Strengthening civil society
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- Participatory governance in South Africa
- ( L. Thompson / African Centre for Citizenship and Democracy , 2007)
- Since the drafting of the new South African Constitution, with its strong emphasis on both civil and socio-economic rights, there has been much debate on how these rights translate into policy and, ev...
Self organising for empowerment and social change
- ( J Ham / Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women , 2007)
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Self-organising can potentially be a very powerful tool for empowerment and social change but it can also be very challenging and complex. Self organised groups may face unique challenges and conce...
How can government spending be monitored?
- ( V. Ramkumar / International Budget Project , 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 t...
- ALBA: a challenge to US hegemony in Latin America?
- ( D. Harris;D. Azzi / Focus on the Global South , 2006)
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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 liberalisati...
- Do associations always improve the quality of democracy?
- ( P., P. Houtzager;A. Acharya;A., G. Lavalle / Centre for the Future State, IDS , 2007)
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Associations are often seen in democratic theory as ‘schools of democracy’, which play a critical role in producing civic and active citizens. Based on research in São Paulo and ...
- How can oversight capacity in the Cambodian Parliament be strengthened?
- ( Parliamentary Centre, Canada , 2007)
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This document provides an overview of the role of the Cambodian Parliament (National Assembly and Senate) in budgetary oversight, and general information on the budget process. It is targeted both ...
- Participatory practice in stregthening citizenship and democracy
- ( Involve , 2005)
- Although participation has become an essential ingredient in public policy decision-making and delivery, the potential and pitfalls of participation in practice are not widely understood. Based on UK ...
- The benefits and pitfalls of participation initiatives
- ( Involve , 2005)
- How easy is it to establish what a participation initiative has really achieved - or simply whether the benefits were really worth the time and money? This document introduces a framework for thinking...
- Community Investment Programme (CIP) in South Africa
- ( N. Reynolds / The People's Agenda, South Africa , 2006)
- This paper analyses the work of the Community Investment Programme (CIP) in South Africa. This programme works at providing linkages and opportunities for communities to become active partners of the...
- Is global civil society good or bad?
- ( L. Wild / Institute for Public Policy Research , 2006)
- Drawing heavily from the discussions surrounding global civil society at a 2005 three-day Institute for Public Policy Research conference, this paper sets out the author’s perspective on issues surrou...
