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Effective States » Governance as a global development goal? Setting, measuring and monitoring the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Article / Working Paper, Governance and MDG, Academic/Think TankThe increasing realisation that governance quality is a fundamental element of long-run development has led to its consideration as a desirable development goal in its own right. To contribute to such a process, this paper provides a framework to set, measure and monitor governance goals in the Post-2015 Development Agenda. First, we assess whether existing cross-national measures on governance...
Governance Matters: Universal Access to Water
Article / Working Paper, Civil Society, Public Administration, Academic/Think TankUniversal access to water is acknowledged as a fundamental human right which governments have to secure. To improve access to water, it has been argued that an important factor, if not the most important, is to strengthen water sector governance and reduce corruption. Looking at the relationship between governance indicators and access to water sources and controlling for various factors, our...
UNDP Discussion Paper: Governance for Sustainable Development
Article / Working Paper, Democracy, Justice, UNDP ProducedOverview: Drawing from UNDP’s experience of working around the world in supporting the strengthening of democratic processes, deepening of the rule of law and developing responsive public services, this discussion paper lays out the case for why different aspects of governance matter for a universal sustainable development agenda. It then discusses different options for how governance aspects...
The Green City Index 2011
Global Index, Governance and Environment, Academic/Think TankThe Green City Index has measured the environmental performance in eight categories of 120 cities worldwide. Faced with different challenges, the index shows that each city and each region has its unique set of strengths and weaknesses. To share insights from these studies, this summary report provides key findings from each region, an analysis of the best performing cities, a number of...
Measuring women's empowerment and social transformation in the post-2015 agenda
Article / Working Paper, Governance and Gender, Academic/Think TankAs the development community takes stock of progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the gender gaps that still compromise women’s rights and hinder their empowerment take centre stage. The question now is: how can we catalyse transformative change that can empower women and girls effectively and sustainably? This report proposes that gender equality must be anchored at the...
What's behind the demand for governance? An assessment of people's views
Article / Working Paper, Governance and MDG, Civil SocietyThis paper analyses emerging data from the United Nations' MY World survey of people’s priorities for the future and how they have voted on governance-related issues. We compare this with a review of available evidence from global perception surveys and participatory research on people’s views and experiences relating to governance. As governance consists of a range of different dimensions, a key...
Principles for Framing Sustainable Development Goals, Targets, and Indicators
Article / Working Paper, Governance and MDG, Civil SocietyThis brief note summarizes suggestions for framing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as their Targets and Indicators. These principles are derived from two reports prepared by the Leadership Council of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN): The Action Agenda for Sustainable Development and Draft Indicators for Sustainable Development Goals. In these reports the SDSN...
Women’s rights and gender equality in the Post-2015 Framework
Governance and Gender, Policy Document, Civil SocietyWith funding from the Dutch government’s FLOW programme, Womankind Worldwide and our partners Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Kenya, Liberia Women Media Action Committee (LIWOMAC) and Women in Law and Development in Africa (WILDAF) Ghana are campaigning for women’s rights to be at the heart of the Post-2015 Development Framework. This paper sets out our shared vision for a framework with the...
Reflections on Social Accountability - Catalyzing democratic governance to accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goals
Article / Working Paper, GAP, Governance and MDGThe Millennium Development Goals remain a powerful symbol of international consensus on tackling poverty. Progress reports on the MDGs present a mixed picture of successes and challenges. Despite the setbacks caused by global economic shocks, progress has been made in many countries on fighting poverty, increasing primary school enrolment and improving health. To sustain this progress, the Summit...
Gender Equality Index 2013
Europe and CIS, Global Index, Governance and Gender, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThis report is a result of the EIGE Institute’s work of the past three years, which presents a synthetic measure of gender equality – the Gender Equality Index. It is the only index that gives a comprehensive map of gender gaps in the EU and across Member States based on the EU policy framework. Structure of the report The first section positions the Gender Equality Index as a measure of gender...