Access to Information and Transparency
- The status of the media in Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe’s media industry is facing significant challenges as a result of a collapsing economy, political tensions and controversial legislation, including legislation that requires journalists and media organisations to be registered. This report analyses developments in the media sector in Zimbabwe over the past five years, and presents challenges for future media development activities.
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- Understanding Sri Lankan government budget
- ( M Sarvananthan / Pathfinder Foundation , 2007)
- This briefing paper, prepared for the purpose of educating legislators in Sri Lanka on issues relating to their government budget, addresses the following questions:...
- Analysing the truth behind the decline of corruption in the Ugandan education system
- ( P. Hubbard / Center for Global Development, USA , 2007)
- This working paper examines the evidence behind the story that corruption in Uganda was terminated simply by publishing the amount of monthly grants to schools. It finds that while information did ind...
- 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...
- Why are Mozambicans uncritical of their government?
- ( R. Mattes;C. Shenga / Afrobarometer , 2007)
- This paper demonstrates that Mozambique has a distinctive profile of uncritical citizenship in which most Mozambicans do not express any opinion on their government and those who do overrate its perfo...
- Considerations and methods for bypassing internet censorship
- ( The Citizen Lab , 2007)
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More than 25 countries currently engage in internet censorship practices such as blocking access to human rights organisations, news, blogs and web services that are seen to challenge the status qu...
- Making the best use of the information published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- ( Global Transparency Initiative , 2007)
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This guide outlines how civil society organisations can use the information published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to hold their governments accountable for decisions made on economic p...
- Recommendations for improving transparency and accountability in Mongolia
- ( L. Beck, ; ;;T. Mendel;J. Thindwa / World Bank Publications , 2007)
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Governmental accountability has become an increasing focus of attention by international donors in their development policies, strategies, and programmes. This study focuses on social accountabilit...
- A guide to implementing a political finance monitoring system
- ( J. Carlson;M. Walecki / International Foundation for Election Systems , 2006)
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The disclosure of political accounts is a necessary condition for holding political actors accountable and reducing political corruption. This guide operationalises the concept that disclosure effe...
- How 'public' is public information?
- ( H. Darbishire;T. Carson / Open Society Institute and Soros Foundations Network , 2006)
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The ability of citizens to request and receive information on the workings of their government is crucial to ensure transparency and accountability. This report provides a snapshot on the state of ...
- Is bribery in Kenya on the decrease?
- ( Transparency International Kenya , 2007)
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This report summarises the findings of Transparency International-Kenya’s sixth national bribery survey aimed at informing the fight against corruption. It is focused on experiences relayed&n...
