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    The political culture of democracy in Bolivia, 2008: the impact of governance

    Peabody College, Vanderbilt University, 2008
    This study presents information that can help increase the understanding of Bolivians’perspectives, values and attitudes regarding democracy and the proposed changes to strengthen it.
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    Sanctions, benefits, and rights: three faces of accountability

    John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2010
    As countries throughout the world democratise and decentralise, citizen participation in public life should increase. It is said citizens in a decentralised and democratic system of government are governed better because they can punish electorally those who do not deliver on promises.
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    From words to action: best practices for women's participation in Latin American political parties

    International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA, 2008
    Even though women represent more than a half of the voting population in many countries and have been widely incorporated into the economic sphere, there is still an important gap between these advances and women’s access to elected or political party positions.
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    Variation in corruption between Mexican states: elaborating the gender perspective

    Quality of Government Institute, 2010
    Cross-country comparative studies show that a high number of women in elected office is related to a low level of corruption. Whether there is a causal relationship is, however, disputed. However, sub-national analyses confirm that states with a high number of women elected tend to display lower levels of corruption than states with a low number of women elected.
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    Governing the metropolis: principles and cases

    Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo / Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), 2008
    This book is based on a study that analysed recent advances in research and practice on the management of metropolitan areas in Latin America. It discusses options to improve democratic governance of the territories under the jurisdiction of diverse sub-national governments and identifies different ways to tackle the fiscal problems they face.
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    Building a more resilient Haitian state

    RAND Corporation, 2010
    The 2010 earthquake that struck Haiti exposed the weaknesses of Haiti’s state institutions. To be better prepared for future disasters, the government and the international donor community need to build the foundations for a more effective state.
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    Access to information and transparency in the Judiciary: a guide to good practices from Latin America

    Asociación por los Derechos Civiles / Association for Civil Rights, 2010
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    Social mobility in Latin America: a review of existing evidence

    Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo / Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), 2009
    This paper reviews evidence on social mobility in Latin America. While Latin America has improved education mobility in recent decades, it still presents lower education mobility than in developed countries. The paper also reviews studies on the main determinants of the region’s low levels of social mobility. The paper provides information on issues such as
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    Political institutions, intertemporal cooperation, and the quality of policies

    Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo / Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), 2009
    In all states, public policies play a fundamental role in influencing economic and social outcomes. This paper builds cross-country indicators of policy capabilities drawing from available broad cross-national sources from the Inter-American Development Bank, in which policy characteristics were constructed for 18 Latin American countries.
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    The making of policy: institutionalised or not?

    Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo / Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), 2009
    Formal analysis of policy-making within the realm of political institutions has deepened the understanding of how political institutions shape economic policies.

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