Global initiatives of assessing governance
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
