Capacity building and accountability
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- How to accelerate pro-poor growth in Africa
- ( O. Ajakaiye / African Economic Research Consortium , 2006)
- This policy brief provides conclusions emerging from an annual African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) seminar. African researchers and policy makers discussed issues requiring rigorous inquiry a...
- Strengthening local capacity for improving service provision
- ( G. McGranahan; D. Satterthwaite / Human Settlements Programme , 2006)
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This working paper examines issues related to the governance of private sector water and sanitation services.
The author reviews a number of related issues, including:urban water and sanitat...
- Material and non-material value of a social assistance initiative in Peru
- ( J. Copestake / ESRC Research Group on Wellbeing in Developing Countries . University of Bath , 2006)
- Research into the material effects of social assistance programmes is important but it can be misleading if it fails to capture the true value of such programmes to intended beneficiaries and other st...
- Accurate poverty estimates require greater transparency and accountability
- ( N. Mukherjee / Eldis Document Store , 2005)
- The proportion of the Indian population estimated to be below the poverty line (BPL) is a mere 25%, according to official statistics. This reflects well on the governments efforts at poverty reduction...
- Private-sector growth essential to economic development in Africa
- ( M. Mbeki / International Policy Network , 2005)
- This paper argues that Africa's political elites have driven their countries' economies backwards, by misusing the economic surplus generated by the continent over the past 40 years. Citing private se...
- Social rights litigation in South Africa: is it effective?
- ( S. Gloppen / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway , 2005)
- This paper analyses the role of litigation as a strategy to fulfil social rights within the South African constitution. It explores how different aspects of the social, political and legal context con...
- Making budgets more accessible to the ordinary citizen
- ( Institute for Democracy in South Africa , 2005)
- The findings from this study explore budget transparency from the ordinary citizen's perspective. It sheds some light on information required to engage meaningfully with budgetary and other decisions...
- Responding to anti-corruption training needs in Central and Eastern Europe
- ( North South Centre, Council of Europe , 2004)
- Drawing upon the work of the Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe (NISPAcee) Working Group on Preventing Corruption in Public Administration, this b...
- Strong accountability and participation are key to improving tax payments in Tanzania
- ( O.H. Fjeldstad / Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania , 2004)
- This paper examines the problem of tax evasion and non-payment in Tanzania, looking specifically at evidence that the rate of contribution to public services is affected by factors such as citizens’ t...
- Good practices for transparency of resource revenue management
- ( International Monetary Fund , 2004)
- The Draft Guide on Resource Revenue Transparency provides a summary overview of good practices for transparency of resource revenue management. It applies the principles of the ‘Code of Good Practices...
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