Civil society
- How can government spending be monitored?
- V. Ramkumar / International Budget Partnership, 2008
- The third in a series of guides covering financial budgeting and accountability, this paper offers an overview of government budget implementation processes and provides practical, tested tools that can be used by civil society o...
- International Foundation of Hope (IFHope)
- US NGO working in Afghanistan
- The participation of stakeholders beyond the drafting process of Poverty Reduction Strategies
- W. Eberlei / Social Development, World Bank, 2007
- This paper is part of a research project analysing the participation of stakeholders beyond the drafting process of Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRS). A number of constraints impede meaningful participation in many countries. However...
- Jordan Center for Public Policy Research and Dialogue
- The Jordan Center for Public Policy Research and Dialogue (JCPP) is a non-profit think tank focusing on issues critical to the development process in Jordan.
- Local contexts influence the outcomes of participatory budgeting
- Warwick E. Murray; T. Wood / Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation, University of Amsterdam, 2007
- This paper presents a comparative evaluation of participatory budgeting experience in the cities of Porto Alegre and Belo Horizonte in Brazil with the objective of finding out how local circumstances or geographies can affect outcomes...
- What are the opportunities for participatory development in China?
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, 2006
- Despite vast economic change in China over the last decades, political change remains slow. There are however opportunities for engaging in political participation at the local level. This paper explores strategies to enhance particip...
- How can Bolivia avoid violence over its new constitution?
- International Crisis Group, 2007
- Bolivia is moving dangerously towards renewed violence as the government of President Evo Morales and his Movement toward Socialism (MAS) party seeks to embed sweeping state reforms in a new constitution. This paper provides a backgro...
- ALBA: a challenge to US hegemony in Latin America?
- D. Harris; D. Azzi / Focus on the Global South, 2006
- The Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) represents the first attempt at regional integration that is based on a new vision of social welfare and equity, rather than on trade liberalisation. This paper provides a detailed ac...
- Globalisation, culture and development in Latin America
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, 2007
- This paper reports on a round table on Culture and Development in Latin America, one of a series of regional round tables organised by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) and the Goethe-Institut. H...
- What are the current challenges facing Bolivia’s MAS government?
- Bolivia Information Forum, 2007
- This report bulletin focuses on recent developments and issues in Bolivia under the current MAS government led by Evo Morales. It particularly focuses on four themes: conflicting visions of the future and the constituen...
- ALBA: a challenge to US hegemony in Latin America?
- D. Harris; D. Azzi / Focus on the Global South, 2006
- The Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) represents the first attempt at regional integration that is based on a new vision of social welfare and equity, rather than on trade liberalisation. This paper provides a detailed ac...
- Globalisation, culture and development in Latin America
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, 2007
- This paper reports on a round table on Culture and Development in Latin America, one of a series of regional round tables organised by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) and the Goethe-Institut. H...
- What are the current challenges facing Bolivia’s MAS government?
- Bolivia Information Forum, 2007
- This report bulletin focuses on recent developments and issues in Bolivia under the current MAS government led by Evo Morales. It particularly focuses on four themes: conflicting visions of the future and the constituen...
- What is the state of democracy in Ghana?
- Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project, 2007
- This research assesses the level of democratic development in Ghana and provides an analysis on the openness of various democratic spaces. While welcoming the substantial progress made since 1992, the report draws attention to th...
- What is the role of citizens in building more effective states?
- id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
- This policy brief summarises the findings of recent research on the role of citizens in building democracy, arguing that greater citizen engagement is crucial for creating more accountable states. Primary conclusions from th...
- Community-led drought risk reduction: lessons from South Asia
- Duryog Nivaran: South Asia Network for Disaster Risk Reduction, 2006
- Recent development in South Asia has led to a rapid increase in exploitation of rivers and groundwater, causing considerable stress on these water sources. This paper outlines the threat that drought poses to vulnerable comm...
- Democracy a concept rather than reality in the Arab world
- M. Zaki / Ibn Khaldoun Center for Development Studies, 2007
- All Arab leaders advocate democracy and claim that they are committed to democratic reforms. Tangible results, however, are hard to find. Arab countries are still ruled by authoritarian regimes and rulers are more concerned with retai...
- Is Kuwait on the path towards reform?
- P. Salem / Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2007
- This document discusses the challenges facing political and economic development and reform in Kuwait. It specifically focuses on the roots for reform, the process of reform itself as well as future prospects for reform in Kuwait. ...
- Lessons for civil society groups and donors interested in undertaking applied budget work
- P. de Renzio; W. Krafchik / Overseas Development Institute, 2007
- This study examines the issues of budget accountability and budget policies. Within budget acountability it looks at budget groups’ impact on levels of budget transparency, public literacy and awareness of budget issues, an...
- Assessing the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) in Mauritius
- S. Bunwaree / Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project, 2007
- The report analyses the extent to which the Mauritius process of self-assessment for the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) has respected the criteria of effectiveness and credibility defined by the APRM founding documents. It parti...
- Forestry Nepal
- Gateway to forestry information on Nepal.
- Center for Participatory Research and Development (CPRD)
- Center for Participatory Research and Development is an independent, non-profit policy, research and implementation institute.
- Latin American Platform on Climate (LAPC)
- Latin American Platform on Climate (LAPC) is formed of 17 civil society organisations committed to finding answers to climate change challenges in the region.
- Equity and Justice Working Group (EJWG)
- Activists advocating policy dialogue and change in attitudes in Bangladesh
- IBON International (IBON)
- IBON provides support in research and education to peoples’ movements and grassroots empowerment, and advocacy, and links these to international initiatives and networks. IBON initiates and implements international programs, develops and hosts international networks, initiates and participates in international advocacy campaigns, and establishes regional and country offices...
- International Foundation of Hope (IFHope)
- US NGO working in Afghanistan
- Jordan Center for Public Policy Research and Dialogue
- The Jordan Center for Public Policy Research and Dialogue (JCPP) is a non-profit think tank focusing on issues critical to the development process in Jordan.
- Institute for Democratic Governance
- Knowledge, capacity and influence on public policy to consolidate democracy and good governance in Ghana and the rest of Africa
- Hong Kong Transition Project
Hong Kong: from British colony to Chinese rule
- National Democratic Institute
- Nonprofit organisation working to strengthen and expand democracy worldwide
