Strengthen evidence-based policy making

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Monitoring democracy: consensus and challenges: ( G.L. Munck / School of International Relations, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California , 2006); The monitoring of democracy is both desirable and doable. Yet, as proposals to monitor democracy have gained prominence and as the political stakes of such exercises have become more evident, criti...
How independent are think tanks?: ( O. I b e a n u / South African Institute of International Affairs, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) , 2008); This paper analyses the relationship between privately and publicly funded policy research institutions ('think-tanks') and government, and the extent to which that relationship may change commensu...
Researching media's role in governance: ( World Service Trust BBC / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK , 2009); There has been growing evidence in recent years about the significant role of media in determining governance and development outcomes in states often described as fragile, or thought to be experie...
How effective is civil society engagement in PRSP process?: ( Z. Curran / Overseas Development Institute [ES] , 2005); This synthesis study looks at civil society’s participation in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) process. Taking the examples of Bolivia and Tanzania, the study looks in more detail at...
Research-policy linkages in Ghana's rice tariff reforms: ( A. deGrassi / International Food Policy Research Institute , 2007); Agricultural trade policies, in particular import tariffs to protect domestic production, constitute a highly contested field of agricultural policy. In view of the recent focus on “evidence-bas...
Models of knowledge use and policy making: a review: ( E. Crewe;J. Young / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2002); This paper reviews current models of knowledge utilisation and policy making, as well as other literature that sheds light on the research/policy linkages, and offers an integrated approach to help in...
Monitoring progress in democracy: ( United Nations Online Network in Public Administration and Finance , 2002); This paper focuses on the efforts of different institutions to assist governments and democracy actors with tools and methods for monitoring and assessing progress in democracy and good governance in ...
Lessons from UK for policy making in developing countries: ( S. Sutcliffe;J. Court / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2006); Over the last decade the UK government has been promoting the concept of ‘evidence-based policy’ (EBP). This toolkit aims to identify lessons and approaches from EBP in the UK, which may b...
Understanding the paradox of Latin American democracy: ( United Nations Development Programme , 2005); Latin America presents a paradox. The continent can look back with great pride on more than two decades of democracy. At the same time, it faces a growing social crisis, marked by poverty, inequality ...
Obtaining socio-economic data for development.: ( United Nations [UN] Statistics Division , 2005); Detailed demographic and socio-economic data have become indispensable in economic and social policy analysis, development planning, programme management and decision-making at all levels. Conseque...