Regional initiatives of assessing governance

Parallel to global and country level initiatives for governance assessments, several organisations such as AfriMap, APRM, NEPAD and Mo Ibrahim foundation are involved in assessing governance at regional level. This section brings together governance measurements in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and Caribbean, Eastern Europe, Asia-Pacific and Arab States.

Assessing the governance of electricity regulatory agencies in the Latin American and Caribbean region

M. Henley / Panos Pictures

This paper evaluaties and benchmarks the governance of regulatory agencies in the electricity sector in Latin American Countries (LAC). The authors develop an index of regulatory governance and rank all the agencies in the LAC countries.

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Public procurement in Bangladesh: an analysis: ( S. Mahmood (ed) / Academic Journals , 2010); Public procurement has been a neglected area of academic research yet it is a major function of government. Policy makers, professionals and academics are aware of the importance of public procurement...
Monitoring government policy in Latin America: ( C. Dixon;L. Valverdes;M. Carolina da Silva / International HIV/AIDS Alliance , 2011); Throughout Latin America a diverse range of interest groups form a vibrant and innovative civil society. These groups are the driving force behind progress towards greater transparency, decentraliz...
Analysing the impact of the new social media in the Arab world: ( J. Ghannam / Center for International Media Action , 2011); The Arab world has experienced an awakening of free expression that has now entered the body politic of Tunisia and Egypt and has helped break down the strangle hold of state sponsored media and in...
How can the security sector in Honduras be best supported?: ( J. Schünemann (ed) / Fride , 2010); The citizens of Honduras have been plagued with insecurity since the 2009 coup d’état which brought to the fore a sustained crisis of security and legitimacy making the political equ...
Assessing African government performance: 2010: ( N. Delapalme;H. Farhan;E. Gyimah-Boadi / Mo Ibrahim Foundation , 2010); This Index is ultimately aimed at engaging governments, parliaments, civil society, and citizens in a meaningful conversation about improving governance to the benefit of all Africans.

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Regional initiatives

Often countries within the same region face similar governance challenges and opportunities. Governance assessments that take regional dimensions into account may sometimes provide more insight and better evaluations, depending on the measuring needs. More...