Regional initiatives of assessing governance
- Uganda: assessing public perceptions of democracy
- R. Mattes; F. Kibirige; R. Sentamu / Afrobarometer, 2010
- After nearly 30 years of autocratic rule and civil war, Uganda returned to elective national government in 1996. But while elections resumed, political parties were allowed to exist but legally prevented from directly fielding candida...
- Free media? Assessing the broadcasting industry in Zambia and beyond
- C.H. Chirwa; J. Minnie; H. Bussiek / Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2010
- The report begins with a comprehensive audit of existing media laws and other legislation, with an impact on freedom of expression, and a critical in-depth assessment of the legal and regulatory framework in which broadcast...
- Anti-corruption in the South-Eastern European states
- A. Matei (ed); L. Matei (ed) / Munich Personal RePEc Archive, 2010
- The pursuit for efficient anti-corruption strategies exists in most states, especially in the developing countries. In the last decades, transnational actors like the UN, World Bank, OECD, EU and so on have been promoting anti-corrupt...
- Mali: building the capacity of local governance
- F. Cisse (ed); S. Diakite (ed); H. Sidibe (ed) / SNV, 2007
- The future of the democratic process in Mali now depends on sustainable development and the acquisition of governance skills at the local level. Under the current legislation in Mali, the stakeholders in local governance are the publi...
- Effects of higher salaries on politicians' performance in Brazil
- C. Ferraz (ed); F. Finanz (ed) / National Bureau of Economic Research, USA, 2010
- Governments that guarantee property rights and fight corruption are said to have the right incentives for economic prosperity. However, what determines the quality of government is less understood. This paper examines whether salaries...
- Auditing in Brazil as an anti-corruption strategy
- C. Ferraz; F. Finan / National Bureau of Economic Research, USA, 2009
- Political institutions can affect corruption. The researcher uses audit reports from an anti-corruption programme in Brazil to construct new measures of political corruption in local governments and test whether electoral accountabili...
- The face of democracy in Bolivia
- B. Larson; R. Madrid; R.A. Miyorga / Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2008
- This study aims to increase the understanding of Bolivians’ perspectives, values and attitudes regarding democracy and proposed changes to strengthen it. Although there are sharp differences among citizens, the fact that the dif...
- Understanding political participation in Venezuela
- L.V. Leon; D. Smilde; A.T. Sturbits (ed) / Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2008
- Since the onset of oil exploitation, the Venezuelan state has had enviable financial resources. Yet, effective policy implementation continues to be difficult. Corruption and inefficiency have been constants throughout Venezuela&rsquo...
- The relationship between regime types and inequality and poverty in Latin America
- Nora Lustig (ed) / Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2009
- Latin America is the most unequal region in the world although, since 2002, inequality has declined in 12 out of the17 countries. The fast fall in extreme poverty has coincided with the rise of leftist regimes in a growing number of c...
- Assessing Bolivian citizens' relationship with democracy
- D.E. Moracles; E.C. Eguivar; V.S. Blum / Peabody College, Vanderbilt University, 2008
- This study presents information that can help increase the understanding of Bolivians’perspectives, values and attitudes regarding democracy and the proposed changes to strengthen it. Although there are sharp differences among c...
- Uganda: assessing public perceptions of democracy
- R. Mattes; F. Kibirige; R. Sentamu / Afrobarometer, 2010
- After nearly 30 years of autocratic rule and civil war, Uganda returned to elective national government in 1996. But while elections resumed, political parties were allowed to exist but legally prevented from directly fielding candida...
- Free media? Assessing the broadcasting industry in Zambia and beyond
- C.H. Chirwa; J. Minnie; H. Bussiek / Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2010
- The report begins with a comprehensive audit of existing media laws and other legislation, with an impact on freedom of expression, and a critical in-depth assessment of the legal and regulatory framework in which broadcast...
- Anti-corruption in the South-Eastern European states
- A. Matei (ed); L. Matei (ed) / Munich Personal RePEc Archive, 2010
- The pursuit for efficient anti-corruption strategies exists in most states, especially in the developing countries. In the last decades, transnational actors like the UN, World Bank, OECD, EU and so on have been promoting anti-corrupt...
- Mali: building the capacity of local governance
- F. Cisse (ed); S. Diakite (ed); H. Sidibe (ed) / SNV, 2007
- The future of the democratic process in Mali now depends on sustainable development and the acquisition of governance skills at the local level. Under the current legislation in Mali, the stakeholders in local governance are the publi...
- Effects of higher salaries on politicians' performance in Brazil
- C. Ferraz (ed); F. Finanz (ed) / National Bureau of Economic Research, USA, 2010
- Governments that guarantee property rights and fight corruption are said to have the right incentives for economic prosperity. However, what determines the quality of government is less understood. This paper examines whether salaries...
- Auditing in Brazil as an anti-corruption strategy
- C. Ferraz; F. Finan / National Bureau of Economic Research, USA, 2009
- Political institutions can affect corruption. The researcher uses audit reports from an anti-corruption programme in Brazil to construct new measures of political corruption in local governments and test whether electoral accountabili...
- The face of democracy in Bolivia
- B. Larson; R. Madrid; R.A. Miyorga / Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2008
- This study aims to increase the understanding of Bolivians’ perspectives, values and attitudes regarding democracy and proposed changes to strengthen it. Although there are sharp differences among citizens, the fact that the dif...
- Understanding political participation in Venezuela
- L.V. Leon; D. Smilde; A.T. Sturbits (ed) / Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2008
- Since the onset of oil exploitation, the Venezuelan state has had enviable financial resources. Yet, effective policy implementation continues to be difficult. Corruption and inefficiency have been constants throughout Venezuela&rsquo...
- The relationship between regime types and inequality and poverty in Latin America
- Nora Lustig (ed) / Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2009
- Latin America is the most unequal region in the world although, since 2002, inequality has declined in 12 out of the17 countries. The fast fall in extreme poverty has coincided with the rise of leftist regimes in a growing number of c...
- Assessing Bolivian citizens' relationship with democracy
- D.E. Moracles; E.C. Eguivar; V.S. Blum / Peabody College, Vanderbilt University, 2008
- This study presents information that can help increase the understanding of Bolivians’perspectives, values and attitudes regarding democracy and the proposed changes to strengthen it. Although there are sharp differences among c...
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