capacity to Promote Political Pluralism, Democratic Participation and Representation at Local Government Level in Uganda”, which was funded by the European Union through the European...
Bertelsmann Transformation Index 2012
Report, Academic/Think TankWith numerous graphs and overviews, the BTI Report provides an extensive analysis of global developments as well as seven regional surveys that offer a vivid introduction to the political and economic trends and management performance of the various regions of the world.
Senegal: An "Old" Democracy in Urgent Need of Reforms
Report, Academic/Think TankSenegal’s democratic system needs a serious overhaul, according to a study released today on the country’s state of democratic and political participation. Among the list of suggested reforms is the modernization of the electoral process, the need to rationalize the presidential institution and the necessity of reinforcing mechanisms. Report in French.
Nations in Transit 2012 | Freedom House
Democracy, Europe and CIS, Report, Academic/Think TankNations in Transit is Freedom House’s comprehensive, comparative study of democratic development in 29 countries from Central Europe to Eurasia. Findings in Nations in Transit 2012 suggest that the countries that have achieved the greatest democratic success since the Cold War’s end are now displaying serious vulnerabilities in their young democratic systems. Over the past five years,...
Middle East and North Africa Report
Arab States, Conflict, Electoral Systems, Human Rights, Justice, Report, Academic/Think TankThe Syrian regime is losing ground to armed rebels, while the exiled opposition is in chaos Information coming from Syria points to the accelerating erosion of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. While the possible repercussions of the massacre perpetrated in Houla on May 25th remain unclear, the regime hasmore and more reason to be nervous. The “poison operation” conducted against top security figures on...
The State of the Australian Public Service: an alternative report
Report, Academic/Think Tank[...] The Centre for Policy Development’s Public Service research team conducted months of research to provide an overview of the APS, including an appraisal of its capability and an analysis of attitudes toward the APS agencies and services. Without detracting from the merits of the Government’s ‘State of the Service’ reports collated annually by the Australian Public Service Commission (APSC...