- Gendering basic service delivery
- L. Corner; S. Repucci / United Nations Development Programme, 2009
- The delivery of gender-sensitive basic services for women is a prerequisite for development. However, the the Millennium Development Goals will not be achieved unless and until women are able to contribute to and benefit from developm...
- How can we measure public administration performance? A guide
- M. Laberge (ed); J. Nahem (ed); K. Brown / United Nations Development Programme, 2009
- The proliferation of different public administration (PA) assessment tools has resulted in some confusion about which tools to use, how they should be applied and their weaknesses and strengths. This guide is intended for UNDP Country...
- National Human Development Reports and their use of democratic governance indicators
- J. Nahem (ed) / United Nations Development Programme, 2004
- There exists a multiplicity of governance indicators that are almost exclusively used as country-ranking instruments intended for business investment, donor allocation, civil society advocacy and academic purposes. The majority are of...
- A comparative anaysis of fragility indices
- J. F. Mata; S. Ziaja / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik / German Development Institute (GDI), 2011
- Although the understanding of the security threats posed by fragile states is still highly hypothetical and merits further investigation, fragile states are often considered an ideal breeding ground for national and international terr...
- Considering country corruption self-assessment
- S. Repucci (ed) / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2009
- The UN Convention against Corruption offers countries a unique framework to strengthen their ability to prevent and combat corruption. The self-assessment checklist is one of the few available methods where reports are generated throu...
- Governance assessments: essential tools for enhancing democratic governance
- United Nations Development Programme, 2009
- UNDP’s support for country-led democratic governance assessments is a key element of the organisation’s broader agenda on democratic governance to: foster inclusive participation, strengthen accountable and responsive gove...
- A guide to governance indicators
- M. Sudders (ed); J. Nahem (ed) / United Nations Development Programme, 2007
- Demand has been increasing from developing country governments, civil society organizations and donor agencies to measure different aspects of democracy, human rights and governance. This demand has resulted in the growth of indicator...
- 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 in facilitating government operat...
- How can practitioners operate in corrupt and weak governance environments?
- V. Bhargava / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2011
- Good governance involves capable, accountable, transparent, and responsive states. Unfortunately, in many developing countries, weaknesses in these attributes are a grim reality, which, in turn, gives rise to pervasive corruption. Fur...
- 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, decentralization of decision-making and consolid...
- A comparative anaysis of fragility indices
- J. F. Mata; S. Ziaja / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik / German Development Institute (GDI), 2011
- Although the understanding of the security threats posed by fragile states is still highly hypothetical and merits further investigation, fragile states are often considered an ideal breeding ground for national and international terr...
- Considering country corruption self-assessment
- S. Repucci (ed) / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2009
- The UN Convention against Corruption offers countries a unique framework to strengthen their ability to prevent and combat corruption. The self-assessment checklist is one of the few available methods where reports are generated throu...
- Governance assessments: essential tools for enhancing democratic governance
- United Nations Development Programme, 2009
- UNDP’s support for country-led democratic governance assessments is a key element of the organisation’s broader agenda on democratic governance to: foster inclusive participation, strengthen accountable and responsive gove...
- A guide to governance indicators
- M. Sudders (ed); J. Nahem (ed) / United Nations Development Programme, 2007
- Demand has been increasing from developing country governments, civil society organizations and donor agencies to measure different aspects of democracy, human rights and governance. This demand has resulted in the growth of indicator...
- 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 in facilitating government operat...
- How can practitioners operate in corrupt and weak governance environments?
- V. Bhargava / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2011
- Good governance involves capable, accountable, transparent, and responsive states. Unfortunately, in many developing countries, weaknesses in these attributes are a grim reality, which, in turn, gives rise to pervasive corruption. Fur...
- 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, decentralization of decision-making and consolid...
- 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 information monopolies in those countri...
- 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 equilibrium very fragile. Levels of v...
- A guide to planning a governance assessment
- K. Mease / United Nations Development Programme, 2009
- Over the past 15 years, governance has become a key concept in the debates surrounding international development. However, governance assessments vary according to the interests, needs and culture of the assessor. Some focus mostly on...
- Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIF)
- The Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS) is a political science research centre.
- GATEWAY
- GATEWAY focus is on collecting, sharing and expanding knowledge on corruption assessment. It aims to allow those who wish to measure corruption to match their needs with existing diagnostic tools. The project involves: Collecting information on existing corruption assessment methods and tools; Providing tool users with a better understanding of...
- MiniAid (MiniAid)
- African Community of Practice (AFCOP)
- AfCop's mission is to build African capacity to manage for development results through sharing experiences, networking and building strong learning relationships between practitioners in Africa and around the world. Its members bring this dialogue and knowledge-sharing to their countries through national AfCoP chapters across the continent.
- Open Budget Initiative (OBI)
- The Open Budget Initiative (Initiative) is a global research and advocacy program which seeks to promote public access to budget information and the adoption of accountable budget systems. IBP launched the Initiative with the Open Budget Survey—an analysis and survey that evaluates whether governments give the public access to budget information and opportunities to participate i...
- Localis (http://localis.org.uk/)
- Localis is an independent think-tank based in Westminster, dedicated to issues related to local government and localism. Since its formation it has produced research on a variety of issues including housing, the reform of regional government, innovation in services and local government finance.
- Local government of Rwanda
- Local government of Rwanda site. Declares as it's mission statement: 'Promoting the well-being of the population by good governance, community development and social affairs.
- Research Programme on Democracy (Democracy as Idea and Practice)
- Research Programme on Democracy (Democracy as Idea and Practice) is based at the University of Oslo. (website under construction - more details to follow)
