Institutional development
- Investment without democracy
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The paper argues that party institutionalisation allows autocratic rulers to make credible investment by designating party elite who are expected to invest, and by facilitating collective action by elite in the event of their expropriation.
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- What are the challenges facing the development of African media?
- ( Berger G. (ed) / Media Institute for Southern Africa , 2011)
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The 1991 Windhoek Declaration on Press Freedom was a landmark document which set the stage for the development of the African media. The Declaration calls for a free, independent and pluralistic me...
- The nature and quality of institutions determine the success of climate change initiatives
- ( K. D. Cundale / Bangladesh Online Research Network , 2008)
- A dramatic increase in the level of interest and concern relating to the impact of “Climate Change” on Bangladesh is readily apparent. The consequential high level of visibility of this is...
- Community tolerance of political violence
- ( A. LeBas / Afrobarometer , 2010)
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Do citizens in newly democratic regimes adjust their expectations of politicians' behaviour depending on contextual cues? This paper addresses the role that ethnicity plays in shaping individuals&r...
- 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...
- An empirical analysis of African political party manifestos
- ( S. Elischer (ed) / German Institute of Global and Area Studies , 2010)
- The third wave of democratisation in sub-Saharan Africa has led to a new interest in African political parties and their role in democratic consolidation. However few, if any, studies systematically c...
- Examining public attitudes towards MPs and South Africa's electoral system
- ( Afrobarometer , 2009)
- Electoral reform has been attracting increasing interest in South Africa and a panel of experts has recommended that South Africa’s electoral system be reformed into a mixed system that would in...
- The state of democracy and political participation in the DRC
- ( P. Ngoma-Binda (ed);J. Yahisule (ed);L. Mombo (ed) / Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project , 2010)
- In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the quest for greater citizen participation in public affairs is accompanied and influenced by debates about federal or unitary form of government, Congolese...
Are political parties key to good governance?
- ( L. Wild;M. Foresti / Overseas Development Institute [ES] , 2010)
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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 si...
- The importance of parliamentary oversight in ensuring aid effectiveness
- ( A. Mokoro (ed);K. Heim (ed);J. Balch (ed) / , 2009)
- Aid effectiveness has, of late, become a subject of intense international debate resulting in a variety of international commitments for reform after the realisation that billions of dollars spent by ...
- The pursuit of integrity in customs
- ( O.H. Fjeldstad / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway , 2009)
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Fighting corruption in customs administration is a major challenge for many African governments, as well as for development agencies providing technical assistance. In this paper the author argues ...
