Structures of good governance
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- How can better management of forests impact other global challenges?
- ( The Rights and Resources Initiative , 2008)
- The report discusses how tensions over forests in coming decades will influence the severity of climate change, the course of wars and civil conflicts, and the health of the world. It is asserted that...
- How to improve governance for NGOs in Zimbabwe
- ( M. Mukute;T. Marange / National Association of Non Governmental Organizations (NANGO) Zimbabwe , 2006)
- Given the prevailing highly competitive, global operating environment characterized by reduced donor support, the need for good governance is increasing. Worldwide, questions are being asked around is...
- 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...
- Does the current institutional environment in Egypt have the capability to sustain the recent economic growth?
- ( S. Alissa / Carnegie Endowment for International Peace , 2007)
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Recent economic growth and stabilisation in Egypt has been largely fuelled by external factors which may not be sustainable argues this paper from the Carnegie Endowment. During the same period, Eg...
- Theories of property rights depart from realities in Africa
- ( J.S Fullerton / International Society for New Institutional Economics , 2008)
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Economic efficiency requires secure property rights, which encourage people to invest their resources and protect their investment against expropriation. Ambiguity in the definition or enforcement ...
- Constitutional design alone does not guarantee stable democracy and good governance
- ( John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University , 2005)
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Proponents of Consociation Theory argue that institutional power-sharing arrangements serve to reduce societal conflicts and provide political stability and conditions conducive for good ...
- How is China coping with transition?
- ( N. Kurian / Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi , 2007)
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This briefing paper examines the nature of China’s transitional period and discusses the politics of social harmony. It particularly proposes a set of evaluative criteria against which China'...
- How can a parliamentary system benefit Central Asian states?
- ( S. Abdukadirov / School of Public Policy, George Mason University , 2006)
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This paper summarises the debate over presidential vs. parliamentary systems and provides a brief background of regimes in Central Asia. It also describes institutional constraints of the current p...
- Why have donors failed to build accountable local governance in Afghanistan?
- ( S. Lister / Crisis States Programme, LSE , 2007)
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State-building has emerged has a key agenda of development aid, particularly in post-conflict contexts. This paper explores the important role of local government reform in the state-building proce...
- Why do inefficient institutions persist?
- ( D. Acemoglu / National Bureau of Economic Research, USA , 2006)
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Many economists and social scientists have recently emphasised the importance of government institutions for economic growth. This paper develops a model to show why inefficient institutions are bu...
