Assessing areas of governance
- What determines the level of satisfaction with democracy?
- L. Wantchekon; G. Taylor / Afrobarometer, 2007
- This paper seeks to explain the divergence between preference for democracy and satisfaction with its outcome. It focuses on the way political fragmentation, a distinguishing characteristic of democratic regimes, interacts with intrin...
- Quality of elections influences citizens confidence in democracy
- E. Eo Alemika / Afrobarometer, 2007
- The quality of elections is an important indicator of democratic consolidation. This paper finds a significant relationship between citizens’ evaluation of the quality of elections and their satisfaction with democracy as well a...
- Access to justice for the poor in Latin America
- R. Gargarella / Centro de Estudios Internacionales, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (UTDT), 2008
- Given the importance assigned to social and participatory rights in Latin American constitutions, it may seem surprising that the poor find it so difficult assert them. This paper discusses access to justice for the poor in Latin Amer...
- How effective are electricity regulatory bodies in Latin America?
- L. Andres; J.L. Guasch; M. Diop / World Bank, 2007
- This paper focuses on an evaluation and benchmarking of the governance of regulatory agencies in the electricity sector in Latin American Countries. The authors develop an index of regulatory governance and rank all the agencies in th...
- How to measure governance better?
- D. Kaufman; A. Kraay / World Bank Institute, World Bank, 2008
- With the concept of good governance gaining prominence in development literature, there has been an intense interest in more refined, nuanced and policy-relevant indicators of governance. This paper reviews the progress to date in the...
- Assessing quality of Democracy
- W. Case / Southeast Asia Research Centre, City University, Hong Kong, 2007
- This paper assesses democracy’s quality with reference to Thailand under the recent Thai Rak Thai government. It enumerates some of the conceptual difficulties that arise in these types of assessment exercises and discusses less...
- How should democracy programmes be evaluated?
- P. Burnell (ed) / International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA, 2007
- Development programmes aimed at supporting democracy are difficult to evaluate as a result of diverse concepts of democracy, the complex nature of the democratisation process and problems in attributing change to individual developmen...
- What can be done about corruption in the judicial sector?
- Transparency International, 2007
- This year’s report concentrates on judicial systems and warns that corruption is undermining judicial systems around the world, denying citizens access to justice and the basic human right to a fair and impartial trial. ...
- How should donor agencies use governance indicators?
- J. Court; V. Fritz; E. Gyimah-Boadi / Overseas Development Institute, 2007
- Does governance matter? This paper explores the role of governance in aid effectiveness, pointing to policy recommendations (specifically with regards to Irish Aid) on how aid policy should be linked to governance in developing countr...
- What are the key transforming factors in public governance?
- Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2007
- This paper provides an overview of public governance indicators, briefly discussing their pros and cons. It also evaluates existing methodologies such as data collection, sampling, aggregation methods, and applicability of results. ...
- Quality of elections influences citizens confidence in democracy
- E. Eo Alemika / Afrobarometer, 2007
- The quality of elections is an important indicator of democratic consolidation. This paper finds a significant relationship between citizens’ evaluation of the quality of elections and their satisfaction with democracy as well a...
- Access to justice for the poor in Latin America
- R. Gargarella / Centro de Estudios Internacionales, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (UTDT), 2008
- Given the importance assigned to social and participatory rights in Latin American constitutions, it may seem surprising that the poor find it so difficult assert them. This paper discusses access to justice for the poor in Latin Amer...
- How effective are electricity regulatory bodies in Latin America?
- L. Andres; J.L. Guasch; M. Diop / World Bank, 2007
- This paper focuses on an evaluation and benchmarking of the governance of regulatory agencies in the electricity sector in Latin American Countries. The authors develop an index of regulatory governance and rank all the agencies in th...
- How to measure governance better?
- D. Kaufman; A. Kraay / World Bank Institute, World Bank, 2008
- With the concept of good governance gaining prominence in development literature, there has been an intense interest in more refined, nuanced and policy-relevant indicators of governance. This paper reviews the progress to date in the...
- Assessing quality of Democracy
- W. Case / Southeast Asia Research Centre, City University, Hong Kong, 2007
- This paper assesses democracy’s quality with reference to Thailand under the recent Thai Rak Thai government. It enumerates some of the conceptual difficulties that arise in these types of assessment exercises and discusses less...
- How should democracy programmes be evaluated?
- P. Burnell (ed) / International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA, 2007
- Development programmes aimed at supporting democracy are difficult to evaluate as a result of diverse concepts of democracy, the complex nature of the democratisation process and problems in attributing change to individual developmen...
- What can be done about corruption in the judicial sector?
- Transparency International, 2007
- This year’s report concentrates on judicial systems and warns that corruption is undermining judicial systems around the world, denying citizens access to justice and the basic human right to a fair and impartial trial. ...
- How should donor agencies use governance indicators?
- J. Court; V. Fritz; E. Gyimah-Boadi / Overseas Development Institute, 2007
- Does governance matter? This paper explores the role of governance in aid effectiveness, pointing to policy recommendations (specifically with regards to Irish Aid) on how aid policy should be linked to governance in developing countr...
- What are the key transforming factors in public governance?
- Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2007
- This paper provides an overview of public governance indicators, briefly discussing their pros and cons. It also evaluates existing methodologies such as data collection, sampling, aggregation methods, and applicability of results. ...
- The media's role in empowering vulnerable groups
- J. Deane; E. McCall; A. Wilde / UNDP Oslo Governance Centre, 2006
- This guidance note focuses on the role of information and communication in empowering vulnerable groups, and particularly centres on strategies that can strengthen the media to play this role. The authors take account of the UN...
- 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...
