Government accountability
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- Conducting social audits on the Kenyan Constituency Development Fund
- ( W. Gikonyo / Affiliated Network for Social Accountability , 2009)
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A social audit seeks to evaluate how well public resources are being used and how to improve performance and aims to ensure maximum community participation in this process. The Constituency De...
- Assessing governance capacity in water management in SADC region
- ( A. Earle;G. Lungu;D. Malzbender / Stockholm International Water Institute , 2008)
- Enhancing governance in the water sector through improved integrity, accountability, and the application of anti-corruption measures constitute important tools for achieving poverty reduction and impr...
- Pakistan's local government accountability and the role of voter turnout
- ( K.T. Akramov;S. Qureshi;R. Birner;B.H. Khan / International Food Policy Research Institute , 2008)
- The paper argues that as the scope of decentralisation in the developing world increases, and political and economic authority is devolved to local governments, there is a need to better understand th...
- Can transparency root out corruption in oil rich developing countries?
- ( I. Kolstad;A. Wiig;A. Williams / U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre , 2008)
- Many oil or resource-rich developing countries are prone to corruption, which hinders socio-economic development. These countries tend to grow slower than countries lacking in natural resources, a phe...
- How to advocate for civilian protection to the African Union
- ( J. Steele / African Centre for Humanitarian Action - Africa Humanitarian Action , 2008)
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Around the world, most people agree that governments must be the ones responsible for making sure that their people are protected. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen. In this case, it ...
- How to 'clean up' local government.
- ( B. Oballa;M. Lippe (ed);M. Halfani / United Nations Human Settlements Programme , 2004)
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Inadequate governance at the local level affects the poor in many ways, often enhancing exclusion. Lack of participation means that the poor often do not have a choice in determining their own deve...
- How to track public expenditure
- ( Hakikazi Catalyst, Tanzania , 2008)
- Public Expenditure Tracking (PET) is ‘following the money’ from where it is disbursed by central government authorities, through local government, to end users such as schools and clinics....
- Empowering citizens to demand accountability
- ( A. Shah (ed) / World Bank , 2008)
- This book presents the latest thinking of leading development scholars on operationalising a framework of governance to empower citizens to demand accountability from their governments. Focusing on th...
- The limitations of public accountability in Malaysia
- ( N. A. Siddiquee / International Public Management Review , 2006)
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Public accountability has become difficult to ensure. There are a variety of factors, often rooted in the politico-bureaucratic institutions that render accountability mechanisms largely ineffectiv...
- Water resource challenges for the Middle East and North Africa Region
- ( World Bank , 2008)
- Part of a series of development reports, this paper highlights the key challenges facing the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA). In particular, it aims to show how water is integrated into the...
