Assessing areas of governance
- Evaluation of citizens' voice and accountability
- M. Foresti; B. Sharma; T. O’ Neil / Overseas Development Institute, 2007
- This paper presents the final version of a framework for the evaluation of development aid for strengthening citizens’ voice & accountability. This final version is based on the key findings of a literature review, intervent...
- MDG 8 and human rights
- S. Fukuda-Parr / HuriLINK, 2006
- Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 8 is arguably a significant step in taking the idea of global solidarity and international responsibilities for development from a statement of principle to international policy. It commits the i...
- How strong legislatures impact democracy?
- M. S. Fish / UNDP Oslo Governance Centre, 2006
- This essay proposes a new way of thinking about how political institutions influence democratisation, one that examines the capacity or power of specific offices. In particular, it focuses upon the strength of the legislature and its ...
- Integrating human rights into national poverty reduction strategies
- S. Fukuda-Parr / The Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut, 2007
- This paper is a consolidated report of a study commissioned by the UN Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on developing a conceptual framework for integrating human rights into national strategies for poverty reductio...
- Satisfaction with democracy high in Ghana
- Afrobarometer, 2008
- This study shows that popular support for and satisfaction with democracy in Ghana has been high and trending upwards since 2002. Based on Afrobarometer survey data, the authors argue that Ghanaian democratization is advan...
- Strengthening linkages between bio-diversity management and decentralisation
- T. Clairs / UNDP Oslo Governance Centre, 2006
- Both decentralisation and biodiversity management approaches suggest that biodiversity conservation initiatives could benefit from decentralised processes. Yet in practice UNDP’s Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded biodiver...
- How civil society spearheaded right to information movement in India
- P. Sharma / UNDP Oslo Governance Centre, 2004
- This paper provides an account of the right to information movement spearheaded by civil society in India. In particular, the paper examines how civil society has: brought about a conceptual shift in the debate on right...
- A case for increasing UNDP's engagement with informal justice system
- E. Wojkowska / UNDP Oslo Governance Centre, 2006
- This paper is for practitioners working on access to justice. It presents a case for UNDP to increase its engagement with informal justice systems so that access to justice for poor and disadvantaged people can be strengthened. ...
- Muncipal e-governace improves across the world
- M. Holzer; S. Kim / United Nations Online Network in Public Administration and Finance, 2008
- This document presents the findings of the worldwide survey of municipal digital governance 2007. The survey evaluates 86 large municipalities which have official websites and ranks them on a global scale based on their scores in the ...
- Engaging effectively with fragile states
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2006
- The OECD Principles for Good International Engagement in Fragile States highlight the fact that successful development in a fragile environment depends, at least in part, on well sequenced and coherent progress across the political, s...
- MDG 8 and human rights
- S. Fukuda-Parr / HuriLINK, 2006
- Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 8 is arguably a significant step in taking the idea of global solidarity and international responsibilities for development from a statement of principle to international policy. It commits the i...
- How strong legislatures impact democracy?
- M. S. Fish / UNDP Oslo Governance Centre, 2006
- This essay proposes a new way of thinking about how political institutions influence democratisation, one that examines the capacity or power of specific offices. In particular, it focuses upon the strength of the legislature and its ...
- Integrating human rights into national poverty reduction strategies
- S. Fukuda-Parr / The Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut, 2007
- This paper is a consolidated report of a study commissioned by the UN Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on developing a conceptual framework for integrating human rights into national strategies for poverty reductio...
- Satisfaction with democracy high in Ghana
- Afrobarometer, 2008
- This study shows that popular support for and satisfaction with democracy in Ghana has been high and trending upwards since 2002. Based on Afrobarometer survey data, the authors argue that Ghanaian democratization is advan...
- Strengthening linkages between bio-diversity management and decentralisation
- T. Clairs / UNDP Oslo Governance Centre, 2006
- Both decentralisation and biodiversity management approaches suggest that biodiversity conservation initiatives could benefit from decentralised processes. Yet in practice UNDP’s Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded biodiver...
- How civil society spearheaded right to information movement in India
- P. Sharma / UNDP Oslo Governance Centre, 2004
- This paper provides an account of the right to information movement spearheaded by civil society in India. In particular, the paper examines how civil society has: brought about a conceptual shift in the debate on right...
- A case for increasing UNDP's engagement with informal justice system
- E. Wojkowska / UNDP Oslo Governance Centre, 2006
- This paper is for practitioners working on access to justice. It presents a case for UNDP to increase its engagement with informal justice systems so that access to justice for poor and disadvantaged people can be strengthened. ...
- Muncipal e-governace improves across the world
- M. Holzer; S. Kim / United Nations Online Network in Public Administration and Finance, 2008
- This document presents the findings of the worldwide survey of municipal digital governance 2007. The survey evaluates 86 large municipalities which have official websites and ranks them on a global scale based on their scores in the ...
- Engaging effectively with fragile states
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2006
- The OECD Principles for Good International Engagement in Fragile States highlight the fact that successful development in a fragile environment depends, at least in part, on well sequenced and coherent progress across the political, s...
- A UNDP approach to capacity development and capacity assessment
- K. Wignaraja; J. Colville; D. Balassanian / United Nations Development Programme, 2008
- This capacity assessment methodology user’s guide provides United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other development practitioners with an overview of UNDP’s approach to Capacity Development and Capacity Assessment...
- 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...
