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- Obtaining socio-economic data for development.
- ( United Nations [UN] Statistics Division , 2005)
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Detailed demographic and socio-economic data have become indispensable in economic and social policy analysis, development planning, programme management and decision-making at all levels. Conseque...
- Integration of traditional and modern governance systems in Africa
- ( UN Economic Commission for Africa , 2007)
- This concept paper focuses on the traditional system of governance in Africa including their consensual decision-making models, as part of a broader effort to better define and advocate their role in ...
- One party dominance weakens the State
- ( J. Sumich;J. Howana / Crisis States Programme, LSE , 2007)
- Mozambique has been described as a model of state resilience as the ruling Frelino Party has managed to maintain power through years of economic collapse and civil conflict. This paper explains how a ...
- State of democracy in Lesotho
- ( T. Tsikoane;T.H. Mothibe;M.E.N. Ntho / Electoral Institute of Southern Africa , 2007)
- Structurally connected to South Africa and heavily dependent on donor handouts, Lesotho has been facing daunting challenges following its crucial return to democracy in 1993. This paper investigates t...
- Challenges to democratic transition in Yemen
- ( S. Phillips / Carnegie Endowment for International Peace , 2007)
- Yemen is regularly portrayed as having made genuine move towards democracy since 1990s. This paper, however, argues that the changes that Yemen has witnessed do not represent a clear democratic transi...
What is the state of democracy in Namibia?
- ( P. Kaapama;L. Blaauw;E. Kaakunga / EISA , 2007)
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This report focuses on the state of democratic governance in Namibia. It assesses four main areas of democratic governance: representation and accountability; citizen participation and governance; ...
- Organisational, political, and societal conditions to facilitate democratic regime change
- ( D. E. Davis / Crisis States Programme, LSE , 2007)
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This paper explores the experience of attempts to introduce new policing operations and restore order in post-revolutionary Mexico, with the aim of generating policy insights for countries experien...
- Post-communist Central Asian countries have made little progress towards democracy and human rights
- ( E. Zhovtis / Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels , 2007)
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This policy brief examines the progress made in the former communist states in Central Asia in their efforts to introduce democracy, and reforms and respect for human rights in their national insti...
- State capture in Serbia may undermine the success of its transition
- ( V. Pesic / Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels , 2007)
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The transition process in Serbia remains overloaded with many problems of the past decade. This paper focuses one such problem - ‘state capture’ - which is threatening to undermine the ...
Women as drivers of social change: nation-building in post-conflict society
- ( C. Benard;S. G. Jones;O. Oliker / RAND Corporation , 2008)
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This study was undertaken to examine the role of women in post-conflict nation-building. In particular it looks at the impact of post-conflict societal circumstances and nation-building processes o...
