Global initiatives of assessing governance
- Towards better quality governance and conflict assessment tools
- J. Slotin (ed); V. Wyeth (ed); P. Romita (ed) / International Peace Institute, 2010
- In the recent past, donor governments and international organizations have come up with frameworks and tools to assess governance, conflict, and fragility. This report argues that these assessment tools are fraught with a multiplicity...
- How can country-led democratic governance assessments be best supported?
- United Nations Development Programme, 2009
- Governance assessments have been an increasing priority for donors and national development partners alike, especially in the last five years. Country-led democratic governance assessments help to foster inclusive participation, ...
- Linking the rule of law and democratic governance: a guide
- G. Lecce; M. Miklaucic; T. Geiger / US Agency for International Development, 2008
- Donors are increasingly recognizing that promoting democratic governance (DG) rooted in the rule of law contributes to long-term, sustainable economic and social development. This guide focuses specifically on the link between the rul...
- Critiquing and contextualising the corruption concept
- M. Gephart (ed) / German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 2009
- In the recent past, international organisations, governments,non-governmental organisations and academics have been paying increasing attention to corruption. There was initially consensus that corruption has negative effects on devel...
- The shortcomings of political party research and assistance
- G. Erdmann (ed) / German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 2010
- Support for political parties is a recent, controversial component of international democracy assistance. This study attributes some of the shortcomings of political party aid to the poor relationship between assistance providers and ...
- Assessing tax performance in developing countries
- C. Haldenwang; M. Lvanyna / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik / German Development Institute (GDI), 2010
- Governments, donors and international organisations need to be able to judge the performance of tax systems in a broader context of development, governance and international cooperation. The tax performance assessment (TPA) introduced...
- The state of democracy: 2010
- Economist Intelligence Unit, 2010
- Free and fair elections and civil liberties are necessary conditions for democracy. However, they are unlikely to be sufficient for a full and consolidated democracy, if unaccompanied by transparent and at least minimally efficient go...
- Are political parties key to good governance?
- L. Wild; M. Foresti / Overseas Development Institute, 2010
- Donors have at times been unrealistic about what is politically achievable, and have failed to recognise that imposing reforms without domestic support does not work. Political parties are often sidelined, reflecting concerns about po...
- An analysis of the rules and practices of disclosure by politicians
- S. Djankov (ed); R. La Porta (ed); F. Lopez-de-Silanes (ed) / World Bank, 2009
- Politicians in successful political systems should be accountable for their corrupt behavior. The principal mechanisms of such accountability include checks and balances among branches of government and voting in elections. Their acco...
- A guide for investment climate reform in conflict-affected countries
- R. Krech (ed) / International Finance Corporation, 2009
- Most conflicts have strong economic dimensions and are driven by the pursuit of legal or illegal profit. Conflict has wide-reaching negative impacts on people, infrastructure, institutions, markets, and trust in government. Employment...
- Towards better quality governance and conflict assessment tools
- J. Slotin (ed); V. Wyeth (ed); P. Romita (ed) / International Peace Institute, 2010
- In the recent past, donor governments and international organizations have come up with frameworks and tools to assess governance, conflict, and fragility. This report argues that these assessment tools are fraught with a multiplicity...
- How can country-led democratic governance assessments be best supported?
- United Nations Development Programme, 2009
- Governance assessments have been an increasing priority for donors and national development partners alike, especially in the last five years. Country-led democratic governance assessments help to foster inclusive participation, ...
- Linking the rule of law and democratic governance: a guide
- G. Lecce; M. Miklaucic; T. Geiger / US Agency for International Development, 2008
- Donors are increasingly recognizing that promoting democratic governance (DG) rooted in the rule of law contributes to long-term, sustainable economic and social development. This guide focuses specifically on the link between the rul...
- Critiquing and contextualising the corruption concept
- M. Gephart (ed) / German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 2009
- In the recent past, international organisations, governments,non-governmental organisations and academics have been paying increasing attention to corruption. There was initially consensus that corruption has negative effects on devel...
- The shortcomings of political party research and assistance
- G. Erdmann (ed) / German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 2010
- Support for political parties is a recent, controversial component of international democracy assistance. This study attributes some of the shortcomings of political party aid to the poor relationship between assistance providers and ...
- Assessing tax performance in developing countries
- C. Haldenwang; M. Lvanyna / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik / German Development Institute (GDI), 2010
- Governments, donors and international organisations need to be able to judge the performance of tax systems in a broader context of development, governance and international cooperation. The tax performance assessment (TPA) introduced...
- The state of democracy: 2010
- Economist Intelligence Unit, 2010
- Free and fair elections and civil liberties are necessary conditions for democracy. However, they are unlikely to be sufficient for a full and consolidated democracy, if unaccompanied by transparent and at least minimally efficient go...
- Are political parties key to good governance?
- L. Wild; M. Foresti / Overseas Development Institute, 2010
- Donors have at times been unrealistic about what is politically achievable, and have failed to recognise that imposing reforms without domestic support does not work. Political parties are often sidelined, reflecting concerns about po...
- An analysis of the rules and practices of disclosure by politicians
- S. Djankov (ed); R. La Porta (ed); F. Lopez-de-Silanes (ed) / World Bank, 2009
- Politicians in successful political systems should be accountable for their corrupt behavior. The principal mechanisms of such accountability include checks and balances among branches of government and voting in elections. Their acco...
- A guide for investment climate reform in conflict-affected countries
- R. Krech (ed) / International Finance Corporation, 2009
- Most conflicts have strong economic dimensions and are driven by the pursuit of legal or illegal profit. Conflict has wide-reaching negative impacts on people, infrastructure, institutions, markets, and trust in government. Employment...
- 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...
